{"id":9988,"date":"2024-07-29T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-29T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/milesearnandburn.com\/?p=9988"},"modified":"2024-07-29T04:30:46","modified_gmt":"2024-07-29T10:30:46","slug":"monday-cliche","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/milesearnandburn.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/29\/monday-cliche\/","title":{"rendered":"Monday Cliche"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

EDITOR’S NOTE: I’ve been out of the country for a couple of weeks, but I’m now back. I tried to keep up on responding but fell woefully behind. I’ll do my best to catch-up by the end of the week though.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

You won’t find many cliches at MEAB, but some days it can’t be helped despite a herculean effort, and today is one of those days. So, let’s shoot our (second) shot after the Zigening<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.<\/p>\n– Wayne Gretzky, a former stick-puck legend<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

In manufactured spend, travel hacking, reselling, and churning often the most profitable plays come from trying something unique. That uniqueness often manifests with bewilderment if there’s another party: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Churner:<\/em> Can you help me reconsider my application for a Business Cash Unlimited card today?
CS Rep, bewildered<\/em>: I see seven applications today, did you really mean to do that?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Manufactured Spender<\/em>: I want to buy $40,000.00 in Mastercard gift cards today.
CS Rep, bewildered<\/em>: Will my register even let me enter that many zeros?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Travel Hacker<\/em>: I want to add a partner intra-Brazil flight to my transatlantic itinerary and reprice.
CS Rep, bewildered<\/em>: Uh, wait what?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reseller<\/em>: How many pallets of those Mr. Beam lights can you deliver to my house?
CS Rep, bewildered<\/em>: Do you know how big a pallet is? Did you mean a box?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the face of it, generally people don’t expect that any of those examples would work in the real world. But, they might, and it might be really profitable too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Good luck, and happy Monday!<\/p>\n\n\n

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MEAB, but as a stick-puck guy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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