Hurdy Gurdy Travel Podcast
Travel the world at next to no cost with credit card rewards!
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February 29, 2024 • 46 mins
You’re listening to the Hurdy Gurdy Travel Podcast. I’m your host, Justin Vacula, here to help you travel the world at next to no cost with credit card points, miles, benefits, and rewards. Make money, save money, and take advantage of great deals!
Thanks for joining me for today’s episode with special guest Dan Ports from the gift card reselling website cardcenter.cc. We talk about gift card reselling and why miles and points en...
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January 21, 2024 • 45 mins
You’re listening to the Hurdy Gurdy Travel Podcast. I’m your host, Justin Vacula, here to help you travel the world at next to no cost with credit card points, miles, benefits, and rewards. Make money, save money, and take advantage of great deals!
Thanks for joining me for today’s episode with special guest Jamie Larounis. We spoke specifically about the upcoming February 2024 Travel and Adventure Show in Washington, DC, and, mo...
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January 7, 2024 • 51 mins
You’re listening to the Hurdy Gurdy Travel Podcast. I’m your host, Justin Vacula, here to help you travel the world at next to no cost with credit card points, miles, benefits, and rewards. Make money, save money, and take advantage of great deals!
Thanks for joining me for today’s episode with special guests Erik and Bill Dickerson.
Erik and Bill are relatively new to miles and points and have had lots of success in a few month...
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December 6, 2023 • 57 mins
You’re listening to the Hurdy Gurdy Travel Podcast. I’m your host, Justin Vacula, here to help you travel the world at next to no cost with credit card points, miles, benefits, and rewards. Make money, save money, and take advantage of great deals!
Thanks for joining me for today’s episode with special guest Jack Gibson.
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November 28, 2023 • 47 mins
You’re listening to the Hurdy Gurdy Travel Podcast. I’m your host, Justin Vacula, here to help you travel the world at next to no cost with credit card points, miles, benefits, and rewards. Make money, save money, and take advantage of great deals!
Thanks for joining me for today’s episode with special guest Carissa Rawson
Carissa Rawson is a travel writer with a focus on award travel and credit cards. You can find her site at J...
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November 24, 2023 • 61 mins
You’re listening to the Hurdy Gurdy Travel Podcast. I’m your host, Justin Vacula, here to help you travel the world at next to no cost with credit card points, miles, benefits, and rewards. Make money, save money, and take advantage of great deals!
Thanks for joining me for today’s episode with special guest Ben Komenkul of Ben’s Big Deal.
Ben discovered his love for travel in 1999 when he learned he could access an airline loun...
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November 15, 2023 • 62 mins
You’re listening to the Hurdy Gurdy Travel Podcast. I’m your host, Justin Vacula, here to help you travel the world at next to no cost with credit card points, miles, benefits, and rewards. Make money, save money, and take advantage of great deals!
Thanks for joining me for today’s episode with special guest Joseph Petrovic of Award Travel 101.
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November 12, 2023 • 52 mins
You’re listening to the Hurdy Gurdy Travel Podcast. I’m your host, Justin Vacula, here to help you travel the world at next to no cost with credit card points, miles, benefits, and rewards. Make money, save money, and take advantage of great deals!
I respond to a Dave Ramsey show clip titled 'What Makes You Think You Are The Credit Card Exception?' arguing that Dave Ramsey doesn't understand the basics about points and miles.
Ful...
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November 7, 2023 • 41 mins
You’re listening to the Hurdy Gurdy Travel Podcast. I’m your host, Justin Vacula, here to help you travel the world at next to no cost with credit card points, miles, benefits, and rewards. Make money, save money, and take advantage of great deals!
Thanks for joining me for today’s episode: Travel Therapy: Around the World in Search of Happiness with author Stuart Katz.
Stuart Katz is a multifaceted leader in mental health educ...
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September 11, 2023 • 52 mins
You’re listening to the Hurdy Gurdy Travel Podcast. I’m your host, Justin Vacula, here to help you travel the world at next to no cost with credit card points, miles, benefits, and rewards. Make money, save money, and take advantage of great deals!
Thanks for joining me for today’s episode: Wheelchair Traveling with Ashley Lyn Olson. We chatted about credit cards, miles & points, traveling with disabilities, and destinations Ashl...
