As mentioned on Sunday, I finished off my pulled pork on Monday faithfully following the methodology I'd developed in June. However, I failed to account for one variable. The piece of pork shoulder I was processing was twice as heavy as the one I used in June. As a result it took much longer to get up to heat, causing me to have to improvise to get it done in time as we were going out for a drink with friends.
I have been following a number of people who tout hacks using credit card and frequent flyer points to get free or discounted business class airfare. Most of these require a degree of flexibility in timing to grab the opportunity when it arises. That typically is not harmonious with the way Wife and I travel. However, I was able to find a hack of my own that saved me major USD.
My travel planning is focusing at the moment on our SE Asia trip planned for the end of February. Kuala Lumpur is our arrival hub. I will write a separate post to go into detail on the methodology I used overall, but the specific hack for the fare I got makes use of a feature on United Airlines where you can pay with a combination of Points and Dollars. I was able to book flights on ANA, a Japanese carrier that code shares with United so I avoid United's horrible food service. Then I brought over a bunch of points from a credit card to my United account and secured round trip business class fare for two for 40% less than the listed price.
My inner cat was very pleased.
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