At the moment, we are trying to cut back on entertainment expenses due to our exorbitantly expensive trip to South Pacific in 2018. I was thinking about taking my parents to Disney in a few months, but decided against it. That’s an easy grand right there, when you factor in food and  souvenirs for six […]

Few weeks ago I published a post on  my dilemma of redeeming Southwest Rapid Rewards points vs. using 2 for 1 certificate from Alaska credit card. I ended up burning Southwest currency (for now). But that’s not what this post is about.  I’ve mentioned that I speculatively value Rapid Rewards points at around 1.2 cents each. […]

As a general rule, I don’t get upset about various shenanigans that involve frequent flyer programs. Well, there was that one time I lost all of my Czech Airlines miles due to sudden rule change,  and was forced to transfer my husband’s stash to Hilton  on 1:1 basis. How did I end up with Czech […]

Buying miles or hotel points is not something I discuss frequently in my posts. My main goal with this blog is to highlight ways for regular families to travel affordably, or as close to free as possible. Not all of us in the miles and points community make six figures each year, even though it […]