Miles For Family

Fifty Shades of Hotel Points

February 9, 2015 By Leana 7 Comments

I’ve mentioned many times that hotel points have their place in your vacation fund toolbox. Sure, vacation rentals are usually a better fit for a family of four or more. However, there are times when you have no choice but to reserve a hotel room. That’s what happened to my husband recently. Once in a […]

Miles and Points, Freaks

February 6, 2015 By Leana 6 Comments

EvolveMoney started to accept payments made with Visa and MasterCard, but there is a 3% fee involved. It could still be worth it to meet minimum spending requirements. Payments via debit cards (including most gift cards) are still free. If you are planning on taking a paid Virgin America flight, get 20% off your ticket […]

A Real Life Example of My Consulting Service Advice

February 5, 2015 By Leana Leave a Comment

As you may or may not know, I have a free consulting service where I give folks tailored advice on credit cards. I wanted to feature one of the emails I got recently, as well as my response. This is precisely the type of family I target with my blog, so I believe, my new […]

When the Lowest Hotel Award Rate isn’t Actually the Cheapest

February 4, 2015 By Leana 4 Comments

Update: the BOGO benefit on Club Carlson card is no longer available. In the world of miles and points, things aren’t always what they appear. This could go in so many directions, but for today, we’ll focus on hotel redemptions. Let me show you an example. I mentioned a while back that both my husband […]

Miles and Points Update

February 3, 2015 By Leana Leave a Comment

A possible way to get an offer of 80,000 points (plus $50) on Chase IHG MasterCard. Don’t get too excited, it doesn’t come up for most readers! 2. Air France new promo awards list is announced for travel in April and May Dallas-Europe route is 50% off in economy, so it costs 25,000 miles roundtrip, plus mild fuel […]

Miles and Points, Pretty Card

January 30, 2015 By Leana 6 Comments

1. Last call for 40% bonus on transfers from Membership Rewards to BA Avios program. If I had any MR points, I would do it, but it depends on your upcoming plans. 2. Normally, I don’t comment on aviation news, but this is kind of important. It appears that Aer Lingus airline will be bought […]