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
24 episodes
Multiple Reward Multiplier Value Vs. Cobranded Cards
Today I discuss and math the math on some of the multiple reward currency multipliers on cards compared to that of cobranded cards. I explain how some people may get excited about higher multipliers but then do some math to figure out if they a...
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18:52
How a normal person books redemption flights.
Today I go through the steps that I took to book our family's most recent redemption, and some of the hiccups we ran into along the way. I go through real life steps and some of the real life issues that we ran into to help you out when y...
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20:55
Elite Card Lounge Access for Families
Today I go through some of the popular elite cards on the market that offer lounge access for families, I go into briefly the benefit of the travel credit, the net cost of the card, and use that to math out how many visits it would take your fa...
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25:57
As Little Time As Possible
Today I go over some of the fast and easy things that you can do before or as soon as you dive in to points and miles to make sure that you are racking up as many miles as possible, without having to put too much thought or too many details int...
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15:07
How we earned over 700,000 points our first year.
In this episode I go into what cards we got our first year, what types of bonuses came into play and the amount of time and effort (which was little!) that we put into getting these points. I also discuss where we plan on going from here ...
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21:14
Annual Fees- What we pay and are they worth it?
Today I dive into the details of 3 of our favorite family cards. I go into the details of what annual fees are, how much we pay on each card, and what some of the benefits are that people might. not know or take advantage of. All to...
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20:56
Is Business Class Out of Reach?
Today I dive into some small but quick point comparisons and go over some of the questions that I have asked myself as we have been planning trips for our own family.
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19:23
What I Really Do, and a Bit on How I Do It.
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 th...
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13:47
A quick getaway, a Capital One Lounge, and why an extra point currency made the trip possible!
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 w...
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23:13
Mistakes I have Made and Why I Don't have a Southwest Companion Pass
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.
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14:23
Where can my family go with 200,000 miles?
Today I go over some popular destinations and some places that you can take your family of 4 for less than 200,000 points!
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16:32
All about sign up bonuses!
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!
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19:43
Family Review-Ireland
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 enjoy...
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32:43
Mock Redemption- Munich and Venice
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 ...
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23:18
Ready to book?
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.
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20:51
Convincing a Player 2 to join in, a tale of a reluctant player 2 to full on enthusiast
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 ga...
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23:40
First Redemption Success-Interviewing the kids
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!
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21:10
Lounge access cards and options
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 optio...
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28:30
To purchase tickets through transfer partners or a credit card portal?
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.
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19:40
step by step
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.
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19:14
Episode 4- How to turn your normal spending into more points through shopping portals.
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.
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