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My Family’s Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad COVID Week

January 20, 2022 By Leana 9 Comments

See our Advertiser Disclosure and Editorial Note here. Not too long ago, my family spent a fabulous week at Baker’s Cay Resort in Key Largo. I’ll publish a detailed review soon, but for now, I give it thumbs up. If you have young kids, definitely consider splurging your Hilton stash on this resort. Anyway, one of the […]

Deciding to Go For an Easy $400 Bank Bonus

January 19, 2022 By Nancy 2 Comments

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 […]

Why I Added my Son as an Authorized User on my Capital One Venture X Card

January 18, 2022 By Nancy 5 Comments

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 […]

Unpopular Opinion: CLIA’s Message to Travel Agents is Short-Sighted

January 17, 2022 By Nancy 3 Comments

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 […]

Comedian Trapped in Cruise Covid Quarantine, Accidental Points Hoarder and More

January 14, 2022 By Nancy 2 Comments

Some good posts from around the web: Shame and Fish Filets: Diary of a Comedian Trapped in Covid Cruise Ship Quarantine: This story in the LA Times terrifies me and is honestly one reason why we postponed our upcoming cruse. I would definitely be claustrophobic in this situation. 9 Things You Don’t See at U.S. […]

Targeted Chase Credit Card Spending Bonuses

January 13, 2022 By Nancy Leave a Comment

See our Advertiser Disclosure and Editorial Note here. Yesterday, in my Travel Hacking 201 post, I was just talking about taking advantage of credit card promotions to earn more miles and points. Lo and behold, Chase just started offering some targeted bonuses for spending between January 15 and March 31, 2022. How to See If You’re […]