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Maybe you live such a busy, stressed life that you find yourself wanting & needing a vacation. Unfortunately, even if you can carve out the time, you don't have the money to make it possible. That can leave you feeling discouraged, frustrated, and envious of others who are getting to travel while you're stuck at home. That was my story for many years, but ev...
Many families can easily earn over 500,000 travel rewards points through Travel Hacking in a year. Those 500,000 points could be worth around $5,000 of free travel, or if you learn to maximize the redemption value, they could be worth over $25,000 in free travel! Knowing how to redeem points at a good value can keep you from wasting your points and being abl...
When Airbnb first launched, it provided cosy, inexpensive alternatives to staying in a hotel. You could rent rooms, guest houses, condos, and more - Oftentimes, even cheaper than the price of a hotel. Sadly, their prices and especially fees ($75/Night Average Fee Cost) have skyrocketed since then. Now, it's hard to find any enjoyable and affordable places on...
On rare occasions, there are limited-time credit card offers with exceptionally high Welcome Bonuses and additional perks. The best travel rewards card, Chase Sapphire Preferred, just put out a top limited-time offer that all of you should sign up for immediately! Normally, I send these special offers just to students of my Launch Into Travel Hacking Course,...
You've likely been over-paying for flights... When I first learned this, I was shocked that I could fly across the USA or even fly to another country for less than the price of a hotel room! Although, I often pay for my flights with my Travel Points, this tool can help you save your points by paying cash for some of these ridiculously cheap flights.
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Beyond traveling for free with your travel points, you can also upgrade your travel with many of the perks that Travel Credit Cards give to you as a valued customer. This can take the stress & pressure out of your next trip and replace it with comfort, ease, and a luxurious experience. Here is a glimpse into a few of the many perks that could change the way ...
It can be really easy to see, hear, or observe Travel Hacking from a distance and let your imagination run wild with assumptions and objections to it. If you start running down that road, you can easily arrive at a number of wrong conclusions... So I want to quickly walk through what Travel Hacking is not so that you can gain better clarity on what it is and...
There is no one-size-fits-all way to engage in Travel Hacking... There is a world of possibility in front of you, and you get to choose whatever type of travel and vacation that you would most enjoy! You can fly around the world, relax at a tropical paradise, take your family to Disney, go on a cruise, rent a cabin at a ski resort, and much more!
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Chances are that you, like me, have used some type of cash back credit card for years or decades. I got my first cash back credit card 20 years ago, and since then I've had many different cards that have earned me 2-5% cash back on all of my purchases. Now, I can look back and see how much I actually missed out on by using the wrong type of cards in the wron...
On your own, you can earn and redeem hundreds of thousands of travel points each year for flights, hotels, cruises, resorts, rental cars, and vacation packages. But when you move beyond Travel Hacking all by yourself, you can actually achieve so much more when you team up with family and friends in pursuit of some amazing vacations through pooling your point...
Looking at the thousands of dollars of travel rewards you can earn, you might quickly wonder or worry if your pursuit of those rewards will put your credit score at risk. It's a valid concern, and one of the things that I wondered about when I first got into Travel Hacking. So let me walk through the details and factors so that you can move forward with conf...
Sometimes, when I start talking to people about travel points & miles, they will quickly respond and say, "Oh yeah! I already have Hilton Points, or Delta Miles, or I get cash back..." While that's a great starting point, there's literally an entire world out there filled with thousands of dollars in free travel with points if you understand this key princip...
