See our Advertiser Disclosure here. Last month, we donned our masks inside the post office for new passports for two of our kids. I wanted to get it done before my kids started school because the passport office hours are limited. For these passports, we had to go in person, as online renewal is not […]

See our Advertiser Disclosure here. Last fall, my husband and I received our first free night anniversary certificates from our Chase IHG credit cards. We immediately used them to reserve two nights in Boston for the now-cancelled tennis Laver Cup. Since the pandemic, we’ve been struggling with how and where to use these free nights […]

See our Advertiser Disclosure here. Edited to add: My wish came true! AA and Delta followed suit. See this article. The big news yesterday was United’s announcement of the elimination of change fees. Pre-pandemic, most airlines (except for Southwest Airlines) charged fees of $200 per ticket to change a flight . Since the pandemic, most […]

Annoyed by American’s New Plane Disinfectant Strategy: See this post by Family Flys Free. I agree that some of this is just “security theater.” I’d rather see the airline stop selling the middle seat. $2500 a Month for Unlimited Vacation Rentals? This post on Miles to Memories caught my eye. When my husband and I […]

See our Advertiser Disclosure here. My husband and I have taken our kids on vacation to a variety of destinations: Disney parks, cruises, countries down under, beaches, resorts, road trips, etc. I don’t feel that there are many (if any) places that kids do not belong or should not get to experience. But, as a […]

My family is in the midst of a pandemic slump. We’ve accepted the fact that we missed a summer of travel and fun (even though we tried to compensate by throwing in some shorter road trips). But now that the kids are back in school (online), there are other things we’re missing. Picnic Concerts Over […]