Here are some random quick tips for saving money in Paris: 1. If you’re younger than 26 and visiting Paris on the weekend, consider buying a Ticket Jeunes Week-end for the Metro. It’s only 3,65 euro for a one-day pass for zones 1-3, which will make up for itself after 3 rides. A normal metro…
Here’s another post based on reader request. I’ll be upfront and say that I don’t know nearly as much about banks as I do about credit cards, but I figure that it might be useful to start with what I have for myself. I currently have three bank accounts: one credit union, one online bank,…
The other day, I booked my first award ticket through a phone reservations office. I wanted to spend 67,500 American Airlines miles to fly from the US to Bangkok in Cathay Pacific first class. Cathay Pacific awards can’t be booked via the AA.com website, so you have to call American at 1-800-433-7300 to book your…
Earlier this year, I booked a roundtrip business class ticket to Europe for only 60,000 US Airways miles. This award no longer exists, unfortunately, but you can still book off-peak economy class tickets to Europe on US Airways for only 35,000 miles (only 30k if you have a US Airways credit card). The only catch…
Last year, I went to South Africa on a Groupon. It was the best vacation I’ve ever taken. But every time I tell people that I bought a Groupon for vacation, people are always shocked. Here’s a breakdown of part of my thought process. The Groupon as advertised was $3327 for flights to and from…
Here are the top three things to consider when choosing a credit card: Do you pay off your credit card bill in full every month? What do you want to redeem for? Specifically, do you value aspirational travel? How much do you want to think about credit cards? If your answer to question 1 is…
Continuing on through my many credits cards, here’s a post about the airline cards that I have. You can read information about the cash back credit cards and points earning credit cards that I have in their respective posts. I currently have the Chase United MileagePlus Explorer, Bank of America Alaska Airlines, Bank of America…
Continuing on from the cash back credit cards that I have, here’s a post about the two generic points earning cards that I have: American Express Platinum and Chase Sapphire Preferred. Each card accumulates points into its own program (namely Membership Rewards and Ultimate Rewards), and these points can be used for things like statement…
A reader asked me to write a post about specific credit cards I like and why, so I figured I’d start off with just listing the credit cards I currently have and explain what I like and dislike about them. I currently have 12 credit cards, so this post is just about the three cash…
If you want to stop yourself from snacking late at night or mindlessly eating after dinner, try brushing your teeth earlier in the evening. This works especially well if you’re also following my other advice of only allowing yourself to brush your teeth after flossing. By brushing your teeth earlier, you’re making it more inconvenient…
