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This January, I have an upcoming quick getaway to Chicago. With the usual expenses of flights, accommodations, and dining, it could quickly turn into a costly trip. But thanks to 28,000 American Airline Miles, I could cover our flights for much less than we would’ve spent otherwise. For both my
In this post, I am going to talk about redeeming points for travel. This post will not focus on transferring points, but rather on, using points to pay for travel. Also, as you will see below, some of these cards offer a point discount/bonus when redeeming and others offer
We just returned from a once in a life time trip to Israel. My kids did not do the traditional path of hebrew school, bar mitzvah, party, etc. We used the $ we saved to do this trip instead. We had a small special ceremonial service at the top of
This past summer was my parent’s 50th anniversary. My parents are not financially equipped to take everyone to the the Caribbean for a big anniversary like I know some grandparents can. But we wanted to celebrate all the same. My family, my sister’s family and my parents headed to the
We just returned from Telluride. It was an amazing trip even if we needed more snow. (It snowed about 27 inches the day after we left and stranded us at the airport an extra day—really? ) Even though we flew for free to Telluride/Montrose, we needed to pay for the hotel,
Sometimes Rob makes some of our travel plans when he takes advantage of auction items at charity events. Last year, he bid on and won a night at the Palace hotel. He did this with my daughter Jessie in mind, as she is a huge Gossip Girl fan. The Palace
Because we had early morning flights home, we stayed the night prior to our flights in Denver at the Grand Hyatt Denver. For this stay, I used one of Rob’s 2 free bonus nights that he got with the Chase Hyatt Visa. Remember, I had trouble using this free night, so
We just returned from our weekend at Woodloch Pines in Hawley, PA, in celebration of my parents 50th anniversary. We spent the weekend participating in a lot of the Woodloch activities such as horse racing (remember they gave me a “cash advance”), bingo, hiking, go carts, EATING, and enjoying the nightly
I am currently in Cary, North Carolina. I came down for s swim meet with my daughter. Getting down here was quite inexpensive (the Delta flights were about $120 a piece and the Hyatt Place hotel about $80 per night), so I did not even attempt to try to use
We had a short layover in Seattle on our way to Vancouver for our ski trip to Whistler. Thank you to my American Express Business Platinum card for giving me and my family access to the Centurion Lounge at Seattle–Tacoma International Airport. Don’t forget, complimentary lounge access is one
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