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PSA: Sometimes Booking Flights Individually is Cheaper than Booking Together

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Good morning everyone, I hope you all had a great Father’s Day weekend.  Even though I didn’t see my dad yesterday, I did speak to him on the phone and helped him book an award flight to Seattle.  As I was searching for Southwest Airlines flights for him, I found an award flight for 9,631 Southwest Airlines Rapid Reward Points (SWA RR Points).  Unfortunately, my dad did not see the same price, he saw a higher price.  Let me explain why.

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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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ExitFares Combines the Search Power of The Flight Deal, Airfare Watch Dog, and Other Airline Deal Websites

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(Hat Tip to Paul for the CN Traveler article)

Good morning everyone, I recently learned about a new travel website called ExitFares which aggregates all the best airline deal sites like The Flight Deal, Airfare Watch Dog, and many smaller sites.  After you create a free account, you can receive daily emails with only deals from your chosen cities.  I selected Los Angeles and San Francisco and received 9 flight deals on the first day.  If you are interested in checking in out, please create an ExitFares account.

ExitFares Home Page

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Citi’s No Kid Hungry Campaign, Table Initiative, and Garden Initiative

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Good afternoon everyone, I hope your weekend is going well.  I was checking my Citi online account when I stumbled onto a new program that Citi is participating in.  It is called the No Kid Hungry Campaign and it is a great program to combat childhood hunger.  The program is simple: enroll your Citi credit card(s), then use that Citi credit card at any restaurant, and Citi will donate $2 per transaction to the campaign, up to $500,000.  The program will run from now through July 31.  You will still earn your usual miles, points, or cash back, but you will also be helping children in need.  To enroll your Citi credit card, click here.

Citi No Kid Hungry Home Page

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Random News: Citi Prestige & Premier, US Bank, British Airways, IHG, and Southwest Airlines

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Good morning everyone, it’s been a while since I did a random news post, so I have accumulated quite a bit of random news.  So much news, that I will have to do a random news afternoon special.  Check back at noon for that.  In the meantime, here is the morning edition of the random news.  My first Citi Prestige statement closed and I received the full $250 airline travel credit.

Citi Prestige $250 Airline Credit Used

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