Leana, Author at Miles For Family

Should you get Chase British Airways visa or CITI Aadvantage card?

August 11, 2013 By Leana Leave a Comment

An update: currently Chase BA visa has an annual fee of 95 dollars, not waived. These are 2 very good offers, floating around currently. They are from different issuers: CITI and Chase, so there is no reason, you can’t do both technically. However, not everyone wants to get several cards at a time, and for […]

But at least I’m doing it!

August 11, 2013 By Leana 2 Comments

I realize the title sounds odd, but stay with me! I would like to keep the number of “rant” posts to a minimum, but this one seems appropriate. The other day I was watching an old episode of “Friends” show where Monica felt her life was a bit dull and lacked excitement. So she joined […]

how I got approved for credit cards without a job

August 10, 2013 By Leana Leave a Comment

I got a couple of comments from readers on that part of my interview with MMS, so wanted to elaborate further. First of all, at this point it may be best to just wait, till you can count household income, since revision to the law has been made. But, here is some info, in case […]

Welcome MMS readers, please click here first !

August 9, 2013 By Leana 11 Comments

Thanks for stopping by! Something I wanted to mention: English is my second language, so please keep that in mind. Arguably, I am starting at the worst possible time. The market is saturated, people hate bloggers for killing the deals, and my recurring theme is “credit card bonuses”. Basically, my mileage runs are credit card […]

“Churning” with a purpose

August 8, 2013 By Leana 2 Comments

For those unfamiliar, “churning” in this hobby is defined as getting the credit card for the sole purpose of a bonus. I would like to look at this from 2 different angles. None of it is meant to sound preachy, more of a suggestion. 1) Many times people get credit cards with the bonus that […]

The Opportunist, the Hoarder and the Survivalist

August 7, 2013 By Leana 2 Comments

In my earlier post I explained a bit what manufactured spending was and mentioned that I don’t participate in it. Some people do and that is totally fine. But here are my reasons: 1) First and foremost, some banks don’t like it. I really don’t want to risk my relationship with Chase or any other […]