Category: Quick Tips
Every Friday I post a new Quick Tip covering a wide range of topics, including ways to save money, travel tips, personal products/services I find interesting, and more.
Quick TipsDo you have elite status on American Airlines, Delta, Alaskan, JetBlue, Southwest, or Hawaiian? Would you like to use said status to achieve similar elite-ness with Air Canada? Well, thanks to a new Destination Canada -sponsored promotion, you can! For a limited time, U.S. Aeroplan members can match their status for free and enjoy the...
Quick TipsEver since the stock trading app Robinhood added crypto trading in 2018, they've stated that the ability to transfer funds to an external wallet was coming "soon." Well, it looks like "soon" is now actually, um, soon. Earlier this week, the company announced that wallets were indeed coming while also opening a waitlist of interested...
Quick TipsIf you've followed this site for any length of time, you've seen my interest in credit cards grow significantly. Over the past five years, the amount of plastic (and metal) in my wallet has slowly swelled — and yet, with each new card I get, I pronounce that it's likely the last. With that, right...
Quick TipsA few short weeks ago, I shared how Hilton was having a sale on points (while also taking a look at whether or not it was a good deal) and followed that up by documenting my first ever Amex Membership Rewards redemption, which combined those transferred points with the ones I had purchased from Hilton....
Quick TipsLast month, I shared the somewhat sad but wholly expected news that Barclays was officially discontinuing the formerly great Uber Visa card and rolling existing customers over to the Barclays View Mastercard. In my mini write-up of that development, I noted that I'd probably just use the card to pay my monthly cell phone bill...
Quick TipsFor the past week, my wife and I have been staying in Orlando, Florida... and mostly spending time in our hotel room (well, actually a timeshare unit, but same difference). A couple of days ago, as I headed to the kitchen, I noticed that a flyer for a pizza delivery place had been slipped under...
Quick TipsI don’t quite know how it happened, but it seems like one of this blog’s main beats is Allegiant Air. It started with my ever-expanding review of the airline and has continued as my dad recently learned what happens when one of the sporatically-scheduled flights the carrier offers gets canceled. Now, I have the pleasure...
Quick TipsBack in 2019, I wrote a post that declared Barclays had just ruined my favorite credit card. Well, this week, they officially killed it dead. As U.S. News reports, the Uber Credit Card is officially being discontinued and current cardholders will be moved to the new Barclays View Mastercard sometime in October. Not to rehash...
Quick TipsBefore we get started, let me emphasize that this isn't an endorsement of these types of games and is instead simply a recounting of my singular experience. If you're like me and have dabbled with various mobile games, you've probably seen ads for games that allow you to win real cash. Such advertisements typically feature...
Quick TipsI realize that I still categorize these Friday entries as "Quick Tips" — and they often live up to that label. However, today's musing would definitely be better described as "A Thing I Found Interesting This Week." What was this occurrence that caught my eye? Well, starting next season, the NBA's Houston Rockets will don...
Quick TipsIf you've spent much time reading about credit cards, you've probably heard about things such as "travel hacking" and finding "sweet spots" for your points and miles. Whether accrued via credit card rewards or through various loyalty programs, savvy travelers can score some great redemptions using the points they've earned. But does it ever make...
Quick TipsI've written several times about Allegiant Air. Since flying them for the first time in 2018, my wife and I have taken several subsequent trips with them thanks to direct flights to places like Orlando, Los Angeles, and Las Vegas as well as their super low fares. While our experiences have been great on the...