Earning points for travel is a non-negotiable if you want to travel hack. In January, I decided that I wanted to see if we could earn 800,000 points this year. I recently added up our points, and we’ve passed one million! This absolutely does not mean we’ve spent one million dollars this year – far…
The fastest way to accrue points is by opening a new credit card and earning the associated sign-up bonus. Minimum spend typically starts at $3,000, and you usually have at least three months to hit that spend. With the holidays coming up, many people find themselves spending more than usual due to holiday gifts, groceries,…
The ease and convenience of Amazon cannot be overstated. Place an order on your phone, and in a lot of cases, have what you need within 24 hours. Because of this, Amazon orders are a staple in many households. It also can be one of the trickiest places to earn more than the basic 1x…
Earlier this year, we decided to go to Santa Barbara over Labor Day weekend. While we’ve visited southern California several times, we’ve never been further up the coast to central California. Santa Barbara is located at the base of the Santa Ynez mountains and has Mediterranean-style architecture owing to the city’s Spