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#263: Chris breaks down exactly how he’s earned millions of points and miles, and why simplicity matters more than optimization. He covers signup bonuses, spending strategies, credit score impacts, business cards, cash-back alternatives, and how to decide when a card (or perk) is ...  Show more

#262: Learn how to navigate major changes in points and miles while maximizing travel rewards in 2026. Chris and Brian M cover Bilt 2.0, the Mesa card shutdown, how to evaluate annual fees, find award availability, and what’s likely (and unlikely) to change this year. Link to Ful ...  Show more

Episode 035 Topics Disney Takes a Pandemic Hit, and There’s Worse to Come https://buff.ly/2WBAYKX “Our businesses have been hugely impacted,” the company’s C.E.O. said after quarterly profit dropped more than 90 percent. And that was for a period only partly upended by the corona ...  Show more

Show Topics/Stories Disney Lays Off 28,000, Mostly at Its 2 U.S. Theme Parks https://buff.ly/34q1g6C Disney's Bob Iger leaves California coronavirus task force as parks remain idle https://buff.ly/2GzkT42 Disney Bristles at California Rules; Iger Quits Task Force https://buff.ly/ ...  Show more

Show Topics/Stories Riley’s latest Disney Experience Festival of the Arts Castle paint job Overall thoughts on pandemic Disney Disneyland annual passes ripped away https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2021-01-14/disney-annual-pass-disneyland https://insidethemagic.net ...  Show more

We don’t talk about Chapek: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/09/business/disney-peter-rice.html?searchResultPosition=5https://www.cnbc.com/2022/06/28/disney-board-votes-to-extend-ceo-bob-chapeks-contract-by-three-years.htmlDoes Aaron have feelings about Bob 2.0?Riley has thoughts ...  Show more