A few days ago, an article in WSJ made quite a splash in the miles and points world. It’s behind a paywall, but here are the highlights: 1) Wells Fargo pays BILT 0.8% on all rent transactions, even though the bank makes ZERO on them 2) BILT makes $200 on each card approval 3) Wells […]

If you’ve ever read a book “Little Dorrit” by Charles Dickens  or watched excellent mini-series by the same name, you may remember the Circumlocution office. It’s a fictional/dysfunctional establishment known for its incompetence, an example of how not to do things. Their goal is to never give a straight answer. As Wictionary puts it, Circumlocution […]

This is a continuation of my Alaska cruise trip report. See my previous posts Back from Alaska cruise on Princess: Watching glaciers and getting fancy and Hyatt Regency Lake Washington: a great option for a short layover in Seattle area Since I wanted to book a roundtrip Princess cruise from Seattle for the time when our […]

This is a continuation of my Alaska cruise trip report. See my introduction post Back from Alaska cruise on Princess: Watching glaciers and getting fancy Since we live in Florida, my husband and I needed to fly to Seattle the night before the cruise in order to play it safe. I chose an evening departure from […]

Finding cheap flights to Europe during fall and spring months isn’t usually all that difficult. So, when I heard about special sale on Norse Airways for that time period, I basically shrugged. Sure, the price of $149 one-way is pretty good. But it’s not spectacular, especially considering the fact that it’s valid only for their […]

A couple of weeks ago my husband and I went on a cruise to Alaska without kids. Meanwhile, my MIL was planning to take my children to Michigan in order to visit my recently-married SIL. It worked out well, since they would have an adventure of their own while my husband and I were away. My […]