Miles Dividend M.D.

The miles game really is a very simple series of  steps. No more skills are required to get this outsized value than the ability to do a little bit of Internet research, a smattering of computer data entry, and a touch of organization. In my last post in this series we discussed planning for your first […]

I’m reading a fascinating book lately that has me thinking a lot about risk. (There will be a more in-depth discussion of said book at a later date.) Risk is such a fascinating and tricky concept. One problem with risk, is that by its very definition it is unpredictable. What we usually try to do […]

So let’s say you were persuaded by my argument. Let’s say you’re a Mustachian who wants to spread his/her wings and play the miles game. It can all be a bit overwhelming, I think. So many moving parts. So antithetical to conventional wisdom. So hard to take that first step. My way of dealing with […]

Logically if you are young investor you should root for bear markets. There are a number of reasons for wealth accumulators to be happy when stock prices are spiraling downwards. These include: When stock prices are cheap you can buy more company for the same amount of money.(This is the “stocks on sale” idea.) In […]

Thanks for dropping by. You have come to a site dedicated simply to travel hacking, and investing your way to happiness, (AKA early retirement.) If the concept of travel hacking is new to you, then this page is a good one to start on. And make sure to check in tomorrow when I will share […]

We should invest. We really should. Compounding interest is called the eighth wonder of the world because of it’s tremendous and stealth power. A sum growing at 7% a year will double every 10 years. This means that the exponential growth of our savings into significant wealth is possible within the scale of our lifetimes. […]

Reader, new friend, and fellow Portland Mustachian, Emma, asked me for some advice on getting started travel hacking. Her goal is a trip to Cape Town South Africa next spring with her significant other. I’ve never planned a trip to the continent of Africa, but I thought it would be useful to deconstruct the thinking […]

And now for the cherry on top As if the dwindling of Moneypaks, and the shutdown of Loyal3 weren’t enough, we find out that the lowest of low hanging fruits has started to rot on the vine. Amazon payments checked most of the boxes for an ideal manufactured spending vehicle. It was easy, lucrative, and […]

When I was a kid and I couldn’t fall sleep right away, I would imagine wonderful spaces designed to my specs. The one that I remember best was a secret door under our stairwell. It opened up into a sprawling subterranean playground accessible only by a firehouse ladder. There was a batting cage. There was […]

I sit on the precipice of a most unmustachian journey. Many months ago when I planned this trip I included a mini vacation before the vacation. I did it because I had a surplus of miles and a blank slate to work with. I did it because I was curious. I did it because I’m […]