Next week (Ah! I can’t believe it’s next week already!), my family is going on a 3-night Disney Cruise. I won’t even consider a 3-night cruise on any other cruise line besides Disney due to the party atmosphere on most 3-night weekend cruises. But, DCL is different. Our last four cruises have been 7 nights […]

Visiting Europe for a Long Weekend: See this post on Travel Update. Just because you can doesn’t mean you should. It’s a hard no for me. Increased Credit Card Offers: Via Doctor of Credit, the Amex Business Gold has a 75k bonus available through referrals. Also, the Chase United MileagePlus Explorer has a 65k bonus. This United […]

My husband and I each opened Chase IHG cards last year. We used our bonus points for the Holiday Inn Old Sydney on our big trip down under this past summer. Our one-year anniversary with the cards was this past week, and we were looking forward to booking a stay with our IHG renewal certs. […]

As some long-time readers know, I almost booked the new all-inclusive Hyatt Ziva Cap Cana for spring break. I debated between that new resort and the Andaz Papagayo in Costa Rica, and I ultimately decided on Costa Rica. But, I’ve been watching for reviews of the new Hyatt resorts in the Dominican Republic for two […]

Last weekend, I did something I’ve never done before: I took a Momcation! What is a Momcation? The last few years, #momcation has been trending on social media. It’s the term used for a solo trip by a mom to recharge and rejuvenate. See this recent article about #momcation. My Momcation lasted just two nights […]

Don’t worry, this is not yet another post filled with angst over spoiling your kids with fanciness. We all know that the miles and points hobby has a dark side where children (and us adults!) can start taking things unattainable to general public for granted. This has been covered by bloggers to death, including yours […]