Yesterday I described some of the family communication issues we had on our recent trip. Of course, we had a lot of fun too! The weather was just about perfect the entire time, something you can’t always count on in November. While I plan to do a detailed post on activities, let me share some highlights…
Warning! This post is a bit personal and may not be everyone’s cup of tea. Hopefully, you can relate, but if not, come back tomorrow. If your family is dysfunction-free and super duper fantastic, you might as well stop reading now. Sometimes, instead of paying for therapist, I use my blog instead. What can I say? I’m cheap. Last…
Last week, my family of five traveled to Denver. I grew up in Denver and my extended family still lives there, so this is a trip we take every year. We usually go in the summer, but this year we decided to go in the winter so that my kids could have the chance to…
None of the information in this post is earth-shattering, but I thought it will be a good reminder for some. As I’ve mentioned many times, I don’t do manufactured spending. To new readers: I’m talking about using credit cards to buy cash equivalents (such as Visa gift cards) and then liquidating them via various means,…
Hey, y’all! This is a quick post letting you know that I’m alive. Hopefully all of you guys are enjoying time with your family or at least making the best of it. Why pretend, right? I’m back from my trip to Florida Keys, which was most definitely NOT a vacation (more on that next week).…
On Saturday, I went to ICE! at the Gaylord Texan near Dallas with my family. My husband and I stayed at the Gaylord for our anniversary before we had kids, but we hadn’t been back there since. This was our first time going to ICE!, even though we only live about 45 minutes from the…
This is a news recap from last week, tailored to regular families. For faster updates, follow Miles For Family on Twitter or check the feed on the right side of the blog. 1) Chase Ink Business Preferred Card went live this week. The bonus is 80,000 Ultimate Rewards points after spending $5000 in the first three months.…