Miles and Points
We just sat through the "90 minute" timeshare presentation at the Sheraton Puerto Vallarta and I think I'll have nightmares for weeks. But besides that, I've had a ton of insight as to why Timeshare hawks make so much money.
Trust me when I say, the entire deal is a scam! Not just the presentation sales tactics, but for anyone who bought into this crap. The math when they run the numbers sounds super good. But let me run the numbers with reality in mind.
Well, first I'll just share the experience to give context on why people actually buy....
Read moreIt's a fact, the industry reads the blogs. Some companies hire people to read the blogs for such content. Thus, blogging about secrets is really good for clicks and really bad for the deals.
Let me tell you one thing, no one who shares deals on a blog post is doing it because it's charity, it's not. More people will lose the deal forever, than people who gain in the meantime - 99% of the time, it's true.
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Hey ya'll, a quick plug for my "meet up" schedule thingy in the sidebar in the bottom right. A couple weeks ago I put up my schedule in case fellow travelers are interested in meeting up.
Yesterday began a freaking ton of flying. Over 30,000 miles in less than 3 weeks.
Read moreAs you may know Carrie's blog TheTravelVenture.com shows all our spends. We publish every dime. If we sign up for a card, we'll publish it. I figure it will show that I don't push things I don't believe in.
Anyways, I figured every quarter I'll give my analysis of the data (she does this monthly, which you can find here). First I'll talk about hotel spends and miles and points math (boring stuff). If you scroll all the way down you can read a little about where we went.
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