It’s everyone’s favorite or least favorite time of year again… Tax preparation season! For most small businesses and individual’s who elect to have less taxes taken out of their paychecks, January 15th is your final quarterly payment due date for the 2021 tax year. These large payments are often one of the easiest ways toContinue reading “Expecting A Tax Bill? Open A New Credit Card!”
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First Steps After Getting Your New American Express Card
You were just approved for your new American Express Card… Congratulations! As with any new credit/charge card, there are often benefits that you need to enroll in in order to maximize their potential. For this post, we are going to focus on the American Express Platinum and its outsized intro bonus and benefits! Enroll inContinue reading “First Steps After Getting Your New American Express Card”
Corporate Card or Reimbursement?
As things begin returning to normal and business travel becomes expected, so do the awful expense reports that ask you to itemize the 10 different hotel “taxes” that end up being 1/3 of the room rate! I was recently chatting with a friend who was interviewing for a new job that told him “All businessesContinue reading “Corporate Card or Reimbursement?”
Booking an upcoming trip? Get a new credit card!
As the world begins to open again, the travel industry is expected to have an influx of pent up demand. I know for me, traveling with my wife is something I have been looking forward to throughout COVID-19… its actually one of the reasons I started this blog! I had an entire trip lined upContinue reading “Booking an upcoming trip? Get a new credit card!”
Booking A YOLO Trip On POINTS!
I recently looked at my accounts and noticed that I had over a million points… It was time to spend some. My wife and I had been planning to take a vacation once things calmed down at work and thought this was a perfect time! I began to look at different hotels around Florida andContinue reading “Booking A YOLO Trip On POINTS!”
I Have Points… Now What?
After your intro bonus and normal spending, you will soon look at your account and see a plethora of points… but what do you do with them? Points vary in terms of what their monetary value is, however for this post lets focus on American Express Membership Rewards points which the “industry” typically values atContinue reading “I Have Points… Now What?”