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Spring? Break

March 19th, 2010 at 09:30 pm

Just in time for my spring break to begin, the 60degree temps are over and they're predicting (ugh) snow for tonight.

I've begun my spring break by cleaning, selling odds and ends on ebay, and taking 12 books to the library for their Friends booksale.

We've also started to plan some summer getaways including a trip to Boston and Cape Cod with some British friends. I got a great deal on a hotel on Hotwire which I love again. But my frugality has been stymied with my almost useless airline miles. We have way too many on both American and Delta, but find we can't use them on any of the dates we want for anywhere near a decent rate.

I think Delta has gotten much worse since the NWA merger with their miles/per seat. I'm ready to trade in the airline credit card for a cash back one.

Say goodbye to winter!

Posted in hit the road, jack | 3 Comments »

3 Responses to “Spring? Break”

  1. James Says:
    March 19th, 2010 at 11:46 pm 1269042383
    1269042383

    and hello to spring. its almost funny to me how air lines sell you on frequent flier miles and then when its time to fly a few things happen either you get hit with black out dates or they still charge you a few hundred bucks to fly.

    i personally thing credit card points and frequent flier miles should be changed to a simple cash back program.

  2. Homebody Says:
    March 20th, 2010 at 04:32 am 1269059569
    1269059569

    We have a United Visa and we have had good luck lately using our miles. We figure it's because less people are flying, freeing up the seats! We have considered switching to Capital One with any airline miles, but just have not done it.

  3. Jerry Says:
    March 26th, 2010 at 11:37 pm 1269646664
    1269646664

    I agree on the cash back card... it seems to be getting harder and harder to pull together enough miles on a credit card to make a difference, and the internet usually leads to decent fares anyway! I'd rather have the insurance of some additional cash in my pocket to put toward a cheap fare, at this point.
    Jerry

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