Introduction Okay, I know most of you just rolled your eyes and called this a stupid conspiracy theory, but hear out my story first. I was up at Walmart last Saturday, loading the rest of my Staples $200 from the AMEX offers from December (see how my MS has slowed down.) Anyway, I had JUST gotten […]
Introduction There has been lots of posts lately on FT and other forums about Citi shutdowns of late. It’s not like a ‘wave’ like the OBC Blue Wednesday wave, but the number of reported shutdowns have increased in the past week or two. We haven’t figured out what is the root cause – churning too […]
Introduction A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about how Barclays shut down both my wife’s and my account. I had about $400 worth of Arrival+ points left in both of our accounts. Usually, you’ll want to contact the bank directly and ask to get a credit on those points, but I had read calling […]
Introduction I am writing this, angrily, while sitting in a car shop having my Audi’s brake pads and rotors replaced. I’ll explain why I’m angry (not with the shop, but by my failed oversight and gamble.) Yesterday, I told you about how I got some new tires installed for my Audi, and while installing them, […]
Introduction I had bought my used Audi, and it had around 30K miles on it. I didn’t know (but I should have checked) when I bought it that the tires needed to be replaced. Usually around 30K miles is when you’ll need to replace tires, but it really depends on how you drive the car. […]