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[arkive @arkivelife]

arkive life is where credit cards, luxury travel and personal finance meet.

I’m building this to share better ways to spend, travel and live with more intention without wasting money chasing status.

If that sounds like your lane, you’re in the right place!

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Did the Amex Platinum Saks credit replacement just leak? If so, I am all in on this!

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So many people waste their credit card reward points by simply just redeeming a flight in their credit card travel portal. NEVER do this!

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Someone recently asked me about good travel credit cards that they can use within their bank’s ecosystem . So I thought I would put together a video with some ideas for others.

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@CapitalOne clawed back points from a purchase I made. According to them, an exchange in size on the same item is considered a return. Terms and conditions don't address this. I think implying an exchange is actually a return is sneaky. Makes me not want to use them for big point purchases going forward.

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@jamiequint @Chase Just got stung because I never activated my StubHub credit this year, lol.

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@sama Sometimes when I’m planning a party I ask @grok he comes up with some bangers. You should try it.

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@rawsalerts I’m thinking about getting the Spirit credit card, they have a 60000 bonus sign up. So you’re telling me not worth it? Even free checked bags. I’m so tempted.

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@rawsalerts @grok what happens to people that had flights booked?

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150K points on the Chase Sapphire Reserve is the biggest public offer we’ve seen 👀

Even post-refresh, this keeps CSR firmly in the conversation for a top-tier travel card.

If you can hit the spend of, this is real value!

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@tankots @WisprFlow Wispr Flow

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Unfortunately, I’m not in charge of the weather. It was originally a 2hr connection. Flight was delayed taking off in Glasgow which I guessed would happen the night before. I made a call to get ahead of the problem. Also I made the connection even though it was 45 mins. So that’s not even the issue. The issue is I was charged $507 instead of $106 had nothing to do with my connection.

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As a travel reporter, I don’t say this lightly: my experience with @British_Airways has been a mess.

Booked UK → US via LHR with a 45-min connection. Placed at the back of the plane, so I paid $106 to switch seats to make the connection. Got a “technical error” message… but was charged $507.

After multiple calls, forms, and back-and-forth, BA refunded $106 and closed the case, then told Amex I changed my long-haul seats.

Now having to collect even more evidence to reopen dispute. Not a great look.

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@BoardingArea @LiveandLetsFly Well in that case… long live the turf war

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So just like his previous company, will the AI get an order from me to pick a stock, substitute it for a stock I really don’t want, and triple the price.

Then, sell that stock, take a tip, deposit the money on someone else’s doorstep, and then take a picture of their feet with hard skin peeling in their flip flops as confirmation of the trade, then ask for another tip? If so, does anyone have a link for a sign-up bonus and a free trial?

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So just like his previous company will the AI get an order from me to pick a stock, substitute it for a stock I really don’t want and triple the price.

Then, sell that stock take a tip, deposit the money on someone else’s doorstep and then take a picture of their feet with hard skin peeling in their flip flops as confirmation of the trade, then ask for another tip? If so, does anyone have a link for a sign up bonus and a free trial?

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@unusual_whales AKA, man takes money out checking account and puts it in savings account

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@thepointsguy Raising prices 5 times. Not a big deal. 6 times? Boy, I’m gonna be pissed.

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@Jason I’m in