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Put me in, Coach! Travel with Grant moves to Boarding Area!

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Good afternoon everyone, I have some very excited news to share.  Starting today, Travel with Grant is moving to the Boarding Area home page, permanently!  Do you see the new Boarding Area banner at the top of the page?  It’s official!

For those that don’t know, Travel with Grant was born on May 1, 2013.  The idea of starting a travel blog came to me as I was reading The $100 Startup by Chris Guillebeau (Amazon) on my way home from FTU DC (the first FTU DC in Tysons Corner, Virginia).  Travel with Grant was the first blog I ever created and I had never touched WordPress before then.

Fast forward 21 months later and here I am… on the home page of Boarding Area!

TWG Stats from May 13 to Jan 15

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My Thoughts on the Fremont Meetup and the Bay Area Travel & Adventure Show

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Good evening everyone, I just wanted to share some of my thoughts from yesterday regarding my first Bay Area meetup in Fremont and my short trip to the Bay Area Travel & Adventure Show.  On Saturday afternoon, as I drove down to Fremont, it started pouring really hard.  I didn’t know if I was going to make it to In-N-Out in time for the 12pm meetup or if anyone would show up.  Luckily, by the time I made it to Fremont, the rain had stopped and the weather began to improve.  As I waited outside on the tables, I was curious to see if anyone would show up.  (Photo taken at 11:55am)

In-N-Out Fremont

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Reminder: OC Meetup at In-N-Out Saturday January 31 at 6PM

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Good morning everyone, this is just a friendly reminder for all readers in the Orange County area.  Please join me and many others like me for dinner at In-N-Out as we discuss miles and points.  All levels of expertise are welcome, from beginners to experts.

OC Meetup:

In-N-Out Tustin District Map

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Part 2: My Manufactured Spend Strategy with PayPal, Chime, Meetups, Reselling, and More!

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Good morning everyone, welcome to part 2 of my Manufactured Spend strategy.  If you haven’t already, please read part 1 before this post.  This post doesn’t really have any new MS strategies, I just talk about various avenues of learning about MS strategies and clarifying some of the MS strategies that I *do not* participate in.  Most people assume I do every sort of MS out there, but that is not correct.

PayPal My Cash Cards, PayPal Business Debit Card, and PayPal Extras MasterCard

I used to buy PPMCCs to pay off my PPEMC, but PayPal told me not to do that anymore.  I used to use my PPEMC to pay my PPEMC via Evolve Money and get free PayPal Points, but Evolve Money closed that loophole.  I used to use my PPBDC for online debit card loads with Serve, but I might close my Serve Card soon.  The future of PayPal in my MS arsenal is unknown…

PayPal to Bluebird Logo

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Part 1: My Manufactured Spend and Redbird Loading Strategy

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Good morning everyone, I wanted to respond to Frequent Milers’s post (My manufactured spend strategy) and share my own MS strategy.  You will probably be surprised by my strategy, maybe inspired, and maybe even disappointed.  Let’s get started…

Every Sunday, Staples releases their latest Easy Rebate offers/coupons here.  This week, we have more paper on sale and a few smaller deals, like $5 off food and tape.

Staples Rebates 1-25-2015

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