How to Stretch Your Club Carlson Points
Thanks to a “bonus night on rewards stays” perk offered by the Club Carlson Visa, card holders can make great use of Club Carlson points with little to no work what-so-ever. We use this ridiculously...
View ArticleThe only 3 credit cards we use as we travel Europe
As we’ve been traveling Europe, there are really only 3 credit cards that we actually have been bothering to use, and trust me, we try to use them for as many spends as we can. Money costs!...
View ArticleReaching credit card spend requirements
Well we are back in the States for Drew’s sister’s wedding and for the holidays. One thing that’s nice about being back in the States is taking care of “manufactured spends.” What is a manufactured...
View ArticleLooking past Lufthansa Miles & More’s tediousness
The other day Drew made a comment that he keeps forgetting we have Lufthansa miles. Well…ok perhaps we’ve gotten a bit “United” saturated and perhaps it’s good for us to reassure the public that we do...
View ArticleReviewing our miles and points collection strategy
Drew and I met up with a miles and points collecting friend (quite a pro) and our conversation made me realize how diverse this hobby can be in terms of strategy. We’re all collecting miles and points...
View ArticleGetting to know Chase
My grandma says that in the old days guys would ask her out just so that they could get closer to her twin sister. UGH! As a twin myself, I was repulsed by that idea- but I’m going to recommend it....
View ArticleDon’t know how people are traveling the world for free? Read this.
This post is for anyone who arrives at this site expecting a traditional travel blog and has no idea what to make of any of the posts here. So let’s get to it. What is all this talk of credit cards...
View ArticleWhy you should burn your US Airways miles to visit Europe before 2015
Combining a couple of interesting US Airways features, US Airways has been the source of one of the cheapest Europe tickets for only 30,000 miles roundtrip. But in 2015 some new changes to the US...
View Article6 Rules for Applying for a ton of Miles Credit Cards
Anyone can get tons of free travel by simply signing up for credit cards. Want to go to Thailand? Just sign up for two credit cards and you’ll have more than enough miles for a roundtrip. Probably...
View ArticleWhen it’s time to cancel a card…what are your options?
Ok. So you got a card because of the alluring sign up bonus and now that the annual fee is rolling around, you’re weighing the options as to whether or not the card is worth keeping. What should you...
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