These past few weeks have been extra busy, so I’ll be playing a little catchup here on posts over the next week or three. Pardon the brief hiatus! Last weekend I enjoyed a lovely adventure visiting Nashville with my father. Corvette Museum, Country Music Hall of Fame, the Grand Ole Opry, all the highlights. Of […]
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While there’s a lot happening in the world right now, current headlines are dominated by the war in Iran. This war has plunged the whole Middle East region into uncertainty. Bombs are falling on military facilities, bombs are falling on schools, bombs are falling on energy production facilities, and bombs are falling on oil transportation
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Capital One recently made some negative changes to lounge benefits. These changes impacted both Capital One Lounges/Landings as well as the quality of Priority Pass extended lounges (no more blanket access for guests.) Apparently I didn’t pay close enough attention to the email, as I didn’t complete a new membership enrollment like I had to
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As I was pulling up all the travel documents and plans for this week’s Hawaii stay, I was having trouble finding our SFO airport hotel stay. It turns out that despite doing some research on accommodations, I never ended up booking the stay (!!!) Thankfully I’ve got a range of points banked. Looking at hotels
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I bought a really amazing race bike last summer. After a very abridged life, that bike was thrashed in a bike accident with a parked car. Luckily homeowners insurance covered all but $2,000 deductible for that bike purchase. I was able to sell the components of that trashed bike to someone building their own…for $2,000!
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There exists an amazing suite benefits that come along with using a credit card. This ranges from supplementary rental auto insurance to bag protection to roadside assistance to extended warranties to purchase protection. That big, bulky book of details that comes when you get a new card? There’s actually some helpful benefits that are worth
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Springtime trip to Nashville with dad! I’ve been moving slow on booking flights as there haven’t been good paid OR points travel options. Sometimes a good deal pops up, and when it does you have to move before it’s gone. I’ve tracked the schedule on Google Flights for the past two months, so when a
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While typically you’ll hear stories of the big, bad, evil insurance companies denying claims (which I have no doubt is true) this is about the opposite end of the spectrum. Insurance can and does offer some marvelous protection, occasionally in ways wholly unexpected and highly favorable to the insured. Cue my bike crash in August
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Anyone who knows me also knows that my most passionate hobby after credit card gaming is cycling. I like riding fast. I like long rides. I like meandering around the neighborhood. Occasionally I like making funny images out of my routes. I also like riding nice bikes. I’ve lusted after a new racing bike for
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It is clear that I am not loyal to any one airline or credit card or program. That’s great for flexibility, but less great for searching for and making bookings. Hunting across a half dozen sites is difficult, and makes finding the right arrangement difficult. A few years back I stumbled across a great web
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