One of the most challenging things in the miles and points hobby is figuring out when to pay cash and when to use points. As I’ve mentioned many times, everyone will have a different answer to this question, and it will largely depend on your points’ balances as well as upcoming plans. For more on […]

By Leana and Nancy The great thing about accumulating miles and points for travel via this hobby is that it allows us to dream of trips we never thought possible. Hawaii, Europe, Alaska…really, the list is endless! We’ve made some of these trips a reality, but we have many more destinations on our wish lists. […]

Another installment in  my “First World Problems” series… As most of you already know, very soon we’ll be having  my mom visiting us here in US. Obviously, I don’t want her to fly  from Belarus and spend all of her time in a tiny  central Florida town in the middle of nowhere. Don’t get me […]

There is some uncertainty, so it’s up to you whether you want to take a risk with this application. I saw it first reported on Doctorofcredit, and wanted to wait till we had some data points before covering it. The biggest issue is that the offer may be targeted (we don’t know this with 100% […]