By now you have all read many versions of the announced Delta Skymiles Program changes from our fellow bloggers or seen it on the network news. Lots of opinions, but how does this affect you given your particular flying patterns? Last year I did an analysis of Delta’s and United’s change to requiring Mileage Qualifying…
Since the end of 2012, I’ve been applying for credit cards every 3 months, or 90 days between each application. If you space it to 90 days or greater between each bank’s application, they’re more likely to approve you; <90 days gets flagged as having “too many recent applications”. And although many think that having…
I was checking out some military-specific travel apps over the weekend, and there are some pretty cool and useful ones out there. I have an iphone 5, so in this article I’ll be highlighting ones available in the Apple app store, but at some point I’ll highlight Android apps. Some are available on both platforms,…
I’ve posted several times on using TSA Pre-Check so that you can go through expedited screening at the airport and not remove your belt, shoes, take out your laptop and all those other bothersome things they do to prevent the bad guys from winning. The program auto-enrolls all Service Members (SM) and they recently expanded the…
Andy and I often receive individual questions regarding someone’s specific scenario, but I would like to throw open the gates to all your question so that others can see the concern and response. That way others may have a similar question and see the response as well. Questions regarding how to do something or wondering…
So, it seems like both Chase cards and now Citi cards are more restrictive in their interpretation of the waived fees under the Servicemember’s Civil Relief Act (SCRA), compared to the other major credit card companies. Since I’ve started posting on SCRA benefits of credit cards, it seems as though no one (that I’ve talked…
This report on HNL will be a little shorter than the last one since we know HNL real well having just moved from there a year ago. This meant less touristy things and more spending time with old friends and seeing what had changed about Honolulu. I had made reservations at the Hilton Hawaiian Village, which is…
Those faithful readers will know that I often tout one of the best credit cards as the Alaska Airlines BofA card. This is primarily due to the $99 companion fare allowed once a year. This makes for great mileage runs as it is essentially a twofer where both flyers get EQM/ RDM for slightly over the cost of…
At the beginning of January, I again applied for a new set of credit cards – I apply every 3 months (90 days really) for whatever cards offer me the best signup bonuses with minimal requirements and annual fees. From my previous posts, you’ve read that annual fees are not usually a problem if you’re…
Since today it’s going to be a monster winter storm, and some will have off school or work, or be bored on their computer or phone, I figured I’d post five travel deals with some free money available. As a shameless disclosure, I receive referral credit on most of these deals, but you do too,…
