Wells Fargo Visa Signature Card: "5x on gas, groceries, and drugstores for the first six months; 50% more value for points"
Earn 5x on gas, groceries, and drugstores for the first six months. Beyond that, the most useful feature is the 50% boost in point value, and you can combine the points from the We...
About Me, About My Dreams, and Necker Island (2019.12 Update: Necker Island is up to 1,500,000)
In 2020, the points cost to redeem Necker Island increased from 1,200,000 to 1,500,000, a full jump of 300,000 Virgin Atlantic points. Here’s the breakdown:...
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How to Deal with This Wave of Hacked Chase Application Links [2019.12 Update: Some Links Are Still Alive, Plus Another DP of Full Family Shutdown]
I just tested it, and some of the offers through these links are still accessible. It’s hard to tell whether Chase intentionally left them up as bait or is just slow to make the ch...
How to Automatically Track Mail and Packages
Expecting lots of packages during shopping season? Here’s a summary of ways to automatically track USPS, UPS, and FedEx packages. UPS has also added a rewards feature: you can choo...
A Few Things to Do Before Year-End (2019)
As 2019 comes to an end, what else should you do or keep an eye on? In this post, we’ll go over various reimbursements, credit card benefits, upcoming changes, airlines, hotels, an...
The Westin Xiamen (Westin) Stay Experience + Jay Chou Concert
This year marks Jay Chou’s 20th anniversary since his debut, and he also has a tour concert coming to Xiamen. LD is a big fan of Jay Chou and managed to snag B1 floor tickets back...
Ritz-Carlton Beijing, China Central Place: Stay Review
Overall, I highly recommend staying at The Ritz-Carlton Beijing, China Central Place. The service was excellent, and the room was quite comfortable. If you have a free night certif...
Credit Card Shutdowns and Risk Controls (2) — Summary of Why Different Banks Shut Down Accounts [2019.11 Update: Chase Explicitly Warned Some Users]
According to Miles Per Day, Chase sent warnings to some users listing behaviors that could lead to shutdowns. It is clear that the items below are all related to Chase Rewards, i.e...
Introduction to the Basics of U.S. Stocks
U.S. stocks have been an easy way to make money for quite a while, while bank interest rates have kept falling, so this is a good time to organize some basic investment information...
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Citi Expedia+ Voyager Credit Card [2019.11 Update: Record-high 70,000 welcome bonus, worth up to $980!]
A record-high 70,000 welcome bonus is here. This is one of two co-branded cards from Citi and the online travel agency Expedia. The Citi Expedia+ Voyager is the annual-fee version,...
Alaska Airlines Alaska Lounge LAX Los Angeles Lounge Experience
The food quality here is generally slightly above average for U.S. airport lounges. Since the space is relatively small, extra amenities are limited. If you are departing from or a...