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September 6, 2023 • 13 mins
You’re listening to the Hurdy Gurdy Travel Podcast. I’m your host, Justin Vacula, here to help you travel the world at next to no cost with credit card points, miles, benefits, and rewards. Make money, save money, and take advantage of great deals!
Main website, including episode transcripts: https://hurdygurdytravelpodcast.com
Referral links: https://hurdygurdytravel.com/donate-referral-links/
Join me for in-person meetups I ho...
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August 26, 2023 • 10 mins
You’re listening to the Hurdy Gurdy Travel Podcast. I’m your host, Justin Vacula, here to help you travel the world at next to no cost with credit card points, miles, benefits, and rewards. Make money, save money, and take advantage of great deals!
Today’s episode focuses on the Chase Ink Preferred business credit card, which includes a massive welcome bonus of 100,000 points after $8000 spend in three months. This welcome bonus ...
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August 18, 2023 • 54 mins
You’re listening to the Hurdy Gurdy Travel Podcast. I’m your host, Justin Vacula, here to help you travel the world at next to no cost with credit card points, miles, benefits, and rewards. Make money, save money, and take advantage of great deals!
Today’s episode features returning guest Bobby Bedi. Discussion focuses on business credit and his recent product Factiiv which you’ll learn more about. Responding to listener feedback...
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August 9, 2023 • 67 mins
You’re listening to the Hurdy Gurdy Travel Podcast. I’m your host, Justin Vacula, here to help you travel the world at next to no cost with credit card points, miles, benefits, and rewards. Make money, save money, and take advantage of great deals!
Today’s episode features returning guest Marc Konchinsky. We discuss using credit to make money and generate spending plus credit card miles and points with online gambling websites. W...
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August 1, 2023 • 46 mins
You’re listening to the Hurdy Gurdy Travel Podcast. I’m your host, Justin Vacula, here to help you travel the world at next to no cost with credit card points, miles, benefits, and rewards. Make money, save money, and take advantage of great deals!
I respond to a Dave Ramsey clip titled, 'How Do I Discuss Wealth With Pro-Debt People' debunking misconceptions Dave Ramsey spreads about credit cards & miles and points.
Original cli...
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July 25, 2023 • 55 mins
You’re listening to the Hurdy Gurdy Travel Podcast. I’m your host, Justin Vacula, here to help you travel the world at next to no cost with credit card points, miles, benefits, and rewards. Make money, save money, and take advantage of great deals!
Today’s episode features Tammi G, a member of my local miles and points group who has recently started with miles and points thanks to the group. She’ll talk about getting started with...
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July 9, 2023 • 59 mins
You’re listening to the Hurdy Gurdy Travel Podcast. I’m your host, Justin Vacula, here to help you travel the world at next to no cost with credit card points, miles, benefits, and rewards. Make money, save money, and take advantage of great deals!
Today’s episode features special guest Michael Trager, who chats with me about the October 2023 Zorkfest event he is hosting in Lake Tahoe. We also talk more generally about topics tha...
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July 5, 2023 • 44 mins
You’re listening to the Hurdy Gurdy Travel Podcast. I’m your host, Justin Vacula, here to help you travel the world at next to no cost with credit card points, miles, benefits, and rewards. Make money, save money, and take advantage of great deals!
Today’s episode features special guest Taylor Thomas, who chats with me about gift card reselling and credit cards.
Taylor Thomas is originally from Charlotte, NC. He first got into c...
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June 20, 2023 • 67 mins
You’re listening to the Hurdy Gurdy Travel Podcast. I’m your host, Justin Vacula, here to help you travel the world at next to no cost with credit card points, miles, benefits, and rewards. Make money, save money, and take advantage of great deals!
Referenced in this episode:
Dave Ramsey Show clip: 'Why People Are Afraid to Let Go of Credit Cards'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbYLgRrdE3A
My 'Dave Ramsey Debunked' playlist:...
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June 6, 2023 • 63 mins
You’re listening to the Hurdy Gurdy Travel Podcast. I’m your host, Justin Vacula, here to help you travel the world at next to no cost with credit card points, miles, benefits, and rewards. Make money, save money, and take advantage of great deals!
Referenced in this episode:
Dave Ramsey sued for $150 million by former fans who followed his timeshare exit advice
https://religionnews.com/2023/06/01/dave-ramsey-sued-for-150-milli...
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