Last weekend, I had the pleasure of taking a nice trip to California. We made San Jose our base camp and took day trips to Monterey, Carmel, Big Sur, San Francisco, and Sausalito. I booked a triple AAA rate at the Fairmont San Jose mostly because it was highly rated… Read More »Hate paying excessive hotel parking fees…. there’s an app for that!
The Fidelity American Express card is frequently talked about as one of best cash back cards as it gives 2% cash back on everything and has no annual fee. You earn 2 Worldpoints for every dollar spent which you can convert to cash and deposit into a linked Fidelity account.… Read More »The famous Fidelity American Express (2% back on everything) with $50 bonus
Reader “A North” asks: How long is a United ticket hold or award hold good for? When you hold a ticket on United using the paypal trick, the following is what I have found from my experience: If you hold a revenue ticket that involves United flights or partner flights, your reservation will… Read More »How long is the United ticket hold valid for?
You can currently buy a $500 Officemax gift card for $450 on Ebay. You can get an additional 2% back ($9) in the form of Ebay bucks. The ebay seller is actually Giftcard mall, so it’s certainly a reliable seller. This is a better discount for Officemax gift cards compared… Read More »OfficeMax gift card for 10% off on Ebay
A few days ago, I held an award ticket to Europe on United using the PayPal trick. Award holds that involve any partner airlines are valid till midnight the next day. The next day, I wanted to hold the award again because I was still uncertain about my plans. This… Read More »Losing an award seat on United sucks… How to properly renew an award hold