See our Advertiser Disclosure and Editorial Note here. Like many of you, I have a boatload of hotel certificates that have been piling up since March of 2020. So, as soon as my husband and I got vaccinated, I was very excited to finally put my two free Hilton nights to good use. They were due […]

Why I Embrace Being a Tourist: This post is a few years old, but I saw it on Samantha Brown’s Facebook page this week. I am absolutely a tourist at times, and I have no issues with that. In fact, I wrote about this in my Vacation Commentary Pet Peeves post.  De-Stress Your Teen’s First […]

See our Advertiser Disclosure and Editorial Note here. If you’ve been reading this blog for a while, you may remember that back in 2019 I booked a trip for my daughter and I to see the U.S. Gymnastics Olympic Trials. The event was to be held in St. Louis in June 2020. I booked a room using […]

Disney Cruise Line forums are all abuzz with people booking sailings on the new Disney Wish. Yesterday, Platinum Castaway Club cruisers with 25 or more sailings could make reservations, and today the process continues until bookings finally open up to the public on May 27. You can see the entire booking schedule here. As a […]

See our Advertiser Disclosure and Editorial Note here. Note: Some of the offers in this post may have changed. See our Best Credit Card Deals for the latest offers. I don’t write a ton of posts about credit cards, nor do I routinely post about the “last chance” to grab a certain offer. But, I’m making […]