Mike Dang

Dec 2, 2024 | messaging-custom-newsletters.nytimes.com | Mike Dang

Welcome back. I hope everyone enjoyed the holiday. At the end of the year, I like to check on how my spending may have shifted over time, particularly in specific categories. I had periodically used Mint, the now defunct budgeting app, but it had its share of quirks. It was also free. I thought I might have a smoother experience with an app I actually paid for, so I turned to Quicken Simplifi a couple of years ago.

Nov 30, 2024 | estadao.com.br | Mike Dang

Quando SuzAnn Brantner se mudou de Los Angeles para Indiana durante a pandemia, ela era uma viajante frequente de longa data da Delta Air Lines, alcançando o status de fidelidade mais alto oferecido pela companhia: Diamond Medallion. Os benefícios incluíam triagem de segurança acelerada, embarque prioritário e preferência máxima para upgrades gratuitos para a primeira classe. “Eu sempre amei a Delta”, disse Brantner, de 50 anos, executiva de marketing.

Nov 29, 2024 | businesstimes.com.sg | Mike Dang

Frustrated with changing airline rewards schemes, some travellers have stopped chasing status and adopted different strategies when booking flights and using credit cardsPublished Fri, Nov 29, 2024 · 03:00 PMWHEN SuzAnn Brantner moved to Indiana from Los Angeles during the Covid-19 pandemic, she had been a long-time Delta Air Lines frequent flier, achieving the highest loyalty status the airline offered: Diamond Medallion.

Nov 29, 2024 | nytimes.com | Mike Dang

For Max Frazier, shopping on Black Friday used to be one of his favorite annual traditions. On Thanksgiving, Mr. Frazier and his wife would scan through newspaper ads looking for deals on toys that they wanted to buy their grandchildren. They were excited to wake up early and line up outside stores at 4:30 a.m., running through their shopping game plan as they waited. One year, one of Mr. Frazier's granddaughters announced that she wanted a giant teddy bear she had seen at Target.

Nov 28, 2024 | nytimes.com | Mike Dang

Having top-tier status made him recognizable to gate agents and other employees at American, and he said he was greeted as if he were family whenever he traveled. But over the years, watching the airline change its reward structure and seeing his accrued miles become devalued began to bother him. "I saw the game was becoming rigged," Mr. Daley, 71, said.