So Uber Pass just came out with the most absurd deal – $20 for unlimited $2.99 UberPool rides, up to $15/each anywhere in the extended SF Bay Area (a lot of other cities too). Unlike past deals, you can go […]
Final update, because my year on Getaround is finally up and they’ve finally paid out! Here are my earnings month by month: 2-15-16: $63.45 3-16-16: $349.65 4-16-16: $1088.39 5-15-16: $214.15 6-16-16: $630.75 7-16-16: $207.90 8-16-16: $349.25 9-16-16: $314.55 10-17-16: $152.55 […]
Great news – if you’ve ever opened a Virgin America Elevate frequent flyer account, you should have just gotten 10,000 free Alaska Airlines miles, even if you don’t have a current MileagePlan frequent flyer account open with Alaska Airlines. Check […]
So this is pretty huge – I actually alluded to this benefit earlier, but didn’t realize its full portent until just now. In short – the American Express Business Platinum card gives you 50% back on all points redemptions towards […]
Soo — so far as I know, this is still an entirely legitimate offering (we’ll see if they honor it early next year), but my takeaways so far from having it in San Francisco: I’ve probably made somewhere near half […]
So – if you haven’t gotten the AMEX Ameriprise Platinum card yet…well, you should. http://hackcreditcards.com/must-get/ Now more so than ever – AMEX Platinum cards are traditionally valued only for their perks (lounge access, Global Entry, etc. etc.), and not for their […]
As simple as it sounds. This is the first time since AMEX devalued the MR <> BA transfer from 1:1 to 1:0.8, so now with this bonus, it’s back up to 1:1.2, until 10/10/16. British Avios points are excellent for […]
The US Bank FlexPerks VISA card, which I’ve written about before as a way to get free flights forever, just got even better. Technically, it got even better a year ago, but for some reason I only learned about this […]
Another philosophical post on what seem to be misaligned values in Silicon Valley. We seem to judge people’s glory and success on how much money they’re able to raise from venture capital – not how much money they actually manage […]
Hiking the Tour de Mont Blanc with friends this week. Has brought up some interesting opportunities to examine my personal spending habits. The group goes out for dinner every night, and I’ve abstained from partaking every night. They’re under the […]