It’s a new quarter, and you know what that means. New opportunities to earn easy points for travel! If you’re looking to build up your Ultimate Rewards points balance, now is the perfect time to check out the Q2 2025 Chase Freedom and Freedom Flex bonus categories. These cards provide an excellent chance to earn…
In our quest to de-mystify travel hacking, we’re continuing our series of sharing how many points and miles we earned from our trips. As we pursue our goal of visiting every U.S. National Park, we made a visit to the Seattle area. We did not redeem any points or miles to cover this trip. Rather,…
For the first few years of our travel hacking journey, the maximum annual fee for a card we held was $95. That was the Chase Sapphire Preferred card, a must-have for anyone who is interested in travel hacking. In 2022, we each added the United Explorer card, which also had a $95 annual fee. Our…
Over the last few years, I’ve opened a number of credit cards for the sign-up bonuses. Sign-up bonuses are the fastest way to accrue points and miles for travel hacking. And if you chase sign-up bonuses, you’ll likely end up with a lot of credit cards. At some point, you may need to decide whether…
In early June, we took a trip to Southern California for four nights. P2 had some work meetings, so I decided to tag along. We didn’t use any points or miles for this trip. Some of P2’s expenses were covered by his company, and we covered all other expenses with our credit cards. With a…
When I got my first credit card, I opened the original Chase Freedom. It was an incredibly popular first credit card at the time, and it had (and still has) no annual fee. As a young professional just starting my career, I didn’t want to take on additional expenses in my budget. As I progressed…
It’s coming. Amazon’s biggest day(s) of the year – Prime Day. Starting on July 16th and running through the 17th, Amazon Prime Subscribers will have access to discounts and deals on thousands of products. If you’ve been waiting to purchase something, start preparing now. Maximize points and miles Amazon is not an elevated earning category…
As travel hackers, we’re always looking for the best ways to earn the maximum amount of points and miles. We try to do that by combining a variety of credit cards, portals, and other ways to spend less money / earn more points and miles (aka stacking). Last year, when we were just starting our…
Many travel hacking blogs will encourage you to open credit cards relatively frequently to earn points and miles for travel. That way, you can capitalize on the sign-up bonuses you receive from hitting the minimum spend in the first several months of having that credit card. And while I’ve certainly taken advantage of sign-up bonuses…
In the points and miles world, Chase Ultimate Rewards points are often regarded as the most valuable currency thanks to the variety of cards they have and the wide range of transfer partners available for the points. The original Freedom and Freedom Flex cards are valuable components of our points earning strategy because of the…