My family has lived in our house for almost exactly 7 years. We moved here when I was pregnant with our daughter. We wanted a bigger house, and to get that we had to move further away from Dallas. The house was 3 years old when we moved in, but no walls had been painted. […]

Background Late last year and early this year, I was holding off on new credit card applications to get under Chase’s 5/24 rule. In March, I decided to throw caution to the wind by breaking my holding pattern. Both my husband and I applied for the Merrill + Visa Signature card from Bank of America. […]

My husband thinks I’m the craziest, most loyal Disney fan out there. He has no idea that I don’t even hold a candle to some Disney fans! To be fair, not all of our vacations are Disney-related. We’ve visited California and Florida on trips without stepping foot inside a Disney park. In reality, many of […]

First, let me clarify. This isn’t Leana. If you are Leana’s kids and you’re reading this, rest assured your trip to Europe is still on! You are pros at flying across the pond, and you will have a great time visiting your family there. This is Nancy, the one who wrote about how I’m not […]

Update: The bonuses mentioned below are no longer available. See Best Hotel Points Sign-up Bonuses for the most current offers. I’ve always preferred to read about how people are spending their miles and points vs. how they are earning them. After all, earning points is pretty straight-forward with credit card bonuses and ongoing spending. But […]

My family is T-5 weeks until takeoff for our big summer vacation to Alaska! I’ve been excitedly anticipating this trip for over six years. Last week, I decided to check our airline reservations again to make sure the schedule is still the same. I had done this a few times since booking these flights on […]