One or more of these credit card offers may no longer be available. See our Hot Deals page for the latest offers. Last summer over July 4th holiday, my family spent three nights at Hyatt Regency Lost Pines outside of Austin, Texas. We loved it! You can read about it here and here. We loved […]

This is one of those “keeping it real” posts. Even though I write for this blog, I’m just a regular person working for a small business. I don’t have any special pull with credit card companies, banks, hotel or airline loyalty programs, etc. My credit score is good, and I pay off my credit cards […]

One or more of these credit card offers may no longer be available. See our Hot Deals page for the latest offers. Southwest Airlines will release its summer flight schedule for June 3 – August 14 this Thursday, January 5, 2017. This is a big release for summer vacation travel! Why is this a big […]

Update: See bank application restrictions here, as well as this update on Chase cards here. One or more of these credit card offers may no longer be available. See our Hot Deals page for the latest offers. We love hearing from new readers who are curious about this whole miles and points travel thing! You […]

Welcome to 2017! What better way to start the New Year than to talk about our favorite thing—travel! Leana is on a trip right now, so I’ll share my travel plans for the year first, and she will share hers when she returns. It’s funny how I plan these trips independently, one at a time….and […]

My husband, Brian, traveled to Dublin, Ireland last week on a business trip. Somehow, I convinced him to write a trip report. He even took photos of the hotel bathroom! Without further ado… The Trip to Dublin, Ireland Since my trip was booked only a few weeks in advance, I had to take the cheapest […]