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. […]

Capital One Miles is one of my favorite award programs, just behind Chase Ultimate Rewards®. Capital One Miles are easy to earn through a variety of cards and spending, and they offer a range of redemption opportunities – from transferring to travel partners to covering travel purchases to booking trips through Capital One Travel. What […]

Virgin Atlantic is known for its stylish cabins and exceptional service. Their award program – Virgin Atlantic Flying Club – has a variety of sweet spots, especially when it comes to travel to the UK. They’re also part of SkyTeam Alliance, which opens up further award flight opportunities. Let’s go over everything you need to […]

Disney can be SO expensive. Thankfully, there are ways to cut costs. I have an entire post that goes over ways to use credit card points to save on Disney – hotels, airfare, and park tickets. You can find that HERE. But today, I want to talk about a little-known way to save 40-50% on […]

Our oldest turns 16 this year. Last year, when we were talking about this big upcoming birthday, we asked him what trip he wanted to take. His top choice was Japan. Well, I was happy to oblige… using points and miles, of course! Because if we were paying the full cash price out of pocket, […]

Earning points and miles is the easy part. You jump on the best offers, or you follow a planned strategy, or you refer friends and family to cards and boost your points stash. There are so many ways to earn points. The harder part? Actually using them to book an award trip. It feels scary […]