Ellen sent me her reader success story, and it brought back so many of my own memories. My husband and I took our own trip to Napa in 2022 for his 40th birthday. You can read more about our redemption here. I loved hearing about Ellen’s trip and am so happy to share it with […]

Are you interested in staying near Disneyland California, on points? Here are some great properties and ways to earn points for your stay! Hyatt The best part of Hyatt stays are the incredible point redemptions. It is easy to get the best bang for your points when booking with Hyatt. The fact that taxes and […]

If Disney World is on your family’s trip list, this points and miles strategy is for you! Here you go! Remember, even as credit card welcome offers change. This strategy will work as long as the amount of points needed adds up to the amount needed for your stay. Step 1: Determine which card currently […]

We turned a classic California road trip into a family adventure — flying into San Francisco, driving the coast, and ending with Disneyland and Newport Beach before flying home. This itinerary gave us all the road trip adventure without 40+ hours in the car from Missouri. Flights & Transportation We used our Southwest Companion Pass […]

Disney & Universal Theme Park Tickets Using points and miles to pay for hotels, flights, and rental cars is just part of the expense when traveling to Disney and Univeral theme parks. Park tickets are a large expense that is often left over. Full disclaimer: I am not a huge fan of redeeming my points […]

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 […]

If you’ve ever dreamed of seeing the Pacific Northwest’s towering forests, misty beaches, and mountain peaks all in one trip — Olympic National Park delivers. My mom, my two kids, and I explored it as part of a 10-day semi–road trip through Washington, and it absolutely lived up to the hype. We flew into Seattle, […]