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Grant is an expert in frequent flyer miles, hotel loyalty points, credit card rewards, and cash back deals. He also has a pretty cool travel blog. Find him on Twitter @travelwithgrant.

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SF Travel Hacker Meetup @ Super Duper Burgers (Saturday February 11 from 12-2pm)

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Good morning everyone, happy rainy Tuesday from San Francisco.  It’s been months since my last SF travel hackers meetup so I have decided to take my (burger-eating) talents back to Super Duper Burgers this Saturday afternoon.  If you are free this Saturday, please join me and other Bay Area travel hackers for burgers, fries, miles, points, MS, and more.  As a reminder, this location is on Market Street between Montgomery and Powell Street BART stations.

  • Where: Super Duper Burgers, 721 Market St, San Francisco, CA 94103 (Google Maps)
  • When: Saturday, February 11 @ 12-2pm

Super Duper Burgers Yelp

No need to RSVP, just show up on time (rain or shine) and be ready to eat and talk.  Have a great week everyone!

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My 2016 Roundup of Bank Account Bonuses (1099-Int Tax Season)

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Good morning everyone, I hope you all had a great weekend (except for the hardcore Atlanta Falcon fans – that was a heartbreaking defeat to the New England Patriots).  For the last few weeks, I have slowly begun receiving tax forms for my 2016 bank account bonuses.  I am a huge fan of Doctor of Credit and owe him a great big thank you for all the hard work he does covering bank account bonuses – he even updates his list on a monthly basis!  As a recap, here is my haul from 2015 (order based on account opening date):

  • 40,000 Citi Thank You Points – Citigold Checking (since downgraded to basic checking)
  • $125 – US Bank Gold Checking
  • $50 – US Bank START Savings
  • $300 – Chase Total Checking (offer is available again, so I will do this soon)
  • $50 – Discover Checking (still open – no minimum balance)
  • $400 – PNC Performance Select Checking
  • $150 – Technology Credit Union (Tech CU) Checking
  • $100 – Discover Savings (still open – decent 1% savings rate)
  • Total: $1,175

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Reminder: OC Meetup Saturday, February 4 @ 12pm at In-N-Out (Tustin District)

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Good morning everyone.  I hope your weekend is going well so far.  This is just a reminder that my miles and points / travel hacker meetup is going on today (Saturday, February 4).  If you are free today, I would love to meet you and talk travel, miles and points, MS, and politics blogging.

  • Where: 2895 Park Ave, Tustin, CA 92782 (Google Maps)
  • When: Saturday, February 4 @ 12-2PM

In-N-Out Tustin District Map

There is no need to RSVP to the OC Meetup, just show up at 12pm and be ready to talk talk travel.  I hope to see some of you there!  Have a great weekend everyone!

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Tahoe Winter Weekend: Snowboarding @ Mt. Rose, Hampton Inn Truckee, Snowshoeing & Snowmobiling

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Good morning everyone, happy Thursday.  Last weekend, my brother and I went on a road trip from San Francisco to Tahoe (in the Sierra Nevada Mountains).  Along the way, we stopped in Roseville (just outside Sacramento) and visited Topgolf (read: My First Time to Topgolf: Family-Friendly Driving Range with a Sports Bar).

After leaving Roseville and our cheap 10,000 Marriott point Fairfield Inn Roseville, our first stop was Mt. Rose, a snow-covered mountain about 15 minutes outside of Reno, Nevada.  We were planning on staying at a hotel in Reno, but changed our plans at the last minute, but we had already committed to Mt. Rose lift passes.  The mountain is not as popular or crowded as Squaw Valley or Northstar, which was nice.  Lift passes are $105/day, which might be more/less than the other mountains, I’m not sure.  Here are some pics from around the base of the mountain near the ticket window and atop the slopes.  #snowboarderforlife

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OC Meetup Saturday, February 4 @ 12pm at In-N-Out (Tustin District)

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Good morning everyone.  I will be flying down to Orange County this weekend to watch the Super Bowl with my family, so I decided to do a miles and points meetup on Saturday afternoon.  If you are free this Saturday, I would love to meet you and talk travel, miles and points, MS, and politics blogging.

  • Where: 2895 Park Ave, Tustin, CA 92782 (Google Maps)
  • When: Saturday, February 4 @ 12-2PM

In-N-Out Tustin District Map

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