One of the biggest challenges for big families is to utilize hotel points in an efficient manner. When you have to get two or three rooms per night, very often it’s simply cost prohibitive to do so. Sure, when you are doing a road trip, you may not have e choice. Otherwise, condos and vacation […]
Archives for May 2016
At Last, My Husband and I are Proud Owners of Amex Platinum!
Well, I pulled the trigger on new hot offer on Amex Platinum. Sure, some have been able to get this bonus to come up by going to different browsers and doing various tricks. Being IT illiterate person that I am, this offer has been a unicorn of sorts. I could never manage to get it […]
Well, I Thought I Was the Miles and Points Expert in the Family…
I’ve mentioned before that I try not to bring up the topic of credit cards and especially my affiliate links IRL. I certainly don’t want to be known as one of those relatives who is constantly peddling her “wares” to friends and family. Image courtesy of Mister GC at FreeDigitalPhotos.net For the most part, very few […]
On Why I Decided to Cancel My Mom’s Avios Booking and Use Citi Prestige Points Instead
Yesterday I’ve mentioned that I went ahead and canceled mine and my husband’s Citi Prestige. Of course, I needed to do something with our leftover points first (see my post for more on Citi rules). It wasn’t a huge amount, just 3,500 points between the accounts, but I didn’t want to lose them either. First, […]
(Dead) Hot Deal: Direct Link for Amex Personal Platinum 100K Points Bonus for $3,000 in Spending
Update: Looks it’s dead. I just had to publish a quick post with heads up on this offer. This is as good as this bonus gets, at least for that amount of minimum spending. If you’ve been waiting for it, now is the time to apply. Regular bonus is only 40K points, so this should […]
Lessons Learned from CitiGold Checking Account Fiasco
Well, it was a fiasco for me. I really hope that all of my readers who signed up for it got their points after all. Some of you might remember my post on CitiGold checking account promo. All you had to do is pay a few bills and 50,000 Citi Thank You points (or AA […]
