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Upcoming Meetups and Travel Conferences (July 23 through December 6)

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Good morning everyone, happy Amazon Prime Day!  I couldn’t sleep last night, so I bought a new AmazonBasics 12-Sheet High-Security Micro-Cut Shredder at 3am and then I read Doctor of Credit’s post about Amazon eGift Cards on sale and bought those too.  If you do purchase anything today, please consider using my Amazon affiliate link.  Thank you, thank you, thank you!  Happy 20th birthday Amazon!

Anyway, with the recent news about FTU Advanced Newport Beach, I thought I would list all the meetups and travel conferences that I will be attending throughout the end of the year.  These are in chronological order and there may/may not be tickets left to purchase.

Let’s start with a local meetup in San Francisco.  This group is relative new, but the turnout of 30-50 people is impressive.  They have formal presentations once a month and then breakout discussions afterwards.  The organizers of this meetup are very passionate and knowledgeable.

  • Where: San Francisco, California (Meetup page)
  • When: Thursday, July 23 @ 7PM

SF Travel Hacker Meetup 7-23-2015

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July 2015: My 8 Credit Card App-O-Rama Game Plan

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Disclosure: if you are just starting out with credit cards, do not follow in my footsteps.  I have years of experience with credit card applications, reconsideration calls, and managing my finances.  You are responsible for your credit score and finances.  You have been warned.

Good evening everyone, I hope you had a great weekend.  I got sunburned Saturday sitting at Faction Brewery in Alameda and got another sunburn Sunday on a hike.  After doing my Sunday chores, I decided to plan my upcoming App-O-Rama.  Here is my current App-O-Rama plan.  Please let me know if you have any thoughts on the credit cards I am applying for.

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Convert Citi American Airlines Executive to Double Cash and Downgrade American Express Blue Cash Preferred to Everyday

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Good afternoon everyone, I hope your weekend is off to a great start.  I have some credit card news I want to share with you.  Earlier this month, my $450 annual fee posted on my Citi American Airlines Executive Credit Card.  Since I didn’t want to pay the $450 annual fee to keep the card, I called Citi to see if I could convert that credit card into a Citi Double Cash Credit Card.

Citi AA Exec $450 Annual Fee

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My Chase Freedom, Discover It, and Citi Dividend Q3 MS Strategy

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Good morning everyone, I just updated my Chase Freedom vs. Discover It vs. Citi Dividend 5% Cash Back Card Comparison page and thought I would share my Q3 strategy.  If you want to learn more about each card and activate the quarterly cash back bonuses, click the above link.

For Q3, Chase is offering 5% cash back at gas stations and Kohl’s.  Some gas stations (and convenient stores classified as gas stations) sell VGCs and PayPal My Cash Cards.  Each gas station has different rules, so you may have to try a few different places before you will be able to find one that accepts credit cards.  Kohl’s also sells a variety of gift cards and VGCs.  Most Kohl’s stores carry $50 and $100 VGCs, but some carry $200 VGCs.  You may need to check out a few stores to find the best GCs.

Chase Freedom Q3

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Search and Use a Hilton Free Weekend Night Certificate (Citi Credit Card Perk)

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Good afternoon everyone.  I recently redeemed my Hilton Free Weekend Night Certificate which I got for spending $10,000 on my Citi Hilton HHonors Reserve Credit Card within a card member year.  This post will show you how to search for available award space and redeem your Free Weekend Night Certificate.

You should receive a similar email from Hilton roughly 4-6 weeks after your annual fee is billed to your Citi Hilton HHonors Reserve Credit Card (assuming you met the $10,000 spending requirement).  The Free Weekend Night Certificate looks like this and is linked to your Hilton HHonors number.  If you accidentally delete or misplace this email, you should be able to call Hilton and they will be able to see your Free Weekend Night Certificate.  You must book travel and complete your stay between the issue date and expiration date.  There is no way to extend the Free Weekend Night Certificate even by 1 day.

Hilton Free Weekend Night Certificate

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