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I Shopped On Black Friday, And I Liked it?

December 8, 2014 By Leana 2 Comments

A little background: I absolutely hate shopping. Black Friday is like kryptonite to me. You will not find me battling the hordes at Target or camping out by Walmart at 5 AM. Are you kidding me? I’m not willing to do camping in a national park, much less in a parking lot. So, naturally, on […]

Miles and Points, Small Business Saturday

December 5, 2014 By Leana 10 Comments

You may be able to get a free $10 Domino’s gift card plus 500 Rapid Rewards points when you get a new Southwest account. New list of SPG Hot Escapes hotels is announced, valid for next 6 weeks. There are a quite a few discounted properties in US, including one in Orlando. Tomorrow is the […]

My Flexible Points Envy

December 3, 2014 By Leana 3 Comments

Hey, isn’t there a blog that goes by similar name? I’ve written quite a few times how important it is not to put all your miles in one “basket,” and focus on accumulating flexible points instead of currency tied to one specific program. Because I constantly collect bonuses, I usually transfer my points to a […]

Miles and Points, Travel Bug

November 28, 2014 By Leana Leave a Comment

Don’t forget to clear your schedule for tomorrow, so you can take advantage of Small Business Saturday promotion. In case you’ve missed it, here is my guest post on how this deal turned into fiasco last year. Don’t be like me! 2.Via Million Miles Secrets blog, get $100 off hotel booking of $100 on Cyber […]

Are Frequent Flyer Miles a Scam?

November 26, 2014 By Leana 4 Comments

milesforfamily @milesforfamily · Nov 16 Rant: Offered to redeem miles to Europe for a needy friend. Told her to be flexible. She comes back with dates Dec 24-January 1st. What? If you are one of my 186 loyal followers, you’ve probably already seen the above rant. Normally, I don’t like to abuse Twitter in such manner. I mean, […]

Miles and Points Update

November 25, 2014 By Leana Leave a Comment

New IHG PointBreaks list is now bookable. Don’t delay reserving your desired hotel. Remember, you can always cancel it without penalty if your plans change. There is a new offer on Citi Thank You Preferred card that gives 30,000 points after spending $2,000 in 4 months. It pays me commission and you can see more […]