From Points and Miles to Passports and Memories

All the points and credits we used for our 36 hour family getaway

Send us Fan Mail Today I go over the 68,000 points and $220 in credit card perks that we used for our 36 hour family getaway! Support the show

What to put on which card to auto bill.

Send us Fan Mail Today I dive into some of the main expenses that a family might have over the course of a month.  I share some of my favorite cards to auto bill these e

To keep, to cancel, or to downgrade, 2026 edition.

Send us Fan Mail Today I go over some of the annual fees that have started to hit or will hit in the next 6 months and what we plan to do with the cards as we hit the on

PreCheck, CLEAR, Global Entry, what are they all about?

Send us Fan Mail Today I dive into some of the perks to make traveling smoother and easier.  I go over what you may have and use and the advantages that each of them wil

What is a transfer bonus?

Send us Fan Mail Today I dive into a short and sweet episode on what a transfer bonus is and how they can be leveraged to get more for fewer points.  Support the show

The secrets of Paze, and get your credits now!

Send us Fan Mail If you are checking in real time I go over some of the perks that you have in Paze, how I spent mine, and things to be careful of in the process. This p

How to get ideas on how many cards you can practically open in a year.

Send us Fan Mail Today I go over some of the points to consider to help you set yourself reasonable expectations on how many cards you can open in 12 months.  Support t

Replay-We are not flying business class and our first redemption

Send us Fan Mail We are soaking up the last few weeks of summer vacation.  I decided to re upload our first redemption episode as we enjoy the end of our summer!  Suppo

Are we luxury travelers? Sometimes, but not always.

Send us Fan Mail Today I go through the simple things that we do on a regular trip, and reasons that we might not be as luxury as many people seem to think.  Support th

So I have points scattered around, now what?

Send us Fan Mail Today I have a short and sweet episode on some quick and easy solutions if you have smaller amounts of points sitting in multiple places.  Support the

Public transportation highs and lows

Send us Fan Mail Today I go into some of the wins and some of the loses in public transportation, and lessons that we learned along the way.  Support the show

Mock redemption: Rome

Send us Fan Mail Today I go through some options that a family of five could use to get to Rome in spring of 2026. I also take the time to go through a ton of credits an

Kid review on Disneyland Paris

Send us Fan Mail Today my daughter gets a chance to explain our adventures in Disneyland, Paris and some of the high points throughout the day.  We talk about some incre

Family review on Brussels, Belgium and our stop in Ghent!

Send us Fan Mail Today I go over some of the things that we did in our trip to Belgium, and some of the things that we just didn't have time for.  This was our out

The real problems with points and miles

Send us Fan Mail Today I dive into some of the humorous and more serious problems that I have run into during this adventure into the world of points and miles.  Suppor

Mock Redemption: London and a surprise city!

Send us Fan Mail Today I do a mock redemption on a trip to London, and also take the time to go into how changing plans to come home from a mystery city save huge amount

What normal people do with their points, vs. what I do

Send us Fan Mail Today I go over ways that typical people might spend their points and miles and explain (again!) how I might go in and do the same thing in a transfer p

What people think I do

Send us Fan Mail Today I go over the many misconceptions in the points and miles world.  I review what people think that we do and go over what it is that we actually do

Newest Card....again!

Send us Fan Mail Part of the trick in points and miles is strategically opening new cards that fit your family and your spend.  Today I go over what our family's ne

The Secret Sauce in points and miles!

Send us Fan Mail Today I go over the secret sauce in points and miles! One of those things that you didn't realize that you were missing and is hard to understand u