Miles For Family

What if Sallie Mae married Amex BCP?

February 24, 2014 By Leana 1 Comment

I put the best 2-card combos for an average family according to their needs in this post. I also mentioned that there are many other combinations. However, there is one pairing that IMO merits its own post and one I haven’t covered. It’s Amex Blue Cash Preferred and Sallie Mae Barclaycard. I haven’t focused on […]

Miles and points, BelarusPoints, London

February 21, 2014 By Leana 4 Comments

1) You can get $5 credit for writing a Trip Advisor review by March 31st, after synching your Amex card HERE H/T to Million Mile secrets blog. 2) Via Fatwallet, you can save 30 percent on CVS order with the code 30DEAL, expires February 22nd. Make sure to go through a shopping portal first. 3) Just […]

The hotel points redemption that left me in tears

February 19, 2014 By Leana 8 Comments

I know what you are thinking. Here goes yet another hotel review. And look, here is a photo of a toilet! Well, first of all, it’s a photo of Crowne Plaza hotel room’s toilet, and not of a Hyatt. So, it’s totally different! 🙂 And actually, it’s not that kind of a post at all. […]

Points and deals update

February 18, 2014 By Leana Leave a Comment

1) Just a reminder about the increased bonus on US Bank Flexperks card tied to the Olympic medal count. Does not pay commission, and you can read about it in my bonus page. 2) Saw this mentioned on Flyertalk. New app that tracks your credit card applications. I don’t know much about it, but it […]

Family travel challenge for a trip to Rio

February 17, 2014 By Leana 2 Comments

Thanks to my reader Nancy for contacting me about this topic! She said she was watching the Olympic games in Sochi and was inspired to plan a trip to Rio for the next event. So, she wanted to know how you could accomplish it for a family of five with the help of miles. First, the […]

Miles and points, spilling the beans, Fort Myers

February 14, 2014 By Leana 2 Comments

Miles and points. 1) Different bank sign-up promos via PFDigest HERE 2) Today is the last day to get American Express gift cards with no purchase fee via code FPVALAF Bigcrumbs pays 3.5 percent in cash back, while Topcashback pays 3 percent. 3) A good post on The points guy on how you can get extra value […]