Miles For Family

This post is geared for newbies to the miles and points travel world. See our Advertiser Disclosure here. I have a full year of travel planned. My family is visiting a new country for spring break (Costa Rica), traveling to Disney World this summer and going on several shorter trips. Every time we return from […]

See our Advertiser Disclosure here My father-in-law is dying. We don’t know exactly how long he has left. It may be weeks or even months. Or he might not  be around by the time this post goes live. I can’t say that it was a shocker to hear the dreadful news, yet nothing can prepare you […]

See our Advertiser Disclosure here. Originally published Jan 2018; updated Jan 2020 When I first moved to Texas almost 18 years ago, one thing became apparent from the get-go: People in Texas are proud to live in Texas! I frequently heard this: “You weren’t born in Texas, but you got here as fast as you […]

See our Advertiser Disclosure here. 100,000 Points for Timeshare Tour: Check out this post on Miles to Memories that outlines how you can get 100,000 Hilton Honors points for paying $349 for a 4-night stay including a timeshare tour. The offer is good in Orlando and Las Vegas. According to the comments, you might be […]

See our Advertiser Disclosure here. I always say that “next year we won’t travel as much.” Well, I tried. We don’t have any 2- or 3- week trips like we had the previous two years. But, we are still traveling quite a bit. Spring Spring Break Costa Rica Trip: This trip is almost entirely on […]

See our Advertiser Disclosure here. A few weeks ago in a recap post, I shared a post by Travel with Grant that contained the amount he spends on credit card annual fees. I admitted that I was shocked to see that he spent over $4500 on annual fees. Then, just a few days ago, I […]