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  • August Book List: Top 2 Best Books to Read While Traveling 2019

    August Book List: Top 2 Best Books to Read While Traveling 2019

    For my August best books to read while traveling list, I continued with the topic of personal finance. This was the 5th consecutive month on the topic that I started back in my April book list. For those of you looking for personal finance books I’ve read this year, you’ll find book reviews in my…


  • How to Train for a Half Marathon for Beginners: 5 Essential Tips to Know

    How to Train for a Half Marathon for Beginners: 5 Essential Tips to Know

    A few weeks ago, Ashlee and I signed up for a half marathon here in Houston. This will be my 3rd half-marathon and Ashlee’s 5th, with all 3 of mine being ones that we’ve run together. If you’re looking to run your first half marathon, this post is for you. We’ll cover how to train…


  • 6 Ways to Fly to Europe with Points and Miles

    6 Ways to Fly to Europe with Points and Miles

    Europe is a continent with incredible diversity. From the food, people, and culture, there’s a near limitless list of things to do, see, eat, and drink. Having visited a number of European countries, I can attest to this first hand. There’s nothing better than enjoying Sangria on the beach in Barcelona, having coffee in a…


  • 7 Best Ways to Use Chase Ultimate Rewards to Travel to Europe

    7 Best Ways to Use Chase Ultimate Rewards to Travel to Europe

    Three of the more popular Chase airline partners for US travelers are British Airways, Southwest, and United. The reason is because these partners help you to book American Airlines, Southwest, and United flights respectively. What you may not have thought of is how to use Chase Ultimate Rewards with all of the other Chase airline…


  • 4 Best Ways to Use Capital One Miles to Travel to Europe

    4 Best Ways to Use Capital One Miles to Travel to Europe

    Booking Lufthansa flights using Avianca Lifemiles is one of the most popular ways to use Capital One Miles. With Capital One Miles, you should also consider all of the other ways to use miles for your next flight to Europe. Capital One has partnerships with 15 airline programs. As mentioned in using Citi ThankYou points…


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