Miles For Family

See our Advertiser Disclosure here. Norwegian Cruise Line just announced that it is cancelling all sailings through the end of September as well as select sailings that were scheduled in October. See all the details in the announcement here. Wow! Just yesterday, I was talking about how optimistic cruisers are as a group. I know […]

See our Advertiser Disclosure here. Let’s be honest. These last few months haven’t been fun. People have been stuck inside for months due to the pandemic. Even though certain things are opening, life is nowhere back to “normal.” Trips have been cancelled, plans have been altered, people have died from Covid-19, and the U.S. is dealing […]

See our Advertiser Disclosure here. When you travel a lot, you have to be organized. Any time I start planning a new trip, I create a new email folder to keep our flights, hotel confirmations and other details all in one spot. But despite trying to stay organized, I recently made a rookie mistake that […]

Self Health Assessments Are a Crock: I have to agree with this post from Your Mileage May Vary. Self health assessments have been used on cruise ships forever, but I think there is a lot of fudging going on. Now they are popping up everywhere. I agree that these self assessments are more for show. […]

See our Advertiser Disclosure here. Since the pandemic started, many of us are still waiting on refunds for canceled or postponed trips and events. It’s frustrating to wait, especially when the money is necessary for new trips or even basic necessities during pandemic job losses. Here are some refunds I’m still waiting on: Gymnastics Olympic […]

See our Advertiser Disclosure here. As many of our readers know, my main strategy for accumulating miles and points involves constantly switching credit cards. I apply for new bonus, collect it, cancel the card, rinse and repeat. I’m convinced that for a normal family who spends $2-3K each month, this is the easiest/most efficient  way […]