Miles For Family

Recently, a reader asked me to help lay out a credit card strategy for booking a family of 4 from Austin, TX to Switzerland using miles and points in 2025. First of all, I’m a huge fan of Switzerland! In case you missed my trip report from 2022, you can read it here. Secondly, I’m […]

A few days ago I wrote about the new TAP Air Portugal Amex by Cardless. I applied for the card but was denied (see this post). Well, yesterday I received an email from Cardless that said: “We recently received an application from you for the TAP Miles&Go American Express Credit Card. We took another look […]

As many readers know, my oldest son is currently in college. My husband and I always imagined that our kids would study abroad in college, just as we did. I spent ~5 months in Guatemala during college, and my husband had two study abroad sessions in the UK. I love study abroad programs because they […]

Most of the time, when people in our hobby sign up for a credit card bonus, they envision vacationing at an exotic destination.  Or at least, something that’s fun. Unfortunately, sometimes life throws you a giant curveball. A few months ago, a good friend of ours received a devastating diagnosis. I won’t go into any […]

Last month, I wrote about getting on the waitlist for a special offer for the TAP Air Portugal Miles & Go Amex Card (non-affiliate link) by Cardless. Yesterday, I received an email with details of this new credit card. TAP Air Portugal Miles & Go American Express by Cardless The welcome bonus for those who RSVPed […]

Another day, another transfer bonus to announce! Citi is offering a 25% transfer bonus to Avianca LifeMiles from now through November 4, 2023.  So, if you have a Citi card that earns Citi ThankYou points, you can take advantage of this transfer bonus. Avianca LifeMiles are part of the Star Alliance network. I’ve used LifeMiles […]