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Exploring Alaska before or after your cruise
Alaska is one of my favorite places to visit especially on a cruise. If you do it right, you will take a one-way cruise usually from Alaska to Vancouver or from Vancouver to Alaska. Roundtrip cruises...
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How to redeem points and miles for free flights
There’s nothing better than flying for free but we have to make sure that we are getting good value for those points and miles (hereafter “points”). The sweet spot is usually international travel, especially...
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The Complete Guide to Buying and Using Visa and Mastercard Gift Cards
Why gift cards? The Chase Ink Business Cash (CIBC) gets 5x at office supply stores up to $25,000 per year. You can get more information on this card by reading this course. This category also includes...
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Redeem points to take a Virgin Voyages Cruise
It has been quite a while but Virgin Voyages has finally released some more cruises that can be booked with points. Just about all of you should have Amex MR’s or Chase UR’s and both of them...
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How to earn the most points when buying a car
Whether you buy new or used, buying a car at a car dealership is not always the best experience. You can improve the experience by earning some points in the process. Unfortunately, this isn’t...
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Virgin Voyages trip report and review – is this unique cruise line right for you?
Virgin Voyages didn’t just create a regular cruise line for adults only. In fact, you can say that they took the rule book and threw it out the window…or overboard in this case. You’re either going...
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Paying Your Taxes with a Credit Card
While some people look forward to tax time because they are going to get a refund, others dread it because they know that it just means a big tax bill. What if you could get something back for paying...