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Time to catch up with the miles and points action over the past weekend…
The Top 5 Hotel Stay Bonuses for March. For you road warrior looking to maximize the haul for your next business trip!
Feels like the knife is getting deeper in our backs! American Express Will Weed Out Points Chasing Credit Card Churners. So when Amex invites The Points Guy for another free event…remember that!
Which airlines give you more legroom space for your money? Turkish Airlines and, please sit down, Air India!
Inside the Marriott social media command center. Yeah, they spy on you…
Your personal finance fix: Your last minute IRA contributions before filing your taxes.
The shortlist for 2017 Sony World Photography Awards.
Great post with hilarious parody photos of the new Qatar Airways QSuite business class by Cranky Flier.
BLOG BUZZ
This section is for advanced level hobbyists and veteran blog readers & personal rants & stuff.
So, the Chase Business Ink Preferred card is going to 100k now if you apply in branch and you are targeted as a MANAGED business client. So, here is a workaround to get targeted. I can already see your favorite pimping blogger shouting this one non stop #notreally. Or maybe this is why I get no clicks #sosad.
If you have the Amex Platinum card and have more than one kid…this company officially told you to f*** ff! And then I wonder why I never get invited to these things…
I never liked Plastiq. I think relying on any company to pay your mortgage or paying your taxes is absurd…and you are asking for trouble that will haunt you if, you know, a problem materializes. Keep it simple, NEVER be late on your taxes and mortgage payments (and of course monthly credit card bills).
So Doctor of Credit decided to call out blogs that pimp the 40k personal Amex Platinum offer…but never calls out anyone by name. I only do that here and nobody links to me and they call me an angry asshole. I like it this way! Anyway, interesting comments. I recognize some of my readers there. And then you get some other comments over there that make you shake your head…violently!
Even in India some types are minting money by exploiting an app to make money, imagine that!
I used to visit slickdeals daily. Not anymore. This is why!
I added Humble Dollar to the list of personal finance blogs I like.
From my “Ask Me Anything” post, here is my response to a reader’s question about the TBB business model.
Can you help with this reader question? I quit chasing status five to six years ago: “Do you know if I can get both EQM from Citi Exec and Barclays AA silver? Will AA accept them both? I already have the 10k from the Barclays Aviator Silver. Now considering applying for the Citi exec to get the other 10k.“
And I leave you with this…
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DST. Pfffffttttttt
GringoLoco…Is he the new ScottCastle?
Have the Russians hacked scottcastles bot?!
Yes…there is a pop ad “Buy Ivanka’s shoes” he can not get rid of it appears!
In my Feedly runthrough I saw a post about how to succeed in blogging, this one stood out:
>>>>>>>>Link out to other bloggers often. That’s how you encourage other bloggers to link to your content. It works like a charm.
So then I looked at my blog earnings. I am up to $21.74 in March. And no cards yet. And that just ruined my morning. Phuck! For a moment there, I thought about doing that MMS interview and kissing Gary Leff’s ass….Nope!
Ok, I better get some actual work done around here…
That amazingly super funny article I am saving it for the weekend….until I see it posted somewhere else and then regret it.
I need help, maybe start a BA group…no, nothing about Avios, BloggersAnonymous
BA as in boarding area group ahhahhahah
Amazingly…my mind did not go to Boarding Area!
Buzz-
You should sneak into Randy’s next ‘do’ meeting of all his bloggers. I’ll bet there’s lots of tips on how to generate revenue. Do they let outsiders in? What a great weekend that would be. You might even meet someone famous, like Emily or Brian’s footman or scullery maid.
I remember seeing non Boarding Area bloggers in these things. Travel is Free and Head for Points have been invited. If I was at BA my page view would guarantee me a nice little extra few family meals or date nights with Mrs. TBB and I would not be whining here. But.I.just.can’t.be.seen.next.to.Rene:-)
“Brian’s footman or scullery maid”!! LMAO!
I think George and Renessss being too close together would be like a matter/anti-matter explosion!
I would definitely steal his sandwiches and blame Points, Miles and Zucchinis!
Priest who dressed up as Hugh Hefner and simulated sex with male playboy bunnies seeks forgiveness.
https://www.thelocal.es/20170310/priest-who-dressed-up-as-hugh-hefner-flanked-and-simulated-sex-with-male-playboy-bunnies-seeks-forgiveness?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
I bet his sermons blow parishioners away lol.
Great one, Buzz.
Is SC the first high profile victim of the BA- match.com fiasco? And when I say victim I mean the new found love prevents him waking up 6.30?
Or maybe his groupie tracked him down and then…you won’t believe what happened next…as in no longer gold medals at TBB #sosad
You and I can hang out in the corner together with Nick- I just called AMEX poop.
Yeah…really…so short sighted moronic anti family move WOW!
I wish there were a Twitter account called “Trump Points” consisting of Trump-style tweets about points and miles. “Amex just restricted Platinum cardmembers to two guests. Sad!”
“TBB is not nice to miles & points bloggers. He will do so much better if he was just nice to others and not so angry, how sad!
“My affiliate links are tremendous – better than anyone’s ever in history – there is no question my links are fantastic – believe me.”
That’s reeeeeeeeally good!
Anyone want to answer the reader question? I think you can but…want to confirm.
Wife has 2,808 SPG points…what to do, they only transfer to others (me) at 1,000 increments. Lowest hotel award is 3,000 points I believe…Decisions…Any ideas?
Category 1 on the weekend is still 2,000 points, right?
You are right, it is still 2,000 for Cat 1 on the weekends…I guess I am trying not to leave behind just 192 pts…need to get to that 1k increment…Other than burning money in an overpriced SPG restaurant…any other ideas?
No SPG cards for us…but son is getting one with MY links…and he may just be FIRST!
Can’t you just convert whatever you don’t use to Marriott 1:3?
Being able to combine points with a spouse for a redemption was useful the first time I booked a Marriott package.
I think my plan is to do that again in the near future for AS miles and hopefully use them before the inevitable devaluation.
Oh yeah…forgot about that! I am losing it…must be all that money my clicks have been bringing in #wow :-)…
That Canadian Kilometers dude is the biggest pumper up north, WOW!
Just 3 posts in the last 35 days means that competition for that title must be slim …..
Yep, only comes out now when a cc affiliate links comes out 🙂
george has a annoying way to ignore or disagree with 100% of all criticism of himself. does not matter how big or small.
You forgot to add “Believe me”
Whatz up with using Tor now?