Good afternoon everyone. I just received this email from Expedia regarding changes to the Expedia OneKey loyalty program for when you book a VRBO stay. Starting on May 22, 2025 (1 month from today), the amount of OneKeyCash you earn on a VRBO stay will depend on your tier status:
Here is the full email from Expedia:
Good afternoon everyone, I hope your week is going well. I’m kicking off a new series on the blog called Miles & Points Mantra, where I’ll be sharing the personal “rules” I follow when it comes to using airline miles, hotel points, credit card rewards, and all things travel. I try to follow these rules 100% of the time, but I have been known to break the rules from time to time. Whether you’re brand new to travel hacking or a seasoned pro, I’d love to hear if you agree or disagree with these “rules.” I have a long list of mantras to share, but if you have one you swear by (or want me to cover), please share it in the comments section below. Let’s get started…
If you are just starting out and only have 1 or 2 hotel Free Night Certificates (FNCs), it might not be too difficult to remember to use them before they expire. Fortunately / unfortunately, between Laura and myself, we have earned / received 15 FNCs in the last 12 months from various credit card sign up bonuses, paying renewal annual fees on our hotel credit cards, and from completing a Hyatt Brand Explorer challenge. 15 FNCs means we have to spend at least 15 nights in hotels throughout the year in 4 different hotel brands (Hilton, Hyatt. IHG, and Marriott) within certain categories and point limitations. The only way I can manage these FNCs is in a spreadsheet.
Good afternoon everyone, I hope you had a great weekend. Yesterday, my dad asked me about his Hyatt Free Night Certificate (FNC). He told me he just booked a Hyatt stay using the FNC but wasn’t sure if he got a good deal on the hotel stay. I asked him when the FNC expired, but he didn’t know or remember. I told him how to figure out when the Hyatt FNC posted to his account and how to find out when the FNC expired. I figured this post would be helpful to others who are in the same situation. It is really easy to find out, here is how.
Figure out when your $95 annual fee is charged to your Chase World of Hyatt Credit Card. For Laura’s card, her $95 annual fee posted on February 1, 2025. You can find this charge using the Chase website, Chase app, or by looking at your credit card statements.
Good afternoon from rainy San Francisco. Yesterday, I received the following email from Wells Fargo. My natural instinct is to delete this email and never give it a second thought, but I decided to click on the Summary of Changes link and see what Wells Fargo is up to. Long story short, here are the main changes: fraudulently induced electronic fund transfers are not considered unauthorized; Wells Fargo may decline, delay, or reject transfers that appear irregular or suspicious; customers must activate their Paze wallet before use; and the Personalized Insights and Cash Flow Manager services have been discontinued.
Good afternoon everyone. Hot off the heals of the massive Southwest Airlines devaluation this morning, I found another devaluation on my recent US Bank Smartly Checking account statement. The main dagger is how to waive the monthly maintenance fee: “Having an eligible personal U.S. Bank credit card no longer waives the Monthly Maintenance Fee”. Here are the full details:
Changes to the U.S. Bank Smartly Checking account
