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Travel Hacking From Scratch – Part 7 – Manufactured Spend

Travel Hacking From Scratch – Part 7 – Manufactured Spend

Welcome to the Travel Hacking from Scratch Series – a series dedicated to getting those new into Travel Hacking up the curve as quickly as possible. Below is the layout of the series with links back to already published articles. Today our topic is Manufactured Spending – the Holy Grail of how to earn points quickly by
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And the ITIN Winner Is ….

And the ITIN Winner Is ….

This is a short post but an important one. A couple of weeks ago, I posted a new guide on how to obtain an ITIN through a service provided by US Tax Resources (USTR) so you can up your credit card game by qualifying for US Credit Cards. In that post, we offered those that
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ProTip – Check Your Marriott Reservation to Potentially Save Thousands of Points

ProTip – Check Your Marriott Reservation to Potentially Save Thousands of Points

Back on September 14, 2019, Marriott introduced the idea of dynamic pricing for its free-night redemptions. This meant that each Marriott property had the option of changing their award prices based on demand. As an example, in the old Marriott Redemption Award chart, hotels in Tokyo could only charge the price denoted based on the
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Travel Hacking From Scratch – Part 5 – US Credit Cards (ITIN)

Travel Hacking From Scratch – Part 5 – US Credit Cards (ITIN)

Series Layout Welcome to the Travel Hacking from Scratch Series – a series dedicated to getting those new into Travel Hacking up the curve as quickly as possible. Below is the layout of the series with links back to already published articles. Today our topic is US Credit Cards – a look into what to do
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