A few days ago I published a post on how taking trips with just your spouse can be healthy for your marriage. This all sounds good but let’s face it, everyone has different circumstances. One of my readers commented on the post, so let me quote a part of it: “Our choice is made for […]

As first reported on Doctorofcredit blog, American Express has recently added  new verbiage to ALL of its credit card offers: To put it in simple terms, Amex may or may not give you the sign-up bonus after you’ve been approved for the card and met minimum spending threshold. And according to terms, there isn’t anything […]

Last week Nancy wrote a post on taking partial vacations with kids, and all the controversy her parenting style has stirred up on a certain family travel internet board. Hmm, I wonder what those folks would say if I told them that my husband  and I are planning to go to South Pacific for two […]

Now and again I like to feature real-life examples of utilizing frequent flyer miles or looking for most optimal ways to do so. Today I will be dissecting my cousin-in-law’s plans for flying to Europe in May of 2019  (with her permission). It will be a week-long wedding anniversary trip with just her husband. Their […]

Update: this hotel is now a category 3. During Memorial Day holiday weekend, my husband and I had a chance to stay two nights in Hyatt Place St. Petersburg/ Downtown hotel. It’s a relatively new property that costs only 5,000 Hyatt points per night. On paper it looks like a spectacular bargain. And it is… with […]

When a credit card pays out 5% cash back or an equivalent in points, it definitely gets plenty of coverage in the blogosphere. And for a good reason. Most cards pay only 1-2% cash back, so this is a huge bump on earning rewards. When you have a card like Chase Freedom, it gets even […]