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Old Jul 24, 2015 | 10:24 pm
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Originally Posted by WRCSolberg
So he churns credit cards and manufactured spends?

Yeah, it's not rocket science.

(I'm thankful I have more going on in my life than spending it flying around in circles, ad nauseum....)
I think the ideal candidate would be far enough into the lifestyle that he's chronically dissatisfied with spending lots of time in his home base, but OTOH actually does do things on the ground in the other cities and isn't flying all the time.

In "On the Road," for example, you had a lot of train travel but not JUST that.

But it seems like the media will focus on the most extreme cases that look craziest to the average person.

I also seem to recall some hackers a few years ago that had a big run with ID thefts. They spent the money on staying in 5-star hotels and that kind of thing.
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