Last year, I was lucky enough to be asked to be a judge for Launchpoint.  Among the contestants was Robert Karp–a sophomore in High School who had already started his own miles and points company. I can’t even start my own lawn mower. BloombergTV interviewed him today on TV about …

Last year, I was determined to make sure I hit at least 85,000 miles.  The reason for this is because US Airways has a Special Dividends program that gives you different benefits in between status levels.  The 85,000 one includes being able to enter the upgrade queue, even on award …

When you are an Emerald Member with National, it’s really nice–you can just go to the lot and pick your car on a standard rental. But this isn’t true when you rent through a third-party discount site like Hotwire or Priceline.  You can’t just walk out on the lot and get …