I recently returned from a girls trip to London with my best friend. We left our nine children at home and had a wonderful time enjoying everything London has to offer. Even better, there was no whining about tired legs or boring museums. To top it off, we spent a whopping $360 per person on […]

My favorite points and miles card for beginners, the Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card, has a standard offer of 75,000 points. If you and a spouse or travel partner both open this card, you’ll have over 150,000 amazing flexible points to work with. So, once you have that huge stash of points, what exactly can you […]

Flying Blue is the shared award program for Air France and KLM airlines, which are based in Paris and Amsterdam, respectively. Flying Blue is one of my favorite ways to travel to and from Europe (and other destinations!), especially for families. They’re a transfer partners for all four major banks, they tend to have a […]

We recently returned from a Caribbean cruise worth over $5,000, which we almost completely offset with points and miles! Let’s go over exactly you can use credit card points and miles to pay for a cruise. Cashing out points The way to use points to pay for a cruise is to cash them out. This […]

The Chase Freedom Unlimited® is a great beginner card for those who are looking for a card with no annual fee, a low spending requirement, and a solid return on all spending. There are other similar cards, like the Capital One VentureOne Rewards Credit Card, but the Freedom Unlimited is my top recommendation! Here are all the […]

The Capital One Venture Rewards Credit Card is an excellent card that has a solid welcome offer, a low annual fee, and earns flexible miles. The card is comparable to the Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card, which is often referred to as the “best beginner card.” I would argue that the Venture is also an excellent beginner card. […]