Miles For Family

Background Late last year and early this year, I was holding off on new credit card applications to get under Chase’s 5/24 rule. In March, I decided to throw caution to the wind by breaking my holding pattern. Both my husband and I applied for the Merrill + Visa Signature card from Bank of America. […]

Let’s just all admit to something. Hotel getaways with small kids are challenging, right? They get overly excited, they can’t settle down at night, et cetera, et cetera. By the same token, they get extremely bored at home and want to do something, anything when the weekend arrives. And yes, as a stay-at-home mom, I […]

One or more of these credit card offers may no longer be available. See our Hot Deals page for the latest offers. This is a guest post contributed by reader Tania. Some of you may remember her from this post where she was kind enough to provide travel advice for single parents. Tania lives in […]

This is a brief news recap from last week. For faster updates, follow Miles For Family on Twitter or check the feed on the right side of the blog. 1) A reminder that slow and steady wins the race: Chase Cancelling All accounts of Recent Card Applicants who they Deem Risky  by DoC. Chase is not the bank you want […]

For most families, the main allure of using hotel points instead of booking a vacation rental is so you would have flexibility. At least that’s true in my case. I like  the fact that I can change my mind or cancel a reservation if one of my kids gets sick. Unfortunately, some programs (cough, Wyndham, […]

My husband thinks I’m the craziest, most loyal Disney fan out there. He has no idea that I don’t even hold a candle to some Disney fans! To be fair, not all of our vacations are Disney-related. We’ve visited California and Florida on trips without stepping foot inside a Disney park. In reality, many of […]