Miles For Family

My Thoughts on Upcoming AAdvantage Devaluation

November 19, 2015 By Leana 15 Comments

So, I’m sure, by now you’ve heard the bad news about upcoming AA awards prices hike, effective March 22nd. Many blogs have written about it, see LoyaltyLobby for full recap. My goal, as usual, is to apply this news to a regular family. That’s why my focus is primarily on economy awards. Without further ado, here is […]

Our “European” Anniversary Getaway in St. Petersburg

November 18, 2015 By Leana 6 Comments

That would be St. Petersburg, Florida. So, why the European analogy? You’ll find out in a minute. So, last month, my husband and I had a 2-night anniversary getaway. A rare treat since it’s been exactly 1 year since we were able to ditch… err, leave the kids behind. It didn’t start out well. My husband […]

A Strange Case of Disappearing Chase Application

November 17, 2015 By Leana 3 Comments

Few weeks ago, my husband’s uncle (the one who is barely older than us) contacted me for some credit card advice. He is now into this hobby big time. For realz. In fact, the other day, his poor wife complained to me that I have created a monster who is constantly getting new credit cards. […]

Chase Fairmont Signature Visa for Families: Maybe Yay?

November 16, 2015 By Leana 17 Comments

Update: This card is officially discontinued. Here is a working non-affiliate application link (will probably die soon) Awhile back, I wrote a post on Chase Fairmont Visa and why it may not be the best fit for a normal family. Well, there is an interesting quirk to this program that made me rethink it a bit. […]

Getting Travel Bug Out of Your System Before You Have Kids

November 13, 2015 By Leana 6 Comments

One of the reasons I wanted to start this blog was to show that your life isn’t over when you have kids. That you can still travel, explore and most importantly enjoy discovering new things. Well, today I’m going to take on a bit of a contrarian view. I know that many of my readers […]

“Occupy The Hobby” Movement and Other Musings

November 12, 2015 By Leana Leave a Comment

This rant was inspired by Point Centric post on what bad blogging is and how to identify it. I debated on whether to write a commentary, but feel this is a good chance to re-state my message and goals. So here it goes. If you head on over to read the post, you will see that […]