This is a brief news recap from last week. For faster updates, follow Miles For Family on Twitter or check the feed on the right side of the blog. 1) I got an email from Chase about a potentially lucrative/easy promotion. Here is the screenshot: It looks like it’s valid on all UR earning personal cards: Chase Freedom, Chase […]

Some of you may remember how I recently booked Southwest flights for my in-laws’ cruise from Puerto Rico. Unfortunately, the return flight will occur during peak period, so the tickets were quite expensive. Flying to San Juan would cost only 6,000 points per person, but San Juan-Tampa portion was running at 16,600 points. Quite a […]

Last week I’ve mentioned that Amex has added some pretty strong verbiage to their “T and C” on credit card applications.  I don’t have any problem with banks trying to make money. They are a business, after all. Admittedly, me and Amex have not been on “simpatico” terms for a while. If you are a new […]

Warning! If you don’t have kids, you may be grossed out by some of the things mentioned in this post. If you have kids, you will probably still get grossed out. The year was 2009. My brother-in-law was set to get married in Pennsylvania and asked my husband to be his best man. Our first baby […]

This is a brief news recap from last week. For faster updates, follow Miles For Family on Twitter or check the feed on the right side of the blog. 1) There is currently a working direct link for Hyatt co-branded credit card that comes with 40k points + $50 credit. Apply here  Be aware, the landing page doesn’t mention […]