What Is a Transfer Bonus?

How to Get More Miles for Your Points

What Is a Partner Flight? How to Book the Same Seat for Fewer Points

Two people to Europe's Christmas markets for 103,000 points and $1,658

(There was math. I'm still recovering.)

Two people to Ireland in business class for 192,000 points and $1,946

(One card. I did this to myself.)

My turn: 200k points, $2,000, and I couldn't even spend it all

No regrets

A solo week in Hawaii for 200,000 points and $1,816, with exactly zero points left over

I decided to really treat myself

A family of four's week on Maui for 195k points and $1,717, using two credit cards

This was a HUGE challenge

A couple's week in Waikiki for 195k points and $2,000, using exactly one credit card

Sometimes simple is best 😉

The newest card in my wallet

Why the benefits and perks on a $95 card finally got me to pull the trigger and sign up.

Booking Italy for four on 189,000 points and $1,874

This trip needed four of everything.

Six nights in Tuscany and Rome for two, on a teacher's calendar

I colored outside the lines a little. That's okay.

Solo through the Dolomites on exactly 200,000 points

If you MUST go to Italy, do this

Family of 4 to Japan for 200k points and $2,000

(please don't do this)

One person to Japan for 192k points and $453

(I found better flights after I was already done searching)

Two people to Japan for 200k points and $1,429

(I had to leave the country to pull it off)

Bank Rewards Cards vs. Co-Branded Cards: Why Flexibility Wins

Flexible points > Fixed points

What Is a Positioning Flight (And When Is It Worth It)?

Here's how they work, when they pay off, and where to use them.

The Game Was Already Over Before They Got Here.

Or, how I played Points Pursuit from my kitchen before Brendan and Erin even landed.

How to Turn House Projects Into Vacations

New furnace = next vacay

How I Earned 10,000 points while spending $500

I hosted Brendan and Erin in Minneapolis - and earned 10k points along the way

Costco Tacos and Coffee Shops Are Funding My Next Vacation

I gave Brendan and Erin 24 hours of Phoenix — and let my card do the heavy lifting

How I Booked My First Points Trip

What I learned and what I'd do differently now

What Would I Do with 150K Points?

I get paid to daydream at work. It's awesome.

What Is Points Boost?

Turns out your Chase points go further when there's a little rocket involved.

I Talked to Three People Who Pay $795 a Year for a Credit Card -- Here's What They Said.

Decide if the famous Chase Sapphire Reserve® is actually worth it