Last week I published a post on my reasons for swapping Peru trip for an Alaska Cruise.  In it I’ve mentioned that I decided to burn Alaska miles for a suboptimal redemption where I would get less than 1 CPM (cent per mile) in value. Getting 1 cent per mile is something I shoot for […]

A few weeks ago, I went on a “free” cruise shopping spree. My husband’s MGM Gold status will expire today, so it was a “use it or lose it” type deal.  And boy, did I hit a jackpot! In fact, I ended up letting Princess deal go because we simply don’t have the time or money […]

Update on 1/30/2024: Thanks to our reader HML for letting us know that her Hilton gift card purchase triggered this credit on her Amex Surpass card last month. I went head and purchased a $50 Hilton gift card through this non-affiliate link nine days ago, and my  credit just posted yesterday. Keep in mind that […]

Last week I listed all of my travel plans for 2024 (so far). Today I wanted to lay out my thinking process on how I plan to approach miles and points hobby this year. There won’t be any earth-shattering revelations, but rather some common-sense solutions. But before we get to the list itself, a short rant. […]

As soon as 2024 was upon us, Nancy didn’t waste any time sharing her miles and points-subsidized  plans for the year. She is definitely the more organized half of Miles for Family team! Me? My motto in life is “I’ll get to it when I get to it.” You don’t want to look in my […]

This will be a short post that goes along with my previous write-up on the same topic I’ve been doing further research to find out if other cruise lines aside from Carnival, Princess and Holland America give you free cruise offers by submitting your information online. As a result, I came across this Reddit thread. […]