I’m a sucker for a good deal, and the only thing I like more than ONE good deal is TWO good deals stacked on top of each other. Ultimately these me helped score a mega discount on a big, special purchase. Stacked together, these make a really big difference in the cost, reducing the total […]
Black Friday + Rakuten Merchant Portal = Big Time Cashback! Read More »
DisclaimerI’ll start by saying explicitly this is not an endorsement of legitimacy or the upstanding business of OKX. That’s been a bit of a rocky road for OKX, having been shut down by US regulators due to loose identity verification procedures (hard to believe in the crypto world, right?) This post also absolutely does not
OKX Crypto sign-up bonus — crypto may be a con, but there are still some good deals Read More »
While I love credit card rewards, I’m also a huge fan of the many perks associated with often high annual fee cards. At worst, these are marketing to get folks to consider the product. At best, these are actually really valuable for cardholders and meaningfully (or fully!) offset the associated card fees. Cue American Express
Somehow the world has made it one more rotation around the sun in largely one piece. I am confident this new year will be chock full of exciting opportunities and new outrageous promotions to take advantage of. But let us not forget about one of the best, constantly changing parts of the many credit cards
Welcome to 2026! And with it, new rotating 5% categories! Read More »
I’ll start off by saying that this is maybe one of my all-time favorite schemes. While it won’t make you rich, it is a really pretty simple, so long as you can plan and execute accurately. In full disclosure, I have done this primarily at Discover after stumbling upon this a number of years ago.
There really is such thing as free money — in the form of $1.99 small-balance credits Read More »
The goal is to share my personal reflections with our deeply flawed US healthcare system. And even with its flaws, it’s the system we have, and should be taken advantage to maximize benefits for its participants. To take advantage, though, one has to reasonably understand how it works. Obviously avoid getting hurt, but healthcare is
Healthcare insanity – a story of an unpleasantly broken leg Read More »
As we headed home (California, my family) for the holidays, I had the brilliant idea to save a few bucks and take advantage of some cancelled flight credits to fly on United. It was the cheapest Christmas flights with halfway decent schedule, single connection. Really how bad can Basic Economy be, right? How different can
Basic Economy’s no frills makes for a mediocre travel experience Read More »
Ho ho ho! Merry Christmas to all, and hope Santa was extra generous and maybe even left some cookies for the adults. Flying is full of uncomfortable experiences, general hassles, and lots of waiting. There are some simple steps folks can take to help make the overall experience a little smoother and less disruptive. TSA
Flying for Xmas? Don’t skip on TSA Pre-Check, you probably have it for free! Read More »
This is the perfect no-nonsense partnership. Effectively every Chase card has a combined free trial of Instacart+ and a monthly credit. While I don’t love using delivery (or pickup) for orders in general, I’m all for it if it’s actually cheaper. This is. Instacart+ is effectively a no-fee (really, reduced-fee) delivery. Typically it’s $99/year or
Alas, there is often an asterisk. This one comes in the form of “Preferred Rewards” relationship requirements with Bank of America. This relationship bonus is notable, bumping the rewards earn from 1.5% to 2.625% on all spend. No joke. Link to the product itself (not a referral link) The base product itself is perfectly fine
2.625% everywhere, no gotchas* (with an asterisk) BofA Premium Rewards Card Read More »
