Travel hacking does not only mean using credit card sign up bonuses to earn points and miles towards your travel goals. An underrated way to earn more points and miles on things you’re already spending money on is through linking partner programs. Here are just a few of the programs we suggest looking into to…
The baseline of travel hacking is being strategic with which credit card you’re opening and when. If you’re not working on a sign-up bonus, however, it’s important to know which credit cards can get you the most amount of points on regular items. There are a number of credit cards on the market, so many…
Ride shares have become a frequent part of many people’s daily lives. With all the money spent on ride sharing services, why not maximize the points and miles you earn when you ride with Lyft? Here are some ways you can consider maximizing your rewards when you take a Lyft ride: Credit Cards Chase Sapphire…
While opening credit cards is a big way to travel hack, that’s not the only way you can earn points and miles for travel. One of the ways we travel more for less is by earning miles or points on top of the credit card points we’re getting for the purchases anyways. As Chicago residents,…
If you’re like us, you have a bit of a coffee habit. It seems like no matter where you go, there’s a Starbucks on every corner, which makes it very convenient for our caffeine fix. Here’s how we get the most points and miles out of our purchases at Starbucks. United MileagePlus X app –…
Since we have several road trips coming up in the next few months, we’ve been focusing on how we can maximize our points and miles stacking when filling up our car with gas. Here are some of the ways we get the most rewards out of filling up our car:
In simple terms, it means to use the points you earn – don’t hoard them! Like cash, points depreciate in value over time. In early June, United Airlines devalued their MileagePlus rewards, so redemptions will now cost more miles than previously. Per this article from The Points Guy, domestic redemptions were largely unchanged. Many of…
As Chicagoans that fly out of O’hare, we take United Airlines flights more often than not. Because of this, we’re big fans of the United MileagePlus X app, which allows MileagePlus members to earn miles when they shop at participating retailers. Our favorite feature of the app is that it allows us to buy gift…