Uplifting And Positive News
Surprising our daughter seemed like the only option when I had to be in two places at once You can subscribe to our MilesHusband YouTube Channel here This was the kind of problem with only one answer. I’d have to be two places at once. You’ve been there, Dear Reader? Or tried to be both “theres?” Sunday, our oldest daughter was leaving for a semester studying overseas. As a mother, I wanted to be here to
Check out our new’ish YouTube Channel I’ve shared how we travel. A lot. How Husband has figured out how to turn every dollar we spend into multiple miles. So we travel the world in luxury while spending pennies. I’m excited to share the news about our new MilesHusband YouTube channel! It’s the latest edition to MilesHusband content. You can also find him on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. We’re looking to pull back the curtain on our crazy miles and travel
Funny thing is I had no idea this was a problem As marital disagreements go, This was one I wasn’t expecting. It popped up on a typical weekend day for Husband and me, sitting side by side at our dining room table. I was puttering away adding uplifting and positive news stories to my website. Husband was busy creating our next travel adventure. “We might be going around the world on Emirates Airlines First Class,”
His frequent flyer hobby booked us a double bed in the sky *Video Posted Below* I thought it was time to share my husband’s crazy over-the-top frequent flyer hobby. This is what consumes our lives when I’m not sharing uplifting news with the world. About 10 years ago he discovered that he could make every dollar going out bring multiple miles back in. And he’s discovered the secrets to burning miles on the most luxurious planes in the world. He
As falls go, this was like gravity on steroids. One minute, my husband was about to pull off one of his frequent flyer mile miracles. New Year’s week flying around the world on Singapore Suites First Class. As he does, he was about to pull off a $23,000 trip by paying about $78 per person. Then, came the computer glitch. The trip fell apart. Which brought the question what to do next?
Italy. The answer is Italy. If you caught last week’s column, Dear Reader, you left me stuck on a mountain top in Oman with a husband who was using frequent flyer miles prowess to get us home. “How about Milan?” he piped up as he worked his booking voodoo. He found a beautiful hotel and two first class seats through Dubai into Milan. For pennies, as he’s apt to do. “We can tour the city. We can go to Lake
This is the last place I ever imagined I’d spend my wedding anniversary. On top of a mountain. In Oman. Go ahead and look on a map. I had to. We’re talking the other side of the globe. A tiny country bordered by The United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, and Yemen. Yeah, Yemen. Which my husband insisted we would only end up in if we took a wrong turn. Welcome to the latest travel creation of the man I’ve come
Points redemption. Two words that give MilesHusband goosies. Basically, it’s the math you do to figure out how much value each point or mile brings you when you cash it in for a flight, a hotel, or heaven forbid, a camera or magazine subscription. And off the top, I have to say, “Thank you, Chase Ultimate Rewards!” as these points made this great story possible. More on how to earn those at the bottom of this post. For now back
“How do you earn so many miles?” That’s a big question our family gets all the time. Miles Husband says it’s time to explain one of his most important, successful techniques to you. Remember this scene from the movie, “The Graduate?” In that same spirit, Miles Husband just wants to say one word to you. Just one word. “Portals.” Yes, portals. It’s how we shop for almost everything. Online shopping portals. It’s how you can make your miles multiply like
Pressure. I’m feeling it. The need to declare allegiance to a team. To claim certain values. A way of life. Hold your political horses. You know we don’t go there in this space. And yet, With summer vacation wrapping up, another round of trips ready to post in the digital scrapbook, There feels this need to own, Honestly own, Where I fall in one of life’s big questions. Do you travel or do you vacation? Because, Dear Reader, you know
