1.A normal mom will give you a snack after school.A French mom will prepare you a real goûter, like a crêpe au sucre or a few tartines beurrées, with a delicious chocolat chaud. 2.A normal mom will ask (or beg)…
TPG reader Ryan sent me a message on Facebook to ask about redeeming Citi ThankYou points:Citi makes some unusual distinctions between points based on where they come from. You can earn “ThankYou points” from both Citi checking accounts and credit…
TPG reader Brittany sent me a message on Facebook to ask about free hotel nights:With regards to Brittany’s question, all three loyalty programs confine Fifth Night Free benefits to a single hotel stay. A stay is defined as consecutive nights…
1.A normal mom fears the day she has to have the “talk”.A Swedish mom will comfortably talk and teach you about p-piller, barnmorskan och ungdomsmottagningen. 2.A normal mom will let you stay inside when the weather is bad.A Swedish mom…
TPG reader Kevin sent me a message on Facebook to ask about earning Delta Medallion status:Kevin wants to know if he can earn bonus elite miles from more than one of those Delta cards, and the answer is yes. Between…
TPG reader Cara sent me a message on Facebook to ask about earning the Southwest Companion Pass:To get the Companion Pass, you need to earn 110,000 qualifying points in a calendar year, but once you’ve earned those points, they count…
Dear Mom,I want you to stop dropping me off at the airport for some trip I’m about to take, and start becoming my seatmate.I always appreciated the vacations you planned for our family: spring break in Philadelphia, where we saw…
TPG reader Logan sent me a message on Facebook to ask about airline credit cards:If you’re going to use two cards in tandem, then ideally their benefits should complement each other. The Chase Sapphire Preferred Card is one of my…
1. Venezuela is a cheap destination for foreigners at the moment… as long as they are willing to negotiate in the parallel currency market. In Venezuela, there’s an (unfortunate) exchange control that prevents the free flow of foreign currency. This…
Now they’ve launched a new campaign to fund raise for refugees and homeless Americans. They are also sharing conversations with refugee kids, gathered by a Help Refugees team during a visit to the Greek border earlier this month. “We are…
