Category Archives: Home Budgets

We earned over 500,000 miles in 2014! A Year in Review

This last year was the first one when we really started hitting the miles and points game hard. And boy did it pay off! It’s been a learning process along the way and there are things I would’ve done differently. But overall I am thrilled with the end result we now have. Below is aContinue reading “We earned over 500,000 miles in 2014! A Year in Review”

Using Shopping Portals this holiday season (or anytime!)

Yesterday I wrote about the fantastic offer for the Chase Freedom card right now that has doubled their sign up bonus! While I highlighted some of the awesome benefits this card offers, there’s even more that you could get from that one, or just any card you use during your holiday shopping.  Chase cards areContinue reading “Using Shopping Portals this holiday season (or anytime!)”

2 Roundtrip Tickets to Peru for $250 (in first class on the way home!)

Planning travel is fun-especially when it’s free! I just booked our tickets for our trip to Peru next year- and I didn’t spend a single penny. This is all thanks to my little friend the Citi AAdvantage Executive MasterCard! It’s an American Airlines credit card that gave me 100,000 bonus miles for signing up. ForContinue reading “2 Roundtrip Tickets to Peru for $250 (in first class on the way home!)”

Myth Buster: Credit Score Breakdown

With graduation this past weekend, there are lots of new grads heading out into the world in hopes of landing their dream jobs. The real world is full of exciting new opportunities and shocking realities such as student loans bills. Many young people will be looking for their first credit card and trying to learnContinue reading “Myth Buster: Credit Score Breakdown”