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Should You Pay Taxes On Credit Card And Bank Bonuses? One-on-One Discussion With An Expert
Come January, 1099s tax statements start coming in the mail and you realize that you have to pay some extra taxes. But should you pay taxes on credit card and bank bonuses?
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Two Years Of Deals From DDG
It’s been almost two years since this blog started in January of 2015. I think it has changed a lot lot over the course of these two years, especially when looking at posts from January 2015. Since then, I hope I have posted valuable information that has helped you make money, save money or take great…
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Jet Airways Is Now A Delta SkyMiles Partner
Delta has added Jet Airways to its list of partners, soon after dropping Alaska Airlines. Jet Airlines is not a household name in the US but it has lots of coverage throughout India, the Middle East and South Asia. What’s even more interesting, Jet Airways has been added as a Group 1 Partner Airline, meaning that SkyMiles…
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Samsung To Release “Samsung Pay Mini” For Non-Samsung Androids
Samsung Electronics is preparing to release “Samsung Pay Mini”. Samsung Pay is already a big hit, with different offers and a generous rewards program. The only downside is that it can only be used on select Samsung phones in select countries. To bring their app to the masses, Samsung will release the mini version that enables…
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Airbnb To Add Flight-Booking Tool
After shaking up the hotel industry, Airbnb is looking to diversify its business in order to get a bigger chunk of your travel budget. They’re in the early development stages of a service for booking air travel, similar to Expedia, Priceline etc. Bloomberg reports that the project is simply known as Flights for now. Airbnb started out 8 years ago and…
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Alaska & Virgin America Merger Is Now Official
Alaska Air Group completed the acquisition of Virgin America yesterday. To celebrate the occasion they presented a co-branded jet painted in blue, purple and red. Alaska had one of its 737-900ER jets painted in a blend of Virgin America’s and Alaska Airlines’ livery (including the Eskimo face on the tail). The jet’s interior lighting scheme glowed…
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You’ll Only Earn 1% Back In eBay Bucks Starting In 2017
More bad news from eBay Bucks. Starting on January 1, 2017 some new eBay Bucks changes will be taking effect. Ebay says in the email that they’re making the program more flexible and beneficial for all of their loyalty members, but they sure aren’t. Here is a list of the upcoming changes and new benefits:…
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PSA; Check Your Emails, You Could Be A ‘United MileagePlus Billion Mile Giveaway’ Winner
We wrote about this United MileagePlus Billion Mile Giveaway Sweepstakes back in August. If you entered, then check your emails. They are sending out notifications to the winner. This reddit user was one of the 130,000 Second Prize winners and received 5,000 MileagePlus award miles. Grand Prize was One Million miles and $7,500 cash, so make sure you check. I…
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You’ll Need To Book Direct With IHG To Take Advantage Of Member Benefits
IHG sent out an email yesterday with a member booking update. Starting 1/1/2017 you’ll need to book direct with IHG in order to take full advantage of the benefits that come with an IHG Rewards Club membership. This will mainly affect elite status, which won’t be recognized when you book through other travel booking sites. Here’s the…
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600,000 Hilton HHonors Bonus Points
I just received an email with an offer from Hilton. It offered a 600,000 Hilton HHonors points bonus, so I had to click on it. I know that these points are probably the least valuable out there, but hey, I could get 600,000 of these. What’s the catch? You have to spend around $8,000-$9,000 in…
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Best From The Rest; Google Bans, Citi Refunds, Sears Card Deals, $500 Giveaway, 75% Off AA Etc.
Here’s a round up of posts for Week 46 of this year. Usually every Thursday I put together a collection of news, deals and other stuff that caught my attention in the last few days. I either don’t have the expertise, or was too lazy to write about them. Or maybe they’re just fun reads and…
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United Introduces Basic Economy Fares
Ultra low cost carriers have brought new options for travelers who are just looking to get from point A to point B without emptying their wallets. Airlines such as Frontier, Spirit and Allegiant offer prices that sometimes look like error fares and their constantly adding new routes. In order to offer such low prices, they cut…
