Money & Finance
« Previous EntriesPriority Club Rewards
Tuesday, January 13th, 2009The 5th hotel reward program under examination is Priority Club, which includes the standard hotels like Holiday Inn and more exclusive brands like Crowne Plaza and Intercontinental. This was a really tough program to review because there is not a standard point redemption and the hotels are not given categories like every other hotel program [...]
Starwood Hotel Rewards
Monday, December 29th, 2008The #4 hotel reward program under examination is Starwood Preferred Guest, which includes the Westin and Sheraton brands as well as several other exclusive properties. The point requirement for a free night with Starwood is less than the point requirement of the Marriott and Hilton hotels.
At first glace this may look great, but you only [...]
Marriott Reward Program
Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008The third hotel reward program under examination is Marriott who has actually come out with a new reward structure closely resembling what Hilton is offering. There is one big difference though. As of January 15, 2009 you will get a free 5th night for every 4 reward nights redeemed from a Marriott hotel!
Read the table [...]
Hilton Hotel Reward Program
Saturday, November 8th, 2008The second hotel reward program under examination is Hilton HHonors. No, that’s not a typo. The Hhonors program is spelled with the letter H twice. Aside from the grammatical issues, their bonus structure and VIP program is outstanding and I will show you a way to earn a minimum of 20 points per dollar spent [...]
The Choice Hotel Reward Program
Wednesday, October 29th, 2008Confused by Hotel Reward Programs?
There are many hotel reward programs available throughout the United States and abroad, but their point structures and redemption allowances for free stays are complicated and misleading. This is certainly not the first review of hotel reward programs, but it is unique and it does offer a clear breakdown of what [...]
Zecco Offers Unlimited Free Trading!
Saturday, October 4th, 2008Rate this deal!
Get free & unlimited stock and option trades for the month of October!
Fund an account with just $2,500.
Then get 10 free trades per month forever!
The Catch: Zecco and several other online brokers experienced huge increases in trading volume last month causing problems with some of their trading platforms. The problem has been [...]
The Best Reward Debit Card
Sunday, September 14th, 2008I often mention using credit cards for their cash rebate programs and feature the ones that I personally have used on this website. Most people have found the information useful, but I have also received some comments about how badly some people have gotten screwed by credit card companies. I don’t want this to [...]
Save On Gum
Friday, September 5th, 2008The Cost Of Gum
Bamm! It hit me at Target when I was shopping for a pack of gum. Yes… I am aware… shopping for gum is not the most exciting task, but I had an enlightenment while analyzing its pricing structure.
Perhaps you never noticed, or perhaps you just don’t care about the unit cost [...]
College Loan Advice
Sunday, August 31st, 2008As a student approaching graduation with over $100,000 in student loans the question came up as to whether I should pay the loans off ASAP or to consolidate the loans and pay a low interest rate for 20 or 30 years. My brother suggests that I pay them off as ASAP and eat Ramen noodles [...]
Best Discount Brokers
Sunday, August 31st, 2008Best Discount Brokers!
I took a look around and found a few brokers worth checking out. The trading fees are cheap and even free in the case of Zecco who gives 10 free stock trades per month with a minimun $2500 balance. MB Trading is also astonishing with trades for $0.01 per share and Trade [...]