Let’s face it, saying that a middle-class family of four can easily afford a 2-week trip to South Pacific is a bit ridiculous. So no, I’m not going to preach that YOU CAN DO IT TOO! Only you can determine that. In addition, I strongly recommend you don’t even attempt it unless you have an […]

Idiots Abroad (the Sequel) Barcelona: Russians, Strikes, Lingerie Billboards and Man Buns Welcome to Mallorca! OK, Time to Leave My quick taste of Andorra and France This post has nothing to do with miles and points. I’m not sure I can even call it a trip report, since it mostly consists of musings and reflections. It’s […]

As many of our readers know, my miles and points strategy mostly involves constantly switching credit cards. It’s not for everyone, and in no way am I implying that you should follow my lead. But that’s how I’ve been doing things for over a decade. And therein lies a problem. My husband and I have […]

Let’s get right to the point because I’m sure you are all wondering how bad Spirit was. Well, I hate to disappoint you, but there was nothing eventful about our flights. There was no pilot strike and no angry passengers punching me in the face. I kept waiting for something crazy to happen, but nope. […]

I’ve written before about my love/hate relationship with bank bonuses.  It is definitely a more tedious process compared to applying for credit cards. You normally have to perform several tasks in order to finally get your sweet payoff, and occasionally, the banks will try to weasel out of it. On top of it, just setting up […]