Apple has announced some deals with major movie studios to have those purchases be accessible on iCloud. Why is this a big deal? Well, prior to these deals, if you bought a movie on iTunes and downloaded it to your laptop, you couldn’t watch…
The first oneworld MegaDo was a tremendous success, and a super fun time for travel enthusiasts. But for me, one of the most exciting parts was the money we raised for charity. We shattered the old record of $32K by raising over $70,000 for…
Now that the dust has settled (and all the inventory for pre-selling has been claimed), if you weren’t one of the lucky ones, should you wait in a really long line to get a new iPad? Well, first, here’s some of the reasons why…
Those of you that know me well are aware that our daughter, Catherine, has had a rough couple of months getting adjusted to being away from her parents. She started Kindergarten this year and she has struggled with my travel. I ended up with…
If you’re lucky enough to live in CA, IL or TX and fly AA, you were earning double elite qualifying miles the first couple months of this year. In very early January, it was TRIPLE EQMs based on the DEQM promo AA had going…
American Airlines announced bonuses for extra miles above and beyond achieved status levels yesterday. The rewards themselves are compelling, although largely unachievable for most. AA has done this for a few years now, and the last two years the rewards have been based on…
We’re going through the process of renewing the family passports. With a 10-year initial term, this is actually the first renewal for Michelle and I. Catherine’s was only a 5-year term, so hers was up for renewal as well. If you don’t have a…
I was a little surprised to see this article in the WSJ this morning. Very soon after American filed for bankruptcy it announced that it would have to terminate the pension plans for it’s workforce. When something like this happens, the Pension Benefit Guaranty…
As reported in this article, American Airlines doesn’t seem to be making progress with it’s unions, despite being in bankruptcy. In part, AMR (American Airlines’ parent company) said, “More than a month has passed since we outlined our business plan and asked our unions…
My Chase Sapphire Preferred Card showed up today. Gary’s been barking at me for months to get the card, but I wanted to put the refinance of our house to bed before doing so. I applied for both this card and the Ink Bold…