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The Cost of Collecting

Mar 10, 2026

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6 min read

The Cost of Collecting

The final stage of a Capital One Offers experiment from abroad

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Miles & Points

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Virgin Miles Purchase: Two Months In

Feb 27, 2026

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4 min read

Virgin Miles Purchase: Two Months In

And whether I reload for 2026

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What Came After

Feb 10, 2026

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6 min read

What Came After

Capital One Offers, tested from abroad

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Program Mechanics

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Marriott Points Regularly Return to the Same Sale Price Range

Feb 8, 2026

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7 min read

Marriott Points Regularly Return to the Same Sale Price Range

What the Buy-Points History Actually Shows

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Hilton

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Hilton Points Are Almost Always on Sale

Feb 2, 2026

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7 min read

Hilton Points Are Almost Always on Sale

How Often Hilton Runs Buy-Points Bonuses, Quantified

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Capital One Offers: A Test From Abroad

Jan 30, 2026

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9 min read

Capital One Offers: A Test From Abroad

A real-time experiment using Capital One Offers outside the US

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Program Mechanics

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Are Frequent Flyer Miles Taxable for Expats?

Jan 29, 2026

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6 min read

Are Frequent Flyer Miles Taxable for Expats?

The border-proof perk hiding in plain sight

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IHG

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When Points Pricing Ignores Room Hierarchies

Jan 26, 2026

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7 min read

When Points Pricing Ignores Room Hierarchies

How IHG’s “standard room” logic can quietly erase cash premiums

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IHG

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IHG Points Are Almost Always on Sale

Jan 24, 2026

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6 min read

IHG Points Are Almost Always on Sale

How Often IHG Runs 100% Buy-Points Bonuses, Quantified

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Miles & Points

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Why Transferable Points Behave Differently When a Member Dies

Jan 20, 2026

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6 min read

Why Transferable Points Behave Differently When a Member Dies

Upstream currencies, downstream rules (January 2026)

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Miles & Points

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What Happens to Airline Miles and Hotel Points When a Member Dies

Jan 20, 2026

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7 min read

What Happens to Airline Miles and Hotel Points When a Member Dies

A reference guide to death clauses, breakage, and estate handling in loyalty programs (as of January 2026)

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Miles & Points

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Becoming the Miles Bank

Jan 10, 2026

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7 min read

Becoming the Miles Bank

Liquidity, trust, and the hidden cost of ‘free’ miles

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Miles & Points

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The Free Night Certificate Decision Framework

Jan 6, 2026

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5 min read

The Free Night Certificate Decision Framework

How constraints and optionality determine which certificate to use

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Miles & Points

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Not All Free Night Certificates Are the Same

Dec 31, 2025

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3 min read

Not All Free Night Certificates Are the Same

Why capped, flex, and uncapped FNCs behave very differently in practice

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Miles & Points

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An Expat’s Sweet Spot: Virgin Points, Kenya, and a Closing Window

Dec 29, 2025

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6 min read

An Expat’s Sweet Spot: Virgin Points, Kenya, and a Closing Window

How Virgin Points, Safari Seasonality, and Expat Geography Briefly Line Up

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Miles & Points

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Why I Didn’t Automatically Choose Maximum Points

Dec 28, 2025

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6 min read

Why I Didn’t Automatically Choose Maximum Points

A British Airways booking and the pricing most people miss

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Hilton

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Hilton and Me

Dec 27, 2025

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6 min read

Hilton and Me

How I actually use statement credits, certificates, and Diamond status

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Miles & Points

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Why I Bought Virgin Atlantic Miles Speculatively

Dec 22, 2025

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5 min read

Why I Bought Virgin Atlantic Miles Speculatively

And how I evaluate large mileage purchases, transfer bonuses, and real redemption value

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