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Receive 12 Free Gogo WiFi Passes with US Bank Altitude Reserve Credit Card (Activate by March 31, 2022)

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Good afternoon everyone.  I was just reviewing my recent credit card statement from my US Bank Altitude Reserve Credit Card when I spotted this update in the Important Messages section.  Firstly, “Google Inflight Wi-Fi benefit” is actually a typo, since it is Gogo, not Google.  Secondly, the benefit of 12 free Gogo wifi passes every year is ending on April 1, 2022, so the last day to activate this benefit is March 31, 2022.  I will walk you through the steps to activate this benefit and receive your 12 free Gogo wifi passes.

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Upcoming In-Person FTU Events: Chicago (Feb 19-20), Los Angeles (Mar 12-13), New York (Mar 19-20) & Dallas (Apr 2-3)

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Good afternoon everyone, I hope your week is going well.  In addition to the Frequent Traveler University (FTU) virtual seminars I have written about over the last year, FTU has several upcoming in-person events in the coming months spread out across the country.  If you have the FTU Online Annual Membership, please remember to use your $49 discount coupon when purchasing a ticket.  These events partner with the Travel & Adventure Show, so you have free access to the show along with your FTU ticket.  Here is the current lineup of in-person FTU events:

FTU Advanced Chicago – February 19-20, 2022 at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center (close to Chicago O’Hare).  Tickets are $129 for non-members and $80 for members (when you use the $49 coupon).

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Choose a New Design for your Discover It Credit Card – 159 Colorful Options Available

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Good afternoon everyone.  I just received an email from Discover letting me know that I can select a new card design for my Discover It Credit Card and Discover It Miles Credit Card.  I currently have the standard (aka boring) card design shown above, so I was curious to see what card designs were available and find out if any of the card designs spoke to me.  Let me tell you, I was very impressed by the 159 colorful card design options and had a hard time picking my favorite.  In this post, I will show you a small sample of the various card designs to get you inspired.  As a reminder, changing the card design does not change the credit card number or expiration date, and you can keep using your current credit card until you receive and activate your new credit card.

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Brainstorming New Credit Card Ideas for Citi – Check Out the Citi Adulting is Hard Rewards Credit Card

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Good morning everyone, I hope your weekend is going well.  I don’t know about you, but sometimes I dream about credit cards and travelling.  I also recently product changed from an old Citi AT&T Access More to a Citi Custom Cash (read My Experience Product Changing / Converting / Downgrading to the Citi Custom Cash Credit Card), so I had the Citi Custom Cash on the brain.  As you probably know, Citi has several “cash back” credit cards that earn Citi ThankYou Points and each credit card has it’s niche.  I decided to brainstorm some ideas for new Citi credit cards, so let me know what you think.

For starters, let’s go through the existing Citi credit card lineup to see what areas are already covered to identify possible opportunities.

  • Citi AT&T Access More Credit Card (no longer available) – 3x for AT&T purchases and online purchases; 1x everywhere else
  • Citi Rewards+ Credit Card – 2x at supermarkets and gas stations; 1x everywhere else; round up to the nearest 10 points; 10% rebate on redeemed points, up to 10,000 points
  • Citi Custom Cash Credit Card – 5% cash back on your highest spend category, on the first $500 spent in that category each month; 1% cash back everywhere else
  • Citi Dividend Credit Card (no longer available) – 5% cash back in rotating categories every quarter

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The Era of Visa-Free Living in Mexico is Over

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Buenos días everyone,

If you’re thinking about spending a significant amount of time in Mexico or even making multiple trips over the course of a year, you should be aware of a change in practice by Mexican immigration authorities.

For many years, it’s been very easy for U.S. citizens (and certain other nationalities) to spend a virtually unlimited amount of time in Mexico. Visa-free entry with a tourist permit (the cost of which is automatically included in your plane ticket) is granted for up to 180 days (six months) and for years the standard practice has been to grant virtually everyone a 180 day entry permit regardless of their trip plans and travel history. (Land border crossings have different rules if you’re staying in the border area.) As a result, it was common for foreigners living in Mexico to just travel to the US or Guatemala (or another nearby country) at least once every six months and live in Mexico indefinitely without a resident visa. Continue reading →