Category Archives: Credit Advice

How I Became a Frequent Flier Mile Pro

Posted on July 18, 2011 by Brad Christensen

Let’s be honest, I wasn’t born with the knowledge that I’ve obtained about being a Frequent Flier Mile professional.  In fact, I need to make a confession.  At one point I even allowed my AAdvantage Miles to expire.  I have … Continue reading →

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How Credit Works

Posted on July 15, 2011 by Brad Christensen

When I was a child I heard everywhere that credit cards were evil.  My wife watched a film in school that was called “The Perils of Plastic.”  It talked about the dangers of credit cards, and taught her that they … Continue reading →

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Updated Credit Score

Posted on July 13, 2011 by Brad Christensen

I logged onto my Credit Sesame account today for the first time in the month of July.  I was pleasantly surprised to see that my score had climbed from a 806 to an 808.  It didn’t cost me anything to … Continue reading →

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What’s in it for us?

Posted on July 8, 2011 by Brad Christensen

One of the avid readers from our growing following of wanderlusters recently messaged us.  His inquiry was something like this: “Is this legit? What’s in it for you guys?  If it really works as well as you claim, why not keep it to yourselves?” It’s … Continue reading →

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Credit Sesame Offers You A Free Credit Score Check

Posted on June 30, 2011 by Brad Christensen

I was so excited to get the approval to put this offer for a free credit monitoring service called Credit Sesame out here for all of you to use. If you’re a fellow wanderluster and you’re going to be gaming the system … Continue reading →

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Managing Your Credit

Posted on June 25, 2011 by Brad Christensen

One of our readers sent this article to us and we thought it would be  a great thing to share.  We want to show you that it is possible to hit these credit card deals and still have excellent credit. … Continue reading →

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Mint.com: The only way to track expenses

Posted on June 21, 2011 by Brad Christensen

I mentioned the other day that Mint.com has been a great resource to me.  I’m the kind of guy that used to track all of my expenditures on a monthly basis.  I would open up my Excel spreadsheet once a … Continue reading →

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