Miles For Family

We’re a week into November, and some transfer bonuses from October carry over into this month. Plus, there are a few new ones. American Express 25% Bonus to JetBlue TrueBlue From now through November 30, 2023, get 25% bonus points when transferring American Express Membership Rewards to JetBlue TrueBlue program. This is a continuation from […]

For some unknown reason, cash back offers just don’t get much love in our hobby. And that’s a shame because even if your only focus is redeeming points on travel, you will still have out-of-pocket expenses that will need to be covered with real dollars. I realize I sound like Captain Obvious right now, but […]

One thing I love about traveling in Europe is that public transportation options are usually plentiful and inexpensive. It’s quite the opposite from my options here in Texas! For my Europe trip next summer, I need to get from Amsterdam, Netherlands to Hamburg, Germany. I looked at Rome2Rio to see my options. Plane Eurowings and […]

  My husband and I each own two credit cards that give us an annual free night certificate just for paying the card’s annual fee. It’s been years since we got the bonuses on those cards, and I’ve thought about cancelling them. But, every year, we get good value out of those free night certificates. […]

Eight years ago, my family of five went to the Greek Food Festival of Dallas for the first time. As you can see, my kids were a bit younger: We enjoyed the food and entertainment, and we vowed to come back every year. But unfortunately, our schedule or the weather always ruined our plans to […]

9 Months Down Under: Our partner Zac at Travel Freely is in the middle of a 9-month trip to Australia and New Zealand. His family can walk to the beach. I’m so jealous! You can read about how it’s going here. This kind of “short-term relocation trip” is something me and my husband have talked about […]