Hyatt Promotions 2020

Hyatt Promotions 2020 Hyatt currently has three very generous promotions.  Below I break down each promotion and help you navigate whether a paid stay or a points stay makes more sense. Paid Stays A Warm Welcome Awaits The first promotion is for paid stays when you book by September 8, … Read more

How to Return Metal Citi Bank Prestige Credit Card

How to Return Metal Citi Bank Prestige Credit Card Recently I removed an authorized user from my Citi Prestige Card account.  I put their card in my proverbial sock drawer, unsure of what to do with it. I had a Chase Sapphire Reserve Card that I canceled and they sent … Read more

Gift Card Cash Back Laws

Gift cards are an essential tool for many people that are serious about travel. For some, it is a way to lower the cost of travel by purchasing discounted gift cards for hotels, restaurants, or airlines.  As an example, I recently purchased a $200 Hyatt gift card to trigger an Amex … Read more

American Express Hawks Island 2016

American Express Hawks Island 2016 Attention Seattle readers!  American Express Hawks Island 2016 is coming on October 16.  I attended last year and had a blast.  This year it is going to be held on 10/16/16 prior to the Seattle Seahawks hosting the Atlanta Falcons at Century Link Field. The … Read more

50,000 Alaska Miles with Credit Card Sign Up

50,000 Alaska Miles with Credit Card Sign Up

Yes, you read that right.  Right now there is an offer that will net you 50,000 Alaska miles with credit card sign up.  That is twice the standard Bank of America Alaska Visa card.  Hello Amex SPG card! The American Express Starwood Preferred Guest card currently offers 35,000 SPG Points … Read more

Psychology of Double Dipping

Recently I’ve been thinking about the psychology of double dipping when it comes to the world of travel — including reselling, manufactured spend, miles/points and credit cards.  I have no doubt that companies have studied this and purposefully use and exploit it to get us to spend more money. One … Read more

iPad Mini 4 for $269

iPad Mini 4 for $269

I recently posted about a way to get an iPad Mini 2 for $150.  A brand new iPad Mini was recently released.  For the next two weeks you can get an iPad Mini 4 for $269 and 1,345 Ultimate Rewards.  Currently the iPad Mini 4 16GB is selling for about … Read more

$150 iPad Today

Time for a quick post on how to get a $150 iPad Mini 2 today.  EDIT: Looks like they are extending the sale for another week! Walmart is currently selling the iPad Mini 2 for $199. A good deal on its own, but you can price match to Staples in store … Read more