This isn’t a blog about how to collect or redeem points and miles. There are so many great ones already out there! Of course, everyone knows the OG, The Points Guy , and then there’s Points Talk Squad  and Katie’s Travel Tricks , 2 of my favorites. This blog is about using your points and miles to chill out at a beach bar. What’s my points strategy? Get some points and use them. Repeat. When I find a thing I’m interested in, sometimes I can get a little obsessed with it. (Ho

Flying away from the cold and snow The first time we went to the DR was 2012, with our kids and my mother. My 80 year old mom forgot to grab her carryon, the one that contained all of her meds, out of the airport transfer van. Thankfully we got them back, but that was the most stressful first 4 hours of a vacation I’ve ever had! Then, my son was at the same resort in March of 2020 with his college buddies for their senior year spring break trip. They were at the pool when th