Leana, Author at Miles For Family

Well, I Thought I Was the Miles and Points Expert in the Family…

May 10, 2016 By Leana 10 Comments

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

May 10, 2016 By Leana 4 Comments

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

May 10, 2016 By Leana 6 Comments

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

May 9, 2016 By Leana 17 Comments

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 […]

What We Can Learn from this Year’s “Daily Getaways” Promotion

May 4, 2016 By Leana 3 Comments

So, DailyGetaways promotion has finally come to an end. But fear not! Some deals are still available, and will be for some time. Those are the unpopular kids who didn’t get picked. What fascinates me about this promotion is that you can see market forces at work. Since people have to part with actual cash, […]

I’ve Decided to Add a Regular Contributor to My Site

May 4, 2016 By Leana 15 Comments

Let me explain why. For the last three years (almost), I’ve been working very hard trying to create something useful on this blog. Something I can look at ten years from now and say: I’m proud of the content I’ve created, and know for a fact that it has made a positive difference in the […]