From Points and Miles to Passports and Memories
I started brand new to the points and miles world In September of 2024, now less than 6 months later I have already booked my first trip, worked on the maximizing my card benefits, and have enough points to book trip number 2 as soon as I convince my family that it is a good idea! I want to show people who are brand new to this world what is possible even when you are starting at the bottom and climbing to the top of the world!
Episodes
Today I answer the question of what I do to help explain the process and how I am able to amass about 200,000 points a year without spending anywhere near $200,000. It comes down to sign up bonuses and triaging of the spending the best that we can to make sure that our points are never worth just .01 per dollar spent!
Today my daughter and I go into our recent quick getaway to Washington DC and the stops we made at a Capital One Lounge and Capital One Landing on our way through the airports. We also go into a bit of deal on the epic reward costs that we found for 3 of us, but how a family member having that point currency made the trip happen, especially for a last minute getaway!
Today I go over my 2025 attempt at getting a Southwest companion pass, and why I don't have a companion pass for this year. I explain some of the mistakes that I made and some things that I could have done better.
Today I go over some popular destinations and some places that you can take your family of 4 for less than 200,000 points!
Today we dive into what a sign up bonus is, why they are important, and how to make sure you are always understanding and meeting the sign up bonus on any card that is out there!
Today I interview my family on some of successes and minor failures that we had in the process of the 2nd half of our first redemption trip in Ireland! Enjoy hearing some of our adventures, and how we are ok living off the beaten path and enjoying the adventures.
Today I go into how many points it would take to cover a flight to Munich and a flight home from Venice, as well as covering how to adjust the flights that you might want in order to cover a hotel.....all for less money! See how you can travel on $1,500!
Today we walk through the important (and pretty easy!) steps to book redemption flights and then we talk about some of the important factors to consider as you go through the booking process.
Today I interview my husband (Player 2) in the points and miles game, he explains his first thoughts in the process, when he realized that this was a real thing, and how we have adjusted our spending habits since joining the points and miles game.
I bring my kiddos in today to discuss our first redemption, some of the fun things that we did, and our time with family. Listen to hear how the points and miles success is impacting my family in great ways!
Today I walk through the lounge access options of the three major personal cards and do the math for you on family visits to help you decide if this is a perk that is worth it for your family, and the best way to find the best cost saving options for you!
Today I will go over some apples to apples comparisons of purchasing flight tickets and the best way and places to get the tickets, reasons someone might want to consider going through the portal, and the pros and cons of each.
Here I go through some of the steps that I took and some of the steps that I wish I had taken on my new journey and at the very beginning of starting points and miles.
Today I will go into the shopping portals that can be found through Rakuten and that can be found through the Capital One venture links in order to get more points for things that you are already buying.
In this episode I go through the steps that we took to make our first redemption, the prices that we paid and why this is a victory for our family, even though we are on a mission to continue to do it for less!
This episode I will share a little bit of my story on how I got involved with points and miles and how we quickly amassed enough points to book an entire trip across the Atlantic!
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