Saverocity Observation Deck - Miles, Points, And Travel Podcast

With Trevor off gathering toys for tots, the Free-quent Flyer and Mike Graziano, two heavy manufactured spenders, join the podcast to discuss how they keep their games organized, big fails, where to visit in Europe, and more! Plus - FTU smack talk. (Not really). Enjoy!

Mike Dean, founder of The Plastic Merchant, joins us in time for Q4 shopping to discuss how TPM came to be, tips for gift card reselling, tips for saving money on Q4/holiday purchases, and more!

Dia Adams, aka the Deal Mommy, joins us to talk South America, Camp Mom, mom blogs, the new AMEX Hilton card, and more!

We enter a Cortezless world by inviting Spencer Howard, miles aficionado, on to discuss trips to Korea, the Demilitarized Zone, overlooked redemptions, and recent credit card sign ups. We also talk about the hoops he jumped through to successfully take advantage of the Garuda 90% off promo. Please drop us a review in iTunes if you enjoy the show!

Trevor and the Joes talk Oktoberfest, Bank of America's new "2/3/4" rule (h/t DoC), AMEX's RAT, and a podcast announcement.

THE Richard Kerr from Award Travel 101 joins Trevor and Joe Cheung to discuss living in Asia, the beauty of Asian low cost carriers, how to manage those unwieldy Facebook groups, advice for Facebook entrepreneurs, where to go when you retire, and more! Recorded LIVE and in person, woohoo.

With Joe Cheung pulled into emergency puppy sitting duty, Joe Cortez and Trevor discuss the pros and cons of the new co-branded Delta and United cards, whether the cards will be of any use to miles and points hackers. Also, more than you could ever want about pajamas. Enjoy!

Trevor and Joe Cheung get together to recount Trevor's Jetblue Mint experience, discuss how to deal with kids on planes who can't control themselves, and chat about their summer trips. After the break, Trevor updates us all on what's going on in the reselling world and we answer the age old question: "SNES Classic resellers - jerks or true Americans?" Enjoy and thanks for listening!

Shawn Coomer from Miles to Memories returns to talk current earning and burning strategies, reselling, miles and points strategies for teenagers, and more. Plus, the answer to the age old question: reselling or MS more fun?

The gang's all here as we reset the table and talk about our favorite credit cards in a variety of categories, including best cards for newcomers, MS, cashback, and more. Note: we have no affiliate links, all opinions are our own.

The Joes take most of the episode off, so Trevor interviews Ed Pizzarello from Pizza in Motion, the Freddies, and a litany of other places. Trevor and Ed discuss Ed's extensive travels, airline status, the Freddies, the differences between Flyertalk and Inside Flyer, and much more!

With Joe Cheung off celebrating his anniversary, the inmates were once again given the keys to the asylum. Unfortunately, they left Joe Cortez and Trevor in charge of the podcast. In this episode, the two talk all about the recent Skytrax World Airline Awards, and their biggest takeaways from the announcements. Did Etihad really deserve best first class? What about the best economy class? And… shawarma? All will be revealed in Episode 59, and hopefully order will be restored by Episode 60!

Trevor AND Joe Cortez (yay!) are off gallavanting, so I called up Leslie Harvey from Trips with Tykes to discuss hosted media previews and bias in blogging/media coverage. Both of us have experience in this area as it results to Disney, but we also discuss how it may or may not creep into the miles and points space. Speaking of media previews, Leslie just checked out Guardians of the Galaxy Mission Breakout in Disneyland and I visited Pandora the World of Avatar at Disney World, so we end the podcast with some Disney discussion! Recorded 16 Jun, 2017.

We borrow a game from one of Joe Cheung's favorite podcasts. What would we get rid of, keep, or ask for more of in the following areas: travel credit card benefits, transferable point currency partners, and airline security. We had a blast and hope you do too! Recorded 1 Jun, 2017.

Ever wonder what FIRE stands for? Or consider how travel hacking may (or may NOT) be contributing to your overall wealth and financial independence? Join Free-quent Flyer and Money Metagame for this special episode dedicated to taking a look at the intersection of early retirement and travel hacking. Recorded 10 May, 2017.

Trevor and the Joes tackle our brave new world of social media, where every negative interaction on an airplane or otherwise gets filmed. Is this a good or a bad thing? When do you cut airline employees some slack? And how do you deal with the bad ones? Plus, some ranting about the "not a cell phone" ban. Recorded 13 May, 2017.

Joe Cheung returns from Hong Kong to regale the boys with tales of...Hong Kong. Joe Cortez and Trevor share their biggest takeaways from the Freddies, and we all continue to lay into the punching bag that is the American Express Platinum Card. Recorded 28 Apr, 2017.

Matt, the newly minted tax expert, is back to talk tax implications of reselling, MS, small businesses, and more. He's got some great advice about deductions, avoiding audits, and minimizing taxes. Lots of great food for thought for anyone trying to figure out how to fit the game into their tax returns (and good reasons to make sure to put it in there!) Recorded 4 Apr, 2017.

With Joe Cheung on the DL, Joe Cortez and Trevor talk extensively about the electronics ban. Are we really safer? Why is Turkish Airlines getting the short end? Will this extend to all flights? All this and more - enjoy! Recorded 31 Mar, 2017.

We get together to discuss and debate which of the premium cards (Platinum, Prestige, Preferred) most justifies its hefty annual fee. Then it's confession time: what annual fees do we pay that are a waste of money? Recorded 16 Mar, 2017.