AwardYourMiles' Blog

A Motel 6 hotel in Columbus, Ohio will cost ~$60 per night. My bestie a/k/a my wife, and I, recently stayed in Maui, Hawaii, for a week....

My dad used to tell me: "If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is." That's not always true. Case in point: My wife, a close...

Early on in my marriage, I didn't see the value of my wife going to multiple grocery stores when she did our grocery shopping. It was...

According to the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, inflation in the United States rose 7.9 percent in February of 2022—the...

In 2020, Air Canada "remodeled" its Aeroplan loyalty program. This created some changes that could be beneficial for you when booking an...

Award Travel—strategically redeeming your miles & points for "almost free" travel—has been around for decades. Why is there a large...

Booking an Award Ticket with a frequent-flyer loyalty program you're not familiar is like learning a foreign language. You may never...

Would you rather have a $100 Vanilla Visa® Gift Card or a $100 gift card at your go-to grocery store? I'm sure you would agree that the...

Shortly after I married my wife, she taught me the importance of leveraging our money to buy groceries. She had her routine: Visit three...

They lure you in like a fisherman uses bait to catch a fish. Once you bite, you may be in for an unpleasant bill—after the welcome offer...

According to the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, inflation rose 6.2 percent in October of 2021—the highest since November of...

For some of us, we may be familiar with booking an Award Ticket with a major frequent-flyer loyalty program—like Delta SkyMiles®, United...

For some of us, we may be familiar with booking an Award Ticket with a major frequent-flyer loyalty program—like United MileagePlus® or...

Booking an Award Ticket for the first time may feel a bit overwhelming for some of us—especially if we have never done it before. Rest...

The first time I rode my bicycle without training wheels—I crashed. For most of us, when we try something for the first time, we...

It can be depressing to fork over hard-earned money to pay for medications that may only provide temporary relief—and cause side effects....

We've all heard the saying: If something sounds too good to be true, it probably is. How many telephone calls, text messages, and emails...

Who doesn't like to win points with their spouse! Not only does it contribute to an early exit from the proverbial "doghouse" but we...

Spending money is all too easy nowadays. However, saving money—that is an art that few learn at a young age. But, as we get older, we...

When we hear the word "double-dipping," we usually think about tortilla chips, potato chips, and French fries, and it is generally...