Few months ago I finally got a new cell phone. Up untill that point, I had this: But after many years of usage, the battery on that thing wouldn’t last for more than a few hours. It was time. The rep at AT& T store said he hadn’t seen a razor flip phone since he […]

Few months ago, we had a chance to stay in Holiday Inn Express and Suites Lantana First things first. Where the heck is Lantana? That’s exactly what I said, and I lived in Florida for many years. Turns out, it’s about 30 minutes north of Fort Lauderdale, and there is  no compelling reason why you should […]

1) Check Amex offers in your profile. A few good ones have popped up recently, like  $10 off $25 Carrabba’s (h/t Runningwithmiles). I believe it’s targeted because it’s not showing up on any of my Amex cards. I tried to Sync it on Twitter, but couldn’t make it work. There are several  pretty good offers […]

I like to feature questions from readers because chances are, if one person is asking something, there are probably ten others wondering the  exact same thing. With that, here is an email I got recently: “Hi Leana, In the past I used to apply for 3 cards at a time, or maybe 5 and usually […]

No, I’m not planning to go fishing while wearing fancy unmentionables. Though it would make for one heck of a stock image photo, don’t you think? So, as some of you know by now, my parents are  coming down to visit us here in Florida. Their airfare and hotels are covered with miles and points, […]