See our Advertiser Disclosure and Editorial Note here. My family recently returned from a short stay at Grand Palladium Costa Mujeres in Cancun, Mexico. This trip was originally scheduled for 2020, but we rescheduled due to the pandemic. I picked this particular all-inclusive resort due to its positive reviews on TripAdvisor and because it has the Rafa […]

See our Advertiser Disclosure and Editorial Note here. I know it sounds weird. Celebrating America’s most patriotic holiday, the 4th of July, in another country? But, plenty of Americans do it. My family just did. Why? Many Resorts in Mexico Celebrate U.S. and Canadian Holidays Resorts in Mexico have plenty of guests from the U.S. and […]

Amex Platinum Changes: The Amex Platinum card just made a few changes, including increasing the annual fee to $695. Gulp. I will share my thoughts on this next week. See this post on One Mile at a Time for all the details. Disney Cruise Line Postpones Test Cruise: DCL postponed the test cruise that was […]

See our Advertiser Disclosure and Editorial Note here. Last month, my family stayed at a Disney Vacation Club (DVC) villa at Disney’s Beach Club Resort. One of the big perks, besides the extra space, is the full kitchen. Cooking our own breakfast and sometimes dinner enables us to save on the exorbitant cost of food at […]

See our Advertiser Disclosure and Editorial Note here. Most of you have probably heard the phrase “the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.” This past month, I’m realizing just how true that can be. My Dad and Bank Accounts Since my parents passed away, we’ve had to deal with getting their affairs in order. Well, […]

See our Advertiser Disclosure and Editorial Note here. Cruising from the U.S. is starting to get underway slowly but surely with test cruises. Cruise lines have been announcing rules, then changing rules, and then changing rules again for future passengers. But the latest is that a federal judge sided with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis that cruise […]