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I’ll be in Minneapolis this Weekend for Frequent Traveler University – Come Say Hi!

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Good morning everyone, happy Friday!  This weekend, I will be at Frequent Traveler University (FTU) Advanced in Minneapolis, Minnesota.  It will be a fun-filled weekend full of miles, points, travel stories, and hopefully sunshine (bye bye rainy San Francisco).  I’ll be flying from SFO to MSP on Sun Country, my first time flying Sun Country.  I will be arriving late Friday night, so I will miss the Friday happy hour, but I will be there all day Saturday and Sunday for the sessions.  If you are attending the event, please say hi.  I always appreciate meeting blog readers and talking face to face.

If this is your first travel conference, do your best to be social.  Travel hackers, in general, are pretty quiet and reserved, but when we start talking about miles and points, we get really excited.  Ask what city they traveled from, how they got to the conference, where is their next trip to, which blogs they read (if they don’t mention TWG, tell them that TWG is the best travel blog out there!), etc.

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If you have any questions, please leave a comment below.  Have a great weekend everyone!

P.S. If you are in San Francisco later this month, I will be at the SF Travel Hackers June Meetup on Tuesday, June 27 from 7-9pm at Hopwater Distribution.

P.P.S. I will be in Orange County for Fourth of July weekend and will do an OC Travel Hackers Meetup on Saturday, July 1 from 12-2pm at In-N-Out.

P.P.P.S. I will also be at the Chicago Seminars travel conference from October 20-22.

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My Simple Currency Exchange Rate Philosophy

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On the surface, a discussion about currency exchange rates may sound simple. There are best practices for how to get the best rates and how to access foreign currency when you’re on a trip. Those seem like the nuts and bolts of any discussion. And best practices do change from time to time.

I remember when a really cool thing to do for Euros was to go to your local AAA office where you could buy Euro starter packs at a pretty decent exchange rate. For people who were just beginning to travel abroad, it was a great idea. I used to get them as gifts for couples going to Europe on their honeymoon! I have no idea if AAA still does that, but in the old days, they used to sell out quickly.

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Image source: http://www.sfgate.com/business/article/A-brief-history-of-money-11059182.php

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Quick Deal: $100 Lowe’s eGift Card for $90 from Gyft (Promo Code LOWESDAD)

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Good morning everyone, happy Thursday.  Another day and another Lowe’s eGift Card deal.  Yesterday, eGifter.com had the deal, today it’s time for Gyft.  You can buy a $100 Lowe’s eGift Card for $90 at Gyft with promo code LOWESDAD.  You have to buy each egift card in a separate transaction and there is a limit of 5 per household.

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Quick Deal: $100 Lowe’s eGift Card for $90 from eGifter (DEAD)

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Update 11am PT: Looks like the offer is dead already.  That was fast!

Good morning everyone, happy Wednesday.  I just got an email from eGifter about a great deal.  You can buy $100 Lowe’s egift cards on sale for $90.  These will probably sell out fast, so buy some if you are interested.  You can also use BeFrugal to earn 1% cash back from eGifter.com.  If you are not a BeFrugal member, sign up free today and get a $10 bonus.

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If you have any questions, please leave a comment below.  Have a great day.

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Redeem Barclays Arrival Points for Travel Statement Credits

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Good morning everyone, I hope you all had a great weekend.  During my March App-O-Rama, I was approved for the Barclays Arrival Plus Credit Card that offered 50,000 Barclays Arrival Points after spending $3,000 in 3 months.  After meeting the minimum spending requirement and receiving the sign up bonus, I wanted to redeem my Barclays Arrival Points for travel statement credits.  In this post, I will show you how to redeem Barclays Arrival Points for travel statement credits.  First things first, log into your Barclays online account and go to your Barclays Arrival Plus Credit Card.  Then click the Rewards & Benefits Center button to start redeeming your Barclays Arrival Points.

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