Miles For Family

I am raising the value of SPG point to 1.5 cents

March 24, 2014 By Leana 6 Comments

Once again, this is only my personal opinion. Your value may be lower or higher, and that’s perfectly fine. However, in this post, I wanted to explain my reasons for this change. You may have heard about adjustments in SPG categories. A lot of people felt it was a relatively mild devaluation, with some properties, […]

I have published an e-book on Amazon!

March 20, 2014 By Leana 2 Comments

I am so excited, guys! For the last few weeks, I have been working on an e-book. As I mentioned many times, my goal is to reach people completely unfamiliar with this hobby. Granted, there are many good “miles and points” books out there already. However, just as with this blogging industry, I couldn’t find […]

No, I don’t want to buy a drink!

March 19, 2014 By Leana 4 Comments

1) Our cruise saga. The cost breakdown. 2) No, I don’t want to buy a drink! 3) Jamaica me crazy! 4) Stingrays can ruin a honeymoon This vacation could not have come at a better time. I needed to de-blog in the worst possible way. It literally started to mess with my mind. Being without […]

Churning butter, anyone?

March 17, 2014 By Leana 1 Comment

I mentioned on Friday that according to some reports, Amex will stop giving out repeat bonuses starting May 1st, an activity referred to as “churning” in this hobby. Chase has been restricting it for some time, though in practice, many have gotten the bonus again after waiting 2+ years after closing the card. The truth is, […]

Miles and points, toys, Kronberg

March 14, 2014 By Leana Leave a Comment

1) American Express will supposedly start imposing one bonus /per card/ per lifetime rule starting May 1st. If you have had a card in the past, canceled it and want to get the bonus again, you may want to do it before the deadline. 2) A good post on The deal mommy containing tips […]

Our cruise saga. The cost breakdown.

March 12, 2014 By Leana 5 Comments

1) Our cruise saga. The cost breakdown. 2) No, I don’t want to buy a drink! 3) Jamaica me crazy! 4) Stingrays can ruin a honeymoon I wrote about cruising for a family before in this two-part post HERE and HERE I will not repeat myself on all the advantages of this type of travel […]