Miles For Family

World of Hyatt Offering Extensions and Points for Expiring Awards: If you have unused Hyatt awards that will expire on Dec 31, you must read this post One Mile at a Time. Both Leana and I were able to get 2000 total points (500 for each award) for our unused Club Access awards through the […]

See our Advertiser Disclosure and Editorial Note here. Back in October, I took a calculated risk by going on a Disney Cruise with my daughter. Due to DCL’s protocols which included vaccine requirements, masks indoors, mandatory PCR tests the day before and embarkation antigen tests, we felt safe. It was a great cruise with low capacity. […]

See our Advertiser Disclosure and Editorial Note here. A few days ago, Nancy has published a post on how she has decided to cancel an upcoming stay in a resort with an indoor water park.  The logic was sound, and I would have done the same thing. She wasn’t even trying to persuade anyone, she was simply […]

See our Advertiser Disclosure and Editorial Note here. I have a teenage son who is obsessed with tennis. He loves playing it, watching it and talking about it nonstop. In my family, the love of tennis started with just one kid, but now it has spread to my younger son and my husband. Earlier this year, […]

See our Advertiser Disclosure and Editorial Note here. Like many of our readers, back in 2016 I signed up for Merrill+ Visa Signature card.  I won’t go into all the details, since the offer hasn’t been available for sometime. Basically, the biggest appeal of the program is the ability to redeem 25k points towards a $500 […]

See our Advertiser Disclosure and Editorial Note here. I realize that there are many different and strong opinions on the state of the pandemic. Right now, people range from “stay at home” to “don’t do anything differently” and everything in between. For the most part, my family has resumed our pre-pandemic activities. However, in certain situations, […]