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The Perks of Being a High Roller

Last night I went with my brother to the Detroit Pistons game, we sat in a suite courtesy of the MGM Grand Detroit. When I get the time to write about our gambling adventures, it will be clear why MGM is giving us the VIP treatment which in the last couple of weeks included free [...]

Another Trip to New York, Part 1

In order to avoid having another post like my last one about my trip to New York, I will break up this trip into several different posts. This trip was a bit longer than my usual vacations, I went to New York for a friends wedding on Wednesday August 26th and stayed until September 1st. [...]

Customer Service that actually serves the customer

I wrote a couple of weeks ago about Chase bank closing my Credit Card for some reason when I got the notice from Chase the card was still active. I decided to use the remaining $500 of available credit before the account was completely closed. For some reason the only thing I could think of [...]

$2.5 Million Jaeger LeCoultre Watch, I may have to break the piggy bank open for this.

Click the picture below for the details, it sounds like a good investment to me.

David

24-Hour Vacation #2 NYC, First trip with the Black Card

Sorry it’s been a while since my last post, I’ve been on vacation and recovering from vacation since Sunday morning. After my boring trip to Raleigh, NC a few weeks ago Click Here I decided to go somewhere more interesting, New York City seemed perfect. I figured a trip to New York would give [...]

I need this Chair

I just came across an Advertisment for the coolest chair ever, being the impulsive person that I am I clicked the link http://www.humantouch.com/ht-7450.html and now I have to buy it. Until I get this chair every day at work, sitting in my uncomfortable chair I will be dreaming of it, wasting lots of time. I think [...]

AMEX Centurion Black Card Concierge

One cardholder wanted to locate and purchase the horse ridden by Kevin Costner in Dances with Wolves. The horse was located in a stud ranch in Mexico, purchased and delivered to Europe by the concierge (from http://www.snopes.com/business/bank/blackcard.asp)

One Week with the Black Card

So it’s been a week since I got the AMEX Black Card http://watchusmakemoney.com/?p=18 and so far I’m not that impressed. Most of the benefits like airline, hotel and car rental elite status take weeks to set up. The personal and travel concierge was available almost immediately but so far they have been somewhat less than [...]

Finally got an American Express Black Card

For those of you that don’t know the American Express Black Card is one of the most exclusive credit cards in the world, reserved for Celebrities and extremely wealthy people. Few people know about it even though it is frequently referenced in POP culture and even had a few songs made about it, here is [...]

24 Hour Trip to Raleigh, North Carolina

I decided that I could use some time away from Michigan so I booked a flight on Priceline. I didn’t really care where I went so I selected multiple airports and somehow I ended up with Raleigh, NC. My offer was accepted to fly to Raleigh on Sunday at 6AM with a stop in Washington, [...]