Over the past year and a half, my wife and I have accumulated hundreds of thousands of points and miles from the strategic opening and use of credit cards. These points and miles have served us well, allowing us to do a ton of traveling over the past year that we otherwise wouldn’t have been […]
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Travel Hacking, Work, and Embracing Fast Travel
The great thing about getting into the world of credit cards and travel hacking is just how much it opens up the world to you, not just with where you can travel, but also with how often you can do it. Inspired by traveling attorneys like MVMT blog and Jen on a Jet Plane, I’ve […]
Business Credit Cards: The Ultimate Tool For Travel Hackers
Ever since I discovered the world of credit card points and travel hacking, I’ve been obsessed with learning everything I can about this hobby. With a little bit of knowledge, it’s possible to accumulate hundreds of thousands of points and miles just by opening up new cards and putting your normal, everyday spending on them. Even […]
Southwest Companion Pass – How To Fly For Free For Two Years
Ever since I started travel hacking earlier this year, I’ve kept hearing about the Southwest Companion Pass. Many people consider it one of the best – if not the best – travel hacking perks you can earn. If Southwest flies out of your primary airport and you plan to travel domestically with two people, there’s […]
What You Need To Know About The Chase One Sapphire Card Per Person Rule
It’s been a while since I wrote about credit cards, but I thought now would be a good time to talk about them because of a recent rule change that Chase made that’ll likely change up your travel hacking strategy. For sure, it’ll change up the Chase 5/24 Strategy that I laid out in a […]
Chase 5/24 Rule – Maximize Your Travel Hacking
I’ve been getting really into the world of credit cards and travel hacking over the past few months. For people like me, opening up new cards is an easy way to optimize my spending and snag some free flights in the process. If you’ve got a good handle on your finances, adding even just a little bit of travel hacking into the equation is a nice way to get a little bit of return on your spend. Once you get into this world, it’s easy to see why so many people write about this stuff. It’s stupidly addictive!
For years, I’ve resisted travel hacking because I was too scared to do it. At first, I just thought it was just too good to be true. I’m definitely not skeptical by nature, but the logistics of traveling around the world for free by opening up new cards didn’t make much sense to me. It seemed like there must be a catch. Even when I figured out that travel hacking was a legit thing, I was still too scared to do it. The entire process was overwhelming and I had no idea where to start. There’s definitely a lot of information out there for anyone who wants to start travel hacking. It’s just often hard to synthesize everything you’ve read into useful and coherent information, especially when you’re a newbie.