Miles For Family

Using Virgin Atlantic Miles for my Brother-in-law’s Flight to Seattle

August 3, 2015 By Leana 10 Comments

As I’ve written before, next May we are planning to take a cruise to Alaska. The whole clan except my brother-in-law and his wife were on board. The reason? Well, they can’t afford it. He works in a low-paying government job and she is too sick to work, period. Also, we just came back from […]

Pearls of Wisdom From Cheapblackdad

July 30, 2015 By Leana 12 Comments

Naturally, the pearls are black, the rare and valuable kind. You’ve probably seen me refer to reader Cheapblackdad on quite a few occasions. For a good reason, he is a riot! When I decided to close up shop, I tried to get him to take over the blog. I even offered to rename the site to […]

Credit Card Bonuses for American Lovers

July 28, 2015 By Leana 24 Comments

Don’t worry, this has nothing to do with romance. I’m talking about those who love to fly on American Airlines or its partners in Oneworld alliance. So, what are those cards exactly? They are: Chase British Airways Visa, Citi AAdvantage MasterCard and Citi Prestige. The official affiliate offer on AAdvantage card is down to 30K […]

New PointBreaks List, aka Don’t Look a Gift Horse in a Mouth

July 24, 2015 By Leana 2 Comments

Right now, the blogosphere is probably filled with complaints about the new PointBreaks list. It happens almost every time. Why are IC Tokyo and IC London properties not on the list? I don’t know. Why are my kids not making their own dinner? Why is my yard not mowing itself? PointBreaks program is a gift […]

The Paradox of Choice in Miles and Points Hobby

July 23, 2015 By Leana 4 Comments

I was reading an excerpt from “Modern Romance” book written by comedian Aziz Ansari. It tackles a subject of, you guessed it, modern romance, and how things in this area are quite different now than they were just a few decades ago. Of course, most of it is due to technology and an abundance of choice. You […]

Dumping Hyatt Vendome for Hyatt Regency Clearwater

July 22, 2015 By Leana 20 Comments

Update: this offer is no longer available. See this page for list of best hotel cards. If you’ve been reading my site for a long time, you probably have figured out that I am a little OCD, maybe more than a little. Honestly, I think you almost have to be, in order to be part […]