Miles For Family

New Twist in My Citi Thank You Premier Card Dilemma

September 23, 2015 By Leana 5 Comments

I wrote not too long ago how I tried to convert this card to Citi Thank You Preferred and unfortunately, failed. Well, I decided to think about it some more before deciding what to do with the points. Then, few days ago, I got my new shiny Citi Thank You Premier MasterCard. It came in a […]

Making Lemonade Out of Lemons: Our Trip to Holiday Inn Lido Beach in Sarasota

September 22, 2015 By Leana 15 Comments

Few months ago, I’ve mentioned that we stayed at Holiday Inn Sarasota-Lido Beach hotel during Memorial Day weekend. I didn’t actually have a trip report since at the time, I was taking a blogcation (vacation from blogging, get it?) I thought it was permanent, but being a rambler and a ranter, I just couldn’t resist […]

Why I Canceled Our Staycation Vacation

September 21, 2015 By Leana 8 Comments

I’ve mentioned many times that I try to pick destination first, then work my miles and points stash around it. That said, we do short family getaways in Florida where the purpose is just that: to get away. Usually, what matters most is that city has some kids’ activities and that it’s located within short […]

Few Important Miles and Points Updates

September 18, 2015 By Leana 2 Comments

I’ve mentioned that now and again I’ll cover important news items that pertain to a middle-class family, so here we go: There is an award sale on Virgin Atlantic that ends September 23rd. The real value lies in booking economy awards from USA to London. For example, one-way economy ticket from Orlando to London costs […]

A Follow-Up Post On My Aviator Barclaycard Dilemma

September 18, 2015 By Leana 4 Comments

So, the other day, I wrote a post on how I will be keeping my Barclay’s Aviator card in spite of its $89 annual fee. One of my readers has chimed in the comments, and here is our exchange: Blaine Why not try for a retention offer. I have heard of many getting some type […]

Newbie’s Guide to The Hobby

September 17, 2015 By Leana 9 Comments

Most of my readers have been around this blog for some time. But now and again, I get a new subscriber who might be totally confused by our crazy universe. So, I thought it would be fun to put together a humorous “Q and A” type of guide for The Hobby, and do it with […]