Leana, Author at Miles For Family

What Do You Want From Me? A Gift Card Giveaway

August 10, 2015 By Leana 18 Comments

So, friends, I guess, I’m back! As in, I’m posting again. For how long? That’s a $25 question, the value of Amazon gift card I’m giving away to one of my readers. In exchange, I would like you to suggest a topic for a post. I want my blog to solve real problems, so tell […]

Why You Are Not Hearing Much About Barclaycard Arrival Plus, and More!

August 6, 2015 By Leana 11 Comments

One or more of these credit card offers may no longer be available. See our Hot Deals page for the latest offers. An update on August 13th: The card is once again in affiliate channels and pays me commission. I will save you the suspense and say that it’s due to the fact that the […]

Using Club Carlson Points on a Baltic Getaway for My Parents

August 5, 2015 By Leana 7 Comments

Growing up, we never took any vacations as a family. I mean, literally, never. Mostly, it was because we were poor. But I honestly think even if our financial situation improved, it wouldn’t have changed anything. My parents never got along. Talk about chutzpah on both sides! I could tell you some stories, but I […]

Paid Vacation Rentals Vs. Rooms Bookable on Points, Plus Opportunity Cost

August 4, 2015 By Leana 10 Comments

Last week, I wrote a post on some hotel points options for a family of 6. In it, I suggested getting a room with bunk beds for 4,500 SPG points per night on weekends. I got an interesting comment from Erik, and wanted to share an excerpt. He’s provided a lot of valuable insights before, […]

Using Virgin Atlantic Miles for my Brother-in-law’s Flight to Seattle

August 3, 2015 By Leana 10 Comments

As I’ve written before, next May we are planning to take a cruise to Alaska. The whole clan except my brother-in-law and his wife were on board. The reason? Well, they can’t afford it. He works in a low-paying government job and she is too sick to work, period. Also, we just came back from […]

Pearls of Wisdom From Cheapblackdad

July 30, 2015 By Leana 12 Comments

Naturally, the pearls are black, the rare and valuable kind. You’ve probably seen me refer to reader Cheapblackdad on quite a few occasions. For a good reason, he is a riot! When I decided to close up shop, I tried to get him to take over the blog. I even offered to rename the site to […]