When working with this family, we made ONE CHANGE to take their points and miles game to the next level. They were putting all their spending on a Southwest credit card. Yes, they were for sure racking up airline miles, but it wasn’t serving their needs to the fullest. Jen’s family opened a Chase Sapphire […]

Omaha is just a few hours from KC and a fantastic Midwest road trip destination. Flights / Transportation: This was a road trip for us, so no points were used, only earned on our drive. Stay: I booked Hyatt Place Omaha/Downtown-Old Market for 6,500 Hyatt points per night. I redeemed points from any of my Chase Ultimate […]

The Dillon and Keystone areas of Colorado are beautiful, and they are a great way to escape the Missouri summer humidity. Flights / Transportation: This was a road trip from KC. Stay: I booked Hyatt Place Keystone with two Hyatt Free Night Certificates. Check out my blog post to learn how to earn free night certificates […]

My son is a huge history buff and wanted to visit the National WW2 Museum. We have been to NOLA before and loved it, so we were excited to return. Flights / Transportation: Roundtrip MCI to Louis Armstrong International using my husband’s and Southwest Companion Pass and points. The cost for the 4 of us to […]

This is part of a 10-day semi-road trip in Washington. My mom, two kids, and I flew into Seattle. We stayed just outside Mt. Rainier National Park, in Seattle, and Olympic National Park. This will cover the Olympic National Park portion. Flights / Transportation: Roundtrip MCI to Seattle-Tacoma International using our Southwest Companion Passes and […]

When I first started planning our trip to Europe, the first county I knew I wanted to go to was Switzerland. All the other destinations would need to fall in place around her. Here is how we got to one of the most beautiful places in the world on points and miles! Flights / Transportation: […]

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*Bank welcome offers listed in this post are subject to change. If Disney World is on your family’s trip list, this points and miles strategy is for you! This plan assumes you can work a two-player system and have a business. TWO significant things to remember here. 1. ANYONE can be your Player 2. It […]

My family of four just took a 3-week European vacation. Flights, trains, rental cars, accommodations, and prearranged activities were under $2000. Rome was our first city in this summer adventure. Flights / Transportation: One-way tickets were booked from Kansas City (MCI) to JFK to position to Rome. This positioning flight saved me 100,000 American Airlines […]

Rental cars can be an expensive part of travel. Some sites like Autoslash and companies like Costco and AAA offer discounted rates. The NEA is a teacher union that provides up to 30% discounts on rental cars. Your company or industry may have something similar. Using your Capital One Venture X card, you can also use […]