29 Mar 2019
By Debra Baca
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New Policies at US Disney Parks

New Policies at US Disney Parks

Disney
183/365 Yesterday, Disney Parks Blog posted a controversial update to three policies in the Parks that will take effect either immediately or on May 1, 2019. Those policies include stroller size and type, smoking in the Parks, and loose ice. No Stroller Wagons More and more, families have been relying on push wagons instead of strollers. Pull wagons have never…
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26 Mar 2019
By Debra Baca
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Swagbucks iSpy

Swagbucks iSpy

Earning Money
180/365 Each month or so, Swagbucks hosts a Twitter party of sorts with a fun game of iSpy. They tweet clues to Swag Codes throughout the day along with a link to search for the answer. If you are the first however many "Swaggernauts" to enter the code, you can win SB, up to 50 SB for the day. Follow…
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25 Mar 2019
By Debra Baca
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Southwest Sale

Southwest Sale

Saving Money
179/365 Southwest is having a sale in select cities on travel through June. I don't have any travel booked for that time, but a flight I have booked in the fall dropped in price, so I was able to lower our flights by a whopping 2758 points per person! Constant Vigilance It pays to keep an eye on your flights…
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23 Mar 2019
By Debra Baca
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No Fee MasterCards at Staples

No Fee MasterCards at Staples

Saving Money, Travel
177/365 Starting tomorrow, you can pick up a $200 MasterCard gift card at Staples and not pay the activation fee. Pair this with a credit card that gets rewards at office supply stores, you can rack up your points. Ultimate Rewards Strategy I use my Chase Ink Business Plus to get 5x Ultimate Rewards at office supply stores. While Chase…
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22 Mar 2019
By Debra Baca
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Booking Hyatt Award Stays

Booking Hyatt Award Stays

Saving Money, Travel
176/365 Hyatt is my favorite hotel brand to book award rooms, just like Southwest is my favorite airline for booking award airfare. Rooms start at just 5,000 points for a category 1 hotel and top out at 40,000 points for the high end category 8 properties. (Let's face it—I have absolutely no interest in those hotels!) Exploring Hotel Charts Comparable…
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21 Mar 2019
By Debra Baca
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Getting Excited for Toy Story 4

Getting Excited for Toy Story 4

Disney
175/365 Toy Story 4 is coming out in exactly three months, and we are getting very excited over here to finally see it come June 21. Big Game Ad Since we were in Orlando during the Big Game, we missed all of the great ads. We finally sat down to catch up on all of the great video promos that…
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20 Mar 2019
By Debra Baca
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Date Night in Downtown PHX

Date Night in Downtown PHX

Travel
174/365 Earlier this month, Bryan and I headed downtown to meet up with friends and see Billy Joel in concert. We aren't getting any younger, and heading home after an 8:00pm concert didn't sound appealing, so we decided to get a room nearby for the night. Expiring Free Night Back in January, I had decided to change up our Universal…
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19 Mar 2019
By Debra Baca
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Aladdin Is Coming!

Aladdin Is Coming!

Disney
173/365 Lately, Disney has been on a tear to redo some of their, what I call, "new classics" into live action films, some to really wonderful results. (Case in point: Cinderella.) One that we are really looking forward to is Aladdin! Blast from the Past When Aladdin came out in 1992, I was a young adult in college, but I…
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18 Mar 2019
By Debra Baca
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Last Disney Challenge of March

Last Disney Challenge of March

Disney, Earning Money
172/365 Today is the third Monday of the month. You know what that means: DMR Disney Challenge! Dust off your Disney trivia and get to playing the game to earn your five bonus points. Earn More Points If you want to earn more points, here are some ways you can add to your balance: Link your other accounts like Atom,…
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