You know, like “The innocents abroad” by Mark Twain, but in reverse. One of the greatest things about travel with kids is exposing them to different cultures where people may think a bit differently, and it doesn’t necessarily make them wrong. That has being my goal: To get our children out of American bubble now […]

Ultimate Rewards and Membership Rewards SPG and Citi Thank You Program As you’ve probably guessed, this a second installment of my analysis of all 4 flexible points programs and how they relate to a middle-class family. Without further ado: SPG Best credit card combination: Amex Starwood Preferred Guest (and that’s it!) Pros: 1) Some fantastic […]

How is that for a click-bait title? So, if you are an obsessed miles and points hobbyist, you’ve probably read these two posts: The earn and burn fallacy. Shall we give hoarding and cherry picking a try instead?  by Frequent Miler “Don’t save your money. Spend it as fast as you can.”  Can you imagine anyone […]

I got an interesting email from one of my regular readers and wanted to share an excerpt with you: “As you may remember I have only one daughter and she is 7. By now, she’s getting the fact that we are traveling places for free. I guess I don’t keep it a secret and talk […]