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We’re spilling the beans on the priciest card in our travel arsenal and why we think it’s worth it.
The 5/24 Rule: Breaking Down Some Important Travel Numbers
The 5/24 rule – huh? Every now and again you stumble across a set of numbers that doesn’t immediately make sense. For example, if you’ve seen the popular Pirates of the Caribbean movie series, you’ll be familiar with the ‘9 pieces of Eight,’ which, at first thought, doesn’t make sense. How can you have nine …
Using Points and Miles to Get You that Free Trip
We like to travel, and if you’re reading this blog, odds are you like to travel, too. Or maybe you like reading about travel? Either way, you’re among friends. Unfortunately, travel is, for most of us, expensive, and if the recent trends in inflation are any sign, those trip prices aren’t going down anytime soon. …
An Ounce of Prep = A Pound of Prevention – Part 2
As we’ve discussed in prior posts, we’re big fans of (the responsible use of) travel credit cards. They come with perks and help us earn points/miles that help us get back out into the world faster and in more comfort than we otherwise might. That usually means that we have several of those cards with us on our travels. Sound familiar?
Fee-based Credit Cards: Are They Worth It? Part 2
This post contains credit card referral links.We may earn points or miles based on clicks and sign-ups.Thank you for helping us travel the world. In Part 1 of this post, we talked about one of the fee-based credit cards we carry: the United Club Mileage Plus Infinite card. In that post (for more details, see …
Fee-based Credit Cards: Are They Worth It? Part One
This post contains credit card referral links.We may earn points or miles based on clicks and sign-ups.Thank you for helping us travel the world. In other posts we’ve talked generally about the different kinds of fee-based credit cards we use that allow us to gather points and miles to travel the way we like. All …
Clever Ways to Amplify Your Rewards: The Exciting World of Point-Generating Cards
A lot of folks ask how we travel so much, particularly because it Costs. So. Much. That’s true, travelling is expensive, or at least it can be. That said, we’ve found a few tricks that make this easier, and we’re happy to share what we’ve learned with you. First, most of what we’ve learned has …