Monthly Archives: August 2026

Frequent travelers like me can become surprisingly obsessed with the luggage they buy. The carry-on rollerboard, in particular, is our constant companion, traveling alongside us everywhere we go, sometimes tens of thousands of miles from home. It carries and protects our necessities and is rarely out of our site. Becoming separated could ruin our trip. […]

Many of us grew up when smoking was cool, until it suddenly wasn’t. Despite an avalanche of medical reports connecting smoking with cancer, Big Tobacco insisted that cigarettes were safe. Tobacco companies spent hundreds of millions of dollars on advertising campaigns that claimed the evidence wasn’t strong enough to justify changing the way it did […]

This month, my Chase Sapphire Reserve card came up for renewal and allowed me to do my first full-year assessment of the revamped perks introduced last fall. While I used about half the benefits, an unexpected roof replacement pushed my annual spend past the $75,000 threshold. That unlocked a valuable suite of Southwest Airlines perks: […]

For frequent travelers, public Wi-Fi has become almost as routine as checking into a hotel. You arrive, open your laptop or phone, select the hotel network and accept the terms. A few seconds later, you’re online. That convenience is exactly what scammers have been exploiting. A hacking campaign linked to Russian attackers, known as CaptiveCrunch, […]

A few weeks ago, I decided to upgrade my Lexus EV with a feature found on the top model, door puddle lights that project the car’s logo when you exit the door. The light module contains a tiny LED projector that casts a crisp, illuminated Lexus logo onto the pavement. Yes, it’s nearly useless and […]