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2018 Points Review: 20 free nights!

Our Points Update: 20 free nights this year!

It's been a busy year for us! We've traveled most months, had a whole bunch of visitors (thanks for coming, guys!), moved to a new house, found out we're having another baby annnndddddddd Owen started KINDERGARTEN. Whew. Oh yeah, in betw [...]

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Trip planning: why I’m looking more than a year ahead

Basically conversations with Chris lately have gone something like this: "So I'm thinking we should go to (place name) over Columbus Day weekend." "We're going to Oktoberfest right before that and Venice after, it is too much." "Huh? No, I'm talking about the next Columbus Day. 2018!" " ... seriously?" S [...]

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Trip planning with points, continued: hotel points

*Yesterday I talked about our experience with Chase Ultimate Rewards points, which can be used for flights, hotels, rental cars, cash back, etc. Today, I want to move on to the hotel cards we're currently c [...]

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