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Miles and points, tea-cher, San Francisco

January 10, 2014 By Leana 4 Comments

The other day I was reading “Islands”, my favorite magazine. I mentioned before that it has substance and not just the pretty photos and ads. Anyway, they had an interview with a guy who moved from US to Taiwan and became a tea monk (yes, it’s a real thing), or tea-cher, as he calls himself. […]

Redeeming Rapid Rewards for family and friends

January 8, 2014 By Leana 1 Comment

Actually, this particular redemption qualifies as both, since I’m friends with my in-laws. One of my readers had requested that I cover Southwest and it’s frequent flyer program. I consider Rapid Rewards points to be some of the most valuable currency in this hobby, specifically for a family of 4 or 5. While other programs […]

The best 0 % balance transfer card choices

January 7, 2014 By Leana 2 Comments

This is an extra post for the week because some of my relatives have asked about cards with a 0 % balance transfer offer. Ideally, this is not something most of my readers would be interested in, but deserves a mention. I have narrowed it down to cards that provide some perks such as cash […]

New roof equals 5 new credit cards!

January 6, 2014 By Leana 3 Comments

For the last 12 months I have been diligently putting money away for a new roof. We knew it would be around 10000 dollars for metal kind, a good chunk of change. But since our mortgage is currently paid off, we had a surplus that we could channel towards that goal. I recommend, everyone saves […]

Miles and points, sellout, Vancouver island

January 3, 2014 By Leana 2 Comments

As you have figured out by now, this will be a place for me to do my kinder, gentler rants/vents. Since this is a three part post, you can always skip this segment if you wish. The term “sellout blogger” is thrown around a lot in this industry. Many times undeservedly. So, I was […]

Meeting Minimum Spending Requirements for an Average Joe

December 30, 2013 By Leana 33 Comments

Ok, this has nothing to do with intelligence level! I’ve mentioned before that I don’t do any manufactured spending. A lot of people engage in this type of activity in order to be able to collect several sign-up bonuses at once. Personally, I don’t recommend it for a regular family where both spouses have full-time jobs […]