One of the standard first slides in medical PowerPoint presentations is the conflict of interest slide. It goes something like: I’m on the payroll of Medtronic, St. Jude, Boston scientific, Biotronik, ELA, and Biosense Webster… Please enjoy the following educational presentation on sudden cardiac death. I’ve noticed that the same goes for online travel blogs, […]
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The Rebirth of Churn
It may be useful to give some real-world examples of credit card churns. Not because these were particularly well-thought-out, or executed. Indeed were I to do it all over I would certainly choose different cards. The value here is more about giving a granular view of the actions and reactions of a real-world churn. Let’s […]
Family Values
Playing the miles game is a very different endeavor if you are a free agent, or a married without kids couple. In that instance leveraging credit card bonuses and manufactured spending into dream vacations is quite a bit easier than stealing candy from a baby. (And for the record, I’ve never been convicted of any […]
Cutting the Cord
One of the nice things about the miles game is that credit card companies usually waive the first year fee associated with the credit card bonus.This means that with a little bit of elbow grease, a touch of organization, and a can-do attitude, you can rack up literally hundreds of thousands if not millions of […]
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