Like many of our readers, last year my husband became a proud owner of Capital One Venture X  card (our affiliate link). Unfortunately, the 100k points offer is no longer available, and I personally doubt it will ever come back. But the current bonus still offers incredible value for many people. One of the perks […]

When I recently published a post outlining my family’s travel plans in 2023, I thought that was it as far as major trips are concerned. Sure, I could see myself adding a local/cheap beach getaway on a weekend if I felt like it. But certainly nothing that would involve an airplane. After all, we have […]

This is a quick post in case you’ve missed this deal published earlier on Frequent Miler Delta is currently running a fantastic mileage promo to Hawaii from several cities on the West Coast. I’m mostly seeing amazing prices from Los Angeles, but you should definitely run your own search. I’m not currently finding roundtrip pricing […]

Originally, I planned to do a series of short posts describing what I have been up to lately when it comes to earning miles and points. But I figured I might as well sum it all up in one  post. The goal is to outline my strategy of collecting points, as well as minimizing recurring costs […]

See our Advertiser Disclosure and Editorial Note here. As some of you probably know, I’m eagerly anticipating our  upcoming summer trip to Japan. Fingers crossed, it actually happens this time. I’ve been tinkering with our itinerary  and basically driving myself crazy. I know I need to be more “go with the flow” type of gal, but […]

Guys and gals, can you believe it’s 2023 already? Last year my family had many adventures. Some were booked with points, and some were paid with good ol’ cash. I’ve definitely spent more than I originally planned, but we have many amazing memories as a result. I can honestly say that I don’t have any […]