Miles For Family

See our Advertiser Disclosure and Editorial Note here. I’m in a bit of a travel dry spell right now. With Omicron and the weather, I’m sure I’m not the only one laying low at the moment. However, my mind still wants to dream about travel. So if I’m not doing it, I must at least plan […]

See our Advertiser Disclosure and Editorial Note here. In blog comments, emails and in-person conversations, I’m surprised and sometimes amused by the assumptions people make. Here are some common myths about me and this blog. I Make a Ton of Money from Credit Card Sales I don’t, really. This is a smaller blog compared to others, […]

See our Advertiser Disclosure and Editorial Note here. Recently, my husband received an enticing bank bonus offer via snail mail. The offer is for a $400 bonus for opening a checking account at Regions Bank. I don’t dabble much in bank account bonuses, but I did open some accounts in E*TRADE last year for a decent […]

See our Advertiser Disclosure and Editorial Note here. I am really smitten with my new Capital One Venture X Card (see this post for more details on the card). I’m still working on my minimum spending to get my 100k bonus miles, but I’m getting close. I just added my 17-year-old son as an authorized user on […]

See our Advertiser Disclosure and Editorial Note here. In a webinar last week, an executive at CLIA (Cruise Lines International Association) discussed how safe cruising is compared to other types of activities. Charles Sylvia, CLIA’s VP of Trade Relations, urged travel agents to ask their clients not to cancel their upcoming cruises. You can read more […]