On Black Friday 2019 I ended up buying a set of round-trip tickets to Cape Town for my girlfriend and I. This is the third year I’ve purchased tickets during the Cathay Pacific Black Friday sale. The sale itself isn’t all that phenomenal, but it does offer a nice opportunity to book Premium Economy seats…
As it turns out, January was my month of new credit cards. I’m not talking about new credit cards that I applied to (although I did apply for the Citi Prestige card), but rather new physical cards for existing accounts. Typically I don’t request new cards unless the account becomes compromised. However, Chase recently rolled…
One of the most frustrating things about traveling is trying to stay connected. For years I’ve had T-Mobile One phone service which offers free international cell data. However, there have been a few times where I’ve arrived in a new country only to find out that T-Mobile doesn’t offer free data there. The other alternative…
In the world of miles and points it’s always nice to find an opportunity to double dip. Double Dipping is when you can earn 2 or more types of points/miles currencies from a single purchase. A great example of a Double Dip is when you earn Hilton Miles for Lyft rides. This means that for…
Earlier this month, Chase made some fairly significant changes to the ever popular Chase Sapphire Reserve card. Those changes included an increased annual fee, a new Lyft partnership, and a new DoorDash benefit. Specifically, Chase Sapphire Reserve card holders now receive a complimentary DoorDash DashPass membership until the end of 2021. It seems those changes…
Just over two weeks ago Chase made some significant changes to the ever popular Chase Sapphire Reserve card. Notably, those changes included an increased annual fee (now $550) and added benefits with Lyft and DoorDash. With these changes the question on everyone’s mind seems to be whether or not they should keep the Chase Sapphire…
It seems 2020 is going to finally be the year of contactless credit cards. With the arrival of my new Chase Freedom card, nearly every card in my wallet is now contactless. That’s a great thing too because I never enjoyed using chip credit cards. The whole concept of inserting a card for far too…
Earlier this month I wrote about why I’ve finally applied again for the Citi Prestige card. In that post I explained a few of the reasons why I ultimately decided to apply for the card. Thankfully, when I applied for the card I was approved immediately online. Then, just about two weeks later my new…
Over the past few years one of the things I’ve seen take off in the world of credit cards and credit card points is pairing. That is, pairing certain cards from the same issuer to maximize points earning potential on all of your spending. This is possible because card issuers now allow card holders to…
Greetings from cloudy Hawaii! I’m in Hawaii for the week joining my girlfriend on a trip for work. We’ve been here for a few days now and the weather has not been cooperating. Since the weather is mostly cloudy with occasional rain showers, I thought it would be a great time to sit down and…
