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  • 5% Cashback Chase Freedom Flex Categories Q3 2021

    5% Cashback Chase Freedom Flex Categories Q3 2021

    There are some excellent cashback credit cards out there including the Chase Freedom Flex. It’s a newer card to Chase that earns 5% cashback in rotating bonus categories. For those of you with the Chase Freedom Card, this card works nearly the same. Chase recently released announced its 5% cashback bonus categories for Q3 so…


  • 5 Best Ways to Use Flying Blue Miles

    5 Best Ways to Use Flying Blue Miles

    Flying Blue is the frequent flyer program of Air France–KLM Group, the holding company that owns both airlines. Air France is headquartered in Paris while KLM is headquartered in a suburb of Amsterdam. Miles earned from flying and/or points transferred from credit card programs are called Flying Blue miles. Both airlines are members of the…


  • Porto Portugal in 48 Hours: A Porto Portugal Travel Guide

    Porto Portugal in 48 Hours: A Porto Portugal Travel Guide

    When you think of Porto, many exciting experiences come to mind for me. Things like tasting wine in the Douro Valley, enjoying the delicious Portuguese food, learning about the importance of Port wine, or simply soaking in views of the Douro River are why Porto is incredible. Porto is a city that has the feel…


  • Bilt Credit Card Review: Earn 2x Points on Rent With No Fee

    Bilt Credit Card Review: Earn 2x Points on Rent With No Fee

    Rent is likely the largest monthly expense for most people. It certainly is for me. For someone like me who finds ways to earn the maximum amount of credit card points on any spending, for years, the fact that there’s no easy way to pay rent with a credit card without incurring massive fees has…


  • A 48-Hour Vacation in Destin Florida

    A 48-Hour Vacation in Destin Florida

    Located in the Florida Panhandle, the greater Destin area is known for its beaches, deep-sea fishing, seafood restaurants, golf courses, parasailing, and most recently craft breweries. Each of these activities has something for every traveler making a vacation in Destin an attractive destination. In addition to its beaches and golf, Henderson Beach State Park and…


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