CHEAP TRAVEL

Cool kids map of the world - off we go!

 My husband and I have pretty solid credit so occasionally I exploit that by actually applying for some of the credit card deals that seem too good to pass up.  I have to caveat this tip with the info that my husband has asked me to no longer do this since he's very risk averse and doesn't want us to open and close too many cards and leave a negative mark on our credit scores. I get that. I also just got us two free plane tickets on United. Booyah!

I opened the United MileagePlus Explorer Chase Credit Card and we each got 30,000 miles after the first month. It's free the first year and as long as you leave it open for 6 months there is no issue with using the miles. I closed the cards at the six month mark and we each had more than enough miles for a domestic round trip ticket. My husband is heading to a wedding in Atlanta and I'm off to a girls weekend in Chicago - all for $10, $5 for each ticket. We even have miles leftover. Pretty sweet!