There's a lot of buzz around "premium travel credit cards" which often carry an annual fee of $400 plus. While these cards come with plenty of perks, a larger signup bonus, you don't need to have plenty of annual fees. Here's how you can build an All Star Travel Wallet for under $200 in annual … Continue reading Budget Friendly: An All Star Travel Wallet under $200
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Manufactured Spending 2022: My Year End Review – Great Success
Manufactured Spending is a highly lucrative method to generate enormous amounts of miles and points. I've covered severed well known methods over the years, but here's my full recap for Manufactured Spending 2022 even though we still have December left. Photo by Lukas on Pexels.com Elite Statuses Earned Hyatt Globalist I stayed about 20 or … Continue reading Manufactured Spending 2022: My Year End Review – Great Success
Manufactured Spending: The Beautiful Art of Stacking
Manufactured Spending(MS for short), is my primary method of generating tens of thousands of points each year. This method can sometimes be tedious, but when I take a nice trip with Jen, it all feels worth it. A sub-segment of MS that I utilized emphasizes the important art of extreme deal stacking. This means double … Continue reading Manufactured Spending: The Beautiful Art of Stacking
Manufactured Spending: Is there Anything Left after 2022?
Manufactured spending is an art and the process of artificially spending with credit cards to generate miles and points. This creates tremendous value and this post will cover what still works in 2022 and beyond. Photo by RODNAE Productions on Pexels.com Why I Manufactured Spend? Before we get into the weeds of what methods still … Continue reading Manufactured Spending: Is there Anything Left after 2022?
Last Chance: Chase Sapphire Reserve 80,000 Signup Bonus (Ends 11/30/2022)
Chase's luxury credit card, the Chase Sapphire Reserve is currently offering an elevated signup bonus of 80,000 points after $4,000 of spend in the first three months. This card carries a hefty annual fee of $550 but also comes with a slew of benefits. One of these is a $300 annual travel credit which effectively … Continue reading Last Chance: Chase Sapphire Reserve 80,000 Signup Bonus (Ends 11/30/2022)
Chase Sapphire Preferred Card: Everything You Need To Know
The Chase Sapphire Preferred has long been a staple in the world of miles and points. This Chase Points earnings card is the gold standard of mid tier travel credit cards and comes with a $95 annual fee. I got this card last year when Chase was offering an increased sign up bonus of 100,000 … Continue reading Chase Sapphire Preferred Card: Everything You Need To Know