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Archives for May 2015

JAL First Class Suite and the Best Flight of My Life

May 30, 2015 By Lauren 9 Comments

Well, it’s finally here-departure day! One-way tickets to Tokyo! And, friends, I’m not sure we could have picked a more spectacular way to kick off our one-year RTW trip than this. Enter: the JAL First Class Suite. Japan Airlines’ website describes it with phrases like “the ultimate experience in the sky” and “unparalled in-flight comfort.” […]

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Miles and Points 103: Maximizing Credit Card Rewards

May 30, 2015 By Lauren 1 Comment

In the last installment of the Redhead Roamer Level 100 Credit Card Rewards Series, I’m going to provide some advice that has worked for us on how to maximize the value we receive from the spending we’re already doing every day. For an introduction to the types of credit cards out there, check out 101, […]

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Miles and Points 102: Earning and Redeeming

May 24, 2015 By Lauren 1 Comment

In Part 1 of this “Intro to Credit Card Miles and Points” series, I provided an overview of the types of credit cards available and which work best for our needs. In Part 2, I’m going to help decipher the complicated earning and redemption rules that go along with each type of card and illustrate […]

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Miles and Points 101: Types of Credit Cards

May 20, 2015 By Lauren Leave a Comment

Miles and points are key components of how my husband and I will be able to send ourselves traveling around the world for one year. We’ve been amassing points to help cut down on accommodation costs and miles to cover most of our long-haul flights. This trip has motivated us to learn the ins and […]

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No Seriously, How We Are Really Financing our Around the World Trip

May 15, 2015 By Lauren Leave a Comment

The previous post was intended to give you a (hopefully funny) glimpse into what it was like saving money and miles in the Adams household in the months and years leading up to our around the world trip. But, on a more serious note, here’s exactly how we did it. We Saved: We did our […]

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