My kids go gaga over hotel pools. It’s a mystery to me. You see, we live in a humongous neighborhood with two neighborhood pools. The pools are open six months of the year, and they are a nice temperature for swimming at least four of those months. Over the summer, I take my kids to […]

A few weeks ago, I read an interesting guest post by The Timeshare Guru on Doctor of Credit. Reading through the comments on this post reminded me of a few experiences and shenanigans my own family has had with timeshares. Timeshare Presentations: What Is Your Time Worth? When I was a kid, my family traveled […]

Update: The bonuses mentioned below are no longer available. See Best Hotel Points Sign-up Bonuses for the most current offers. As many of you probably know, the increased sign-up bonuses on the American Express Hilton cards expire tomorrow, May 31. You could get up to 180,000 bonus points per person from the bonuses if you […]

One or more of these credit card offers may no longer be available. See our Hot Deals page for the latest offers. When you book your cruise to Alaska, you have the option to reserve land-based excursions through  cruise line itself. On surface, it sounds quite appealing, not to mention, convenient. But is the juice […]

We are about to go on our sixth family cruise. Cruising happens to be a good fit for my family for many reasons, so we continue to book cruises. I belong to a few cruising groups on social media and online cruise forums. One controversial topic that continues to surface is the amount of freedom […]