Leana, Author at Miles For Family

Is Epcot “Weak Sauce” Compared to Magic Kingdom?

February 11, 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. My post on Magic Kingdom was quite popular, so I’ve decided to follow up with my review of Epcot. Originally, we planned to take the kids to this park, but through a series […]

Miles and Points Update

February 10, 2015 By Leana Leave a Comment

Delta has pulled their award chart from the website. Nothing has changed as far as mileage redemptions go, and you can still see it in this post by ThePointsGuy I saw Brian Kelly (the blog founder) make a guess that this is a possible move towards a full revenue system similar to Southwest, and I […]

Fifty Shades of Hotel Points

February 9, 2015 By Leana 7 Comments

I’ve mentioned many times that hotel points have their place in your vacation fund toolbox. Sure, vacation rentals are usually a better fit for a family of four or more. However, there are times when you have no choice but to reserve a hotel room. That’s what happened to my husband recently. Once in a […]

Miles and Points, Freaks

February 6, 2015 By Leana 6 Comments

EvolveMoney started to accept payments made with Visa and MasterCard, but there is a 3% fee involved. It could still be worth it to meet minimum spending requirements. Payments via debit cards (including most gift cards) are still free. If you are planning on taking a paid Virgin America flight, get 20% off your ticket […]

A Real Life Example of My Consulting Service Advice

February 5, 2015 By Leana Leave a Comment

As you may or may not know, I have a free consulting service where I give folks tailored advice on credit cards. I wanted to feature one of the emails I got recently, as well as my response. This is precisely the type of family I target with my blog, so I believe, my new […]

When the Lowest Hotel Award Rate isn’t Actually the Cheapest

February 4, 2015 By Leana 4 Comments

Update: the BOGO benefit on Club Carlson card is no longer available. In the world of miles and points, things aren’t always what they appear. This could go in so many directions, but for today, we’ll focus on hotel redemptions. Let me show you an example. I mentioned a while back that both my husband […]