Something for (next to) nothing

M and I booked our travel arrangements for our honeymoon yesterday. We're making the most of our Hilton, Marriott and Hertz points. We'll be spending 8 nights in Waikoloa and paying nothing for our hotel expect room taxes and parking fees. We'll have a rental car for the whole trip, and pay for one or two days of it. We weren't able to turn out air miles into free tickets, so we're paying for our flights. Our base travel expenses (not counting food, activities, or gas for the rental, or shopping) come out to about $1500 -- hugely cheaper than paying for all of this out of pocket.

Truth be told, we'd have a far simpler vacation if we had to pay for our hotels and the entire car rental. We're finally seeing an upside to the tremendous strain that all this travel puts on our relationship, and it's nice to have a snazzy vacation to look forward to when all the wedding planning is done. Especially one that's indulgent without breaking the bank.

That's one more thing off the to-do lists! Woo!