I'm traveling every week this month and next on business and it is putting a dent in my ability to post and keep up with my favorite PF blogs. ...But the upside is the points and miles I'm earning...woohoo! I've joined a double miles promotion for this and next month that will help me accrue Delta miles and as a silver member, I earn hotel miles at a 120% rate.
Since we're planning on taking a few short trips over the rest of the year, I am hoping to use these perks to keep my costs as low as possible. I saved quite a bit on our summer vacation by using airline miles for tickets and hotel points for a free night. Our 10 day trip cost just over $1600 and included a rental car. That was well below my original $2000 budget (thank goodness).
The other bonus is that our grocery bill is a lot lower when I travel this much. The gal pal does a lot of grazing and not so much meal making when she's on her own so I'm hoping the overall food expenditures will be quite low for August and September.
Yeah baby! Business travel is great. I love being reimbursed for meals and racking up miles for air tickets, meals, etc that I don't have to pay for myself. One year I actually put an $11,000 trade show bill on my United Airlines Visa... but then I was having a heart attack about the reimbursement coming in time!
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