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Check out this smart wallet!

Last year I wrote about a “smart card” I wanted to get called Plastc. Shipping isn’t until the end of April 2016, so I don’t know yet whether or not it’ll live up to it’s incredible potential, which is to store up to 20 different credit cards’ information on just the one card. I’m still…

For Active duty E4 and below, check out Operation Ride Home

I just saw this posted on my FB feed, and thought I’d share it with all of you. I’d never heard of this before, but for some Active Duty E4 and below and their family, you can get help with travel home for the holidays, thanks to a partnership between the nonprofit Armed Services YMCA and…

Fellow Military Blogger

Our biggest goal here at Military Frequent Flyer is to give our fellow servicemembers advice on how to travel better and more frequently. I received an email from a young Air Force SSgt Francisco, who himself is a frequent blogger and quite a prolific traveler, moreso than I am. I offered a guest post, so…

Top 15 Best Tips for Foot Care

Another guest post, this time from Alex who writes the www.authorizedboots.com blog.  Good tips for those of us who still wear boots! Written and designed by: Alex Park   Here is our list of Top 15 Foot Care Tips Only wear shoes that fit comfortably What counts as comfortable is actually very hard to measure,…

The Complete List of Free Veterans’ Day Meal Deals

Another guest post, this time from Bobby.  Should come in really handy next week.  Hope you are able to take advantage of one of these great deals.  Thanks Bobby! 2015 Veterans Day Free Meals Veterans Day is coming up soon. To honor the sacrifice that veterans and active duty members have shown for their country,…

Enroll in the UK’s Version of Global Entry

Received an interesting email based upon being a Global Entry member.  Might be good if you travel through Britain frequently.  Personally, I found clearing London Heathrow to be a royal pain (pun intended)! You are receiving this message because you have been identified by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) as a U.S. citizen enrolled…

Citi customer service was wrong!

I recently checked the SCRA (servicemember’s civil relief act) status of the Citi cards I had opened when I was a reservist, since I opened them before I became active duty. As I said before, Citi will waive all fees, including annual fees, if you become active duty while a card holder. I had written…

Your Gaijin Guide to Cheap Travel in Japan

I happened to start reading a blog called derpreport just before PCSing over to Okinawa, and I’m glad I did. The author (who wants to remain anonymous) lives here and blogs about travel- and life-hacking from Japan. I was fortunate enough to have dinner with him and his wife, and we had a great time. Check…

A couple updates on Citi and US Bank annual fee waivers

Hey all, I know it’s been a while since I’ve posted about getting annual fees waived using SCRA (Servicemember’s Civil Relief Act) benefits. I found out that fortunately, both Citi and US Bank now have email addresses to which you can email your orders instead of faxing, a technology that was responsible for the end…

Tech Discounts Using Your Veterans Advantage Card

This is a follow on post to the post that I made last week about the new 20% discount card members can get at Office Depot/ Office Max.  One person inquired asking if tech items were included.  I had to respond that tech items are not included.  That’s understandable to me since they are high…