Good evening everyone, I hope your weekend is off to a great start.  As we wrap up 2023, it’s time to take a look at my top 10 most popular blog posts of the year. Barring any crazy last minute spikes in blog readership, these are the top 10 blog posts written in 2023 and top 10 blog posts written in previous years. If you are curious, here were the most popular posts from 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022.

2023’s Most Popular Blog Posts (Written in 2023)

• How to Fix a Rejected Hilton Honors Gold Elite Status Enrollment (AMEX Platinum Card Benefit) (6/6/23) – This was the most popular post written in 2023 and received 7K pageviews.  I guess I am not the only one who had issues with Hilton Gold Status from AMEX Platinum.

• How to Redeem Southwest Airlines Gesture of Goodwill 25,000 Point Award Codes to your SWA Account (1/4/23) – Southwest Airlines had major issues in December 2022 and sent out codes to affected members to receive 25K SWA points.

• Forgot Card? Access American Express Centurion Lounges & Capital One Lounges with Phone (2/8/23) – I always carry my AMEX Business Platinum and Capital One Venture X with me when I travel, but if you forget your cards at home, here is how you can enter the lounges using your phone.

• Hilton Timeshare Vacation Package Deals: $299 for 4 Night Stay + 150,000 HH Points (7 Destinations Available) (1/5/23) – I love doing timeshare vacation packages and enjoy the cheap mini vacation and bonuses they provide.

• Westin Princeville, Kauai Timeshare Vacation Package: $799 for 5 Nights + 15,000 Marriott Bonvoy Points (1/6/23) – More timeshare vacation package offers from Marriott.

• Refer Friends to the 75K Barclays Wyndham Rewards Earner Plus Credit Card & Earn 15K Points (45K Yearly Cap) (4/5/23) – I am a huge fan of Wyndham Rewards Points for use at Vacasa Vacation Rentals and the ability to refer friends and family to this card was pretty sweet too.

• How to Redeem Bank of America Unlimited Cash Rewards Credit Card $200 Bonus for Statement Credit (6/9/23) – I showed the steps necessary to redeem your $200 bonus as a statement credit.

• Wild Prediction: Chase Freedom Unlimited will Change to 2X Everywhere (1/19/23) – As everyone knows, my predictions are 99% incorrect, so I wasn’t surprised when this prediction did not come true, but I think it will someday…

• Confusing Changes to Dell Rewards Program: New Point System & Conversion Rate to Dell Dollars, but 3% Rebate on Dell Purchases Remain (7/29/23) – Dell Rewards Program is still very strange, but I seem to accumulate a decent number of points from my Dell orders, thanks to the $400 Dell credit on my AMEX Business Platinum.

• First Ever Capital One Travel Sale: Up to $200 Off Flights & Up to 20% Off Hotels (10/9/23) – This was an epic deal where I was able to get $205 flights for $5 out of pocket.  I am hoping Capital One brings back some good travel offers in 2024.

 

2023’s Most Popular Blog Posts (Written before 2023)

• Choose a New Design for your Discover It Credit Card – 159 Colorful Options Available (2/2/22) – This was the number one post in 2022 and again in 2023 with over 20K pageviews!  If you are tired of the standard Discover It design, pick a new card design from 150+ options.  This also helps if you have multiple Discover It cards so you can easily tell them apart.

• My Experience with the InKind App to Pay Restaurant Bill, $25 Referral Credit, & $50 AMEX Offer (11/30/22) – I have been a huge fan of InKind restaurants over the last year, I just wish there were more participating restaurants in my area.  I’m hoping we see another round of InKind promos in 2024.

• How to Add a PIN to a Visa or MasterCard Gift Card (7/23/13) – This is one of my oldest posts from 2013 and received 10K pageviews this year.  People still want to learn about activating gift cards and adding PINs.

• How to Use Home Depot Store Credit for Online Purchases (8/30/21) – If you are stuck with Home Depot store credit and want to use it for a HomeDepot.com online purchase, read this post to learn how it can be done.

• How to Remove / Unlink a Citi Credit Card from your Online Account (1/16/18) – If you recently closed a Citi credit card, you will need to manually remove / unlink the card from your online account.

• Why Are My Walmart Orders Instantly Cancelled? Use Walmart’s Online Chat to Fix (7/26/17) – This post is always very popular around Thanksgiving and Christmas time.  6+ years later, Walmart.com is still instantly cancelling orders, you would think they would have fixed this issue by now.

• 2 Hawaii Timeshare Vacation Package Deals: Hilton Grand Vacations Honolulu (Oahu) or Waikoloa (Big Island) & Westin Vacation Club Kaanapali (Maui) (4/26/22) – Two more timeshare vacation packages from Hilton.

• Wells Fargo Discontinues Temporary Debit Cards & ATM Access Code Feature (2/22/21) – This is a big disappointment for Wells Fargo customers who cannot access a temporary debit card or ATM access codes.

• Citi Will No Longer Accept Cash Payments for Credit Cards at Branches (6/7/18) – In a shocking move for a bank, Citi stopped accepting cash payments in a branch to pay Citi credit cards.  What are they thinking?

• Westin Denver Airport Review: Go from Gate to Hotel Room in 25 Minutes (or Less) (8/3/18) – This is one of my favorite airport hotels and it has a great view of the train tracks and airport runways.

 

There you have it folks, here are the top 10 most popular posts written in 2023 and the most popular posts written before 2023.  Were any of these posts your favorite from 2023?  Have a great weekend everyone!