Just over a year ago, Becky and I were both approved for shiny new Chase Sapphire Reserve (CSR) credit cards. Each new card came with a hefty $450 annual fee (not waived), but that fee was offset by a generous 100,000 point signup bonus and $600 in travel credits over the first cardholder year. Technically, […]
Category: Travel Hacking
Have You Checked Your Tax Withholding Lately?
Can you believe there are less than 3 months left in the year?!? The year seems to be accelerating to a close for us, probably because Becky and I have been so busy getting our house in order to prepare for our upcoming Gap Year! Regardless of what your own plans are for the coming year, […]
Guest Post: The Ultimate Credit Card Rewards Hack
Today, I wanted to share some great content from my favorite blog written by an accountant: The Wealthy Accountant! It’s not a traditional guest post in that Keith wrote it specifically for this website, but rather he gave me permission to share his writing here on my own blog. This post covers an amazing credit […]
New Podcasts and How to Support Money Metagame
Hello loyal readers! This will be a quick post to let you know about a couple podcasts I recently appeared on and a new page I set up to make it easier to find the links that help support this site. Thanks in advance for checking it out! Saverocity Observation Deck Episode 56 – FIRE […]
Auditing Our Points, Miles, and Long Term Churning Goals
Taking a step back every once in a while and evaluating your goals is important to make sure you’re still taking the right actions to meet them. In this case, I thought I’d take a step back from our points, miles, and credit cards to see if we’re still focusing on the right items. The […]
My Latest Obsession: Obstacle Course Racing
It all started with a goal of getting into better shape that I set for myself around the holidays last year. I wouldn’t say I was ever “out of shape”, but I did manage to pack on 15 or so extra pounds and haven’t challenged myself physically in a while. 2017 would become the year I stepped […]
How We Booked Our Trip to Spain with Points, Miles, and $465
The next big trip we have coming up is a long week in Spain and I thought it would be useful to break down how we booked both the flights and hotels using points, miles, and a little cash. We’ll be spending 7 nights in Spain spread across 3 different cities with everything from long-haul […]
How Flexible Award Bookings with Alaska, American, and IHG Saved Our Upcoming Trip
Booking trips with miles and points has more benefits than just saving you money. Most award trips increase the amount of flexibility you have after booking, just in case you need to make any last-minute changes for any reason. With standard travel booking, you usually have to pay a hefty premium in order to get […]
Random Musings as 2016 Comes to a Close
I haven’t published a post in a while, so I thought I’d close out 2016 with a few things that are on my mind at the end of the year. Expect my high level thoughts on our spending, credit cards, financial independence, and more.
What Over $2,000 in Annual Fees has Earned Us This Year
When I first started signing up for credit cards to get crazy cheap flights and hotels, my primary goal was risk aversion. Despite plenty of research on the process, there are still a lot of unknowns signing up for that first card simply because I’ve never gone through the process before. Overall, the risks are […]