Last month, my family visited Denver over Thanksgiving break (see my review of our hotel). While we have visited Denver many times, the big difference with this trip is that we visited Denver without a car. Why would we do that? For starters, since we were staying in a hotel downtown, parking was $42 a […]

My previous office job involved a lot of Excel spreadsheets, so that is how I’m used to organizing my personal finances. I have an Excel spreadsheet that shows my monthly expenditures for the past 13 years! Online sites, who needs ‘em? Ok, now that I’ve confessed that, I can tell you that I have a […]

One or more of these credit card offers may no longer be available. See our Hot Deals page for the latest offers. Travel is an under-rated gift, in my opinion. Giving my kids and husband the gift of travel is the main reason I keep up with this miles and points hobby! But travel makes […]

Last month, we had a surprise mini windfall. My husband received an email from his work that his referral bonus for referring a new hire would be in his next paycheck. The email surprised us because we both forgot about the bonus, and the bonus turned out to be 3X the amount we expected. Woohoo! […]

Sometimes I forget that not everyone is as obsessed with travel, miles and points as I am (and like many of you who read this blog regularly, admit it!). From time to time, my friends and family ask me which credit card they should get to travel with their family for free. If their goal […]

Last week, my family of five traveled to Denver. I grew up in Denver and my extended family still lives there, so this is a trip we take every year. We usually go in the summer, but this year we decided to go in the winter so that my kids could have the chance to […]