TRAVEL HACKS
Autoslash Example – Update #2
Last month I shared my favorite travel hack - savings money on rental cars with Autoslash.com. A day later Autoslash found me a better rate with a different rental company - read about it here. It's a month later and I got another email with yet another lower rate. ...
Thanks for Lunch Amex Platinum
Earlier this month American Express announced changes to the personal version on their Platinum card. The changes kicked in yesterday March 30th. Here is a brief run down of the changes: New metal card instead of plastic - I'm guessing this is in response to Chase...
Marriott 5 Night Travel Package Success!
I finally pulled the trigger on cashing in my stash of Marriott points for the elusive 5 Night Travel Package! Background With my Southwest Companion pass (allows my 'companion' to fly free on any flight I am traveling on) expiring on December 31, 2016, I was...
Plastiq.com – Meet Spending Requirements
Hopefully you have applied, been approved, and are using your new American Express SPG card with it's highest ever signup bonus of 35,000 pts. If so, you might be getting nervous about spending the $8,000 requirement in 6 months. Here is a site I use that has been...
Manufactured Spending – Grocery Store Option
Hopefully you've opened up an American Express SPG Business account (or two) by now and have switched all of your spending to these cards to meet the $8,000 requirement in 6 months. But what if you think you are going to come up short on the $8,000 spend requirement...
Autoslash Example – Update #1
Earlier this week, I shared my favorite travel hack - savings money on rental cars with Autoslash.com. Well it didn't take long for Autoslash to find an even lower price than on my rental car in July. Here are the savings so far and we still have 4 months to go! July...
My Favorite Travel Hack – Autoslash
My favorite travel hack has nothing to do with miles, points, hotels, or airlines. It's actually for rental cars. The website is Autoslash.com. I use it everytime I rent a car and have saved hundreds (maybe thousands by now) of dollars. I'd even pay to use the...