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  • The Bold Travel Companion: Marriott Bonvoy Bold

    The Bold Travel Companion: Marriott Bonvoy Bold

    Well, Marriott is at again. This time with its Marriott Bonvoy Bold and a limited-time offer that may make sense for you. If you’re new to Marriott and/or Marriott credit cards, I’ll cover everything you need to know about the Marriott Bonvoy Bold credit card in this review. Before moving into the Marriott Bonvoy Bold,…


  • Best Books on Amazon: Top 3 Books from January 2022

    Best Books on Amazon: Top 3 Books from January 2022

    January kicked off the year with a fun reading month with these books on Amazon. Book topics include finance, a spy novel, and philosophy. Too Big to Fail: The Inside Story of How Wall Street and Washington Fought to Save the Financial System–and Themselves, The Secret Servant (Gabriel Allon), and Meditations: The Annotated Edition were…


  • United Quest Card Review: Earn 2X Miles on Travel

    United Quest Card Review: Earn 2X Miles on Travel

    Just when United Airlines pulls the rug out from its members through program devaluations, the airline launches a monster welcome offer on a new card. While it’s true United award flights tend to require more miles than in the past, the welcome offer on the card_name is intriguing. The airline is targeting potential cardmembers who…


  • 2021 Reading List: My 40 Best Books of 2021

    2021 Reading List: My 40 Best Books of 2021

    2021 was another successful reading year. In total, I read 40 books that are included below in my best books of 2021. Book categories included in my best books of 2021 are World War I and II, Finance and Investing, the American Revolution, Fiction, Sports, New Orleans, General History, Self-Help, Entrepreneurship, and Energy. I went…


  • 3 Best Books on Amazon: Top 3 Books from December 2021

    3 Best Books on Amazon: Top 3 Books from December 2021

    December marked the productive end to the 2021 reading year. I finished the year with 39 books, most of which I thoroughly enjoyed. For this month’s best books on Amazon, I read Gumbo Tales: Finding My Place at the New Orleans Table, The Last Season: A Team in Search of Its Soul, The Messenger, and…


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