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Over the past few months the American Express Platinum card has evolved into a highly rewarding credit card. Yes, the card comes with a $550 annual fee, which seems high, but I 100% believe the average person can get much more value from the card each year. For starters card member can easily get back…
While most of you know that I absolutely love to travel, you might not know that I’m sort of a hoarder. See, I love collecting things from my various trips. I love collecting things because I can look back and remember the terrible incredible times I’ve had when traveling. It’s especially fun to look back through an…
A few weeks ago I received an upgrade offer from Barclays. Well, it wasn’t exactly an offer, but rather an opportunity to switch to a more expensive credit card. The offered upgrade was to switch from the AAdvantage Aviator Red card to the Aviator Silver card. At the time I honestly thought that I would…
Just minutes after hitting publish on my post about ditching the Chase Sapphire Reserve card I checked my mail. In my mailbox was a mailer from Chase regarding my CSR card. The mailer highlighted the rewarding year I’ve had with the card and served as a reminder of all the benefits offered by the Chase…
Gasp! I know! I was looking at My Wallet today and I’ve honestly started to wonder if it’s finally time to get rid of the amazing Chase Sapphire Reserve card. Don’t get me wrong, the card is still great, but I’m beginning to wonder if I’m still getting any unique value from the card. Anyone…
Today is one of those days where I can’t help but to feel grateful. I’m grateful because I’m trying to decide which super luxurious airline and product to fly from Hong Kong to Sydney. As far as problems goes, this is among the most first world of them all. Before I dive in, I want to…
It’s been a while since I finished writing this trip report, but I forgot to write a conclusion until now. With this conclusion I wanted to go through each step of the trip and explain how I felt throughout it. Usually international weekend mileage runs take their toll on my body, but this was the…
The American Express Platinum card has long been a status symbol. In the past the card only made sense for high net worth individuals who spend needed a card with a virtually unlimited credit limit. Because of that perception of the card I find that many people write it off before ever looking at the…
Until now, the Main Cabin Extra product only offered a little extra leg room and not much else. I’m not particularly tall so I never really saw the point in paying more for Main Cabin Extra seats. Sure the extra leg room is nice, but there is no way I’d pay an additional $30-$70 just…
To get home from my weekend trip to Stockholm I decided to book an economy class flight from Helsinki to New York (JFK). I selected this flight primarily because it was quite inexpensive, but also because it gave me a chance to finally fly with Finnair; a OneWorld partner. Before boarding my flight to New…
