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The World of Hyatt Credit Card – an absolute must have card for Hyatt loyalists
The World of Hyatt program is the absolute best hotel loyalty program in the industry. There’s a good reason why it’s an absolute favorite among travel hackers. While Hyatt is rapidly growing its portfolio...
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Egypt is a safe place to visit, even now
We’ve always wanted to visit Egypt but to be honest, I had some reservations about visiting. I didn’t really know much about the people or the culture and how they treat Americans. I just knew that it...
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2023 Donation report
Heidi and I would like to thank all of you for your support in 2023. We were able to donate $3,700 this year to various organizations because of your support. This was well over 100% of everything that...
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The basics of redeeming your credit card points
You’ve learned everything, you’ve optimized your spending and you’ve gotten some great sign up bonuses. Now that you have a big stack of points, it’s time to use them. Unfortunately, this could be the...
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10 things to consider when booking your first cruise
Cruising has never been more popular but there’s still plenty of people that have never been on a cruise. I’ve helped several people book their first cruise and I know a number of people that will be calling...
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Use the Chase Slate Edge to pay off your credit card debt before you start travel hacking
Everyone makes mistakes and unfortunately some people make the mistake of getting into credit card debt. If you have $10,000 in credit card debt and you have an APR of 20%, it will take you 33 months...
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Top 10 mistakes new travel hackers make
If you read enough posts and comments across Facebook and other platforms, you start to notice several patterns. After seeing people make the same mistakes over and over again, I figured it was time to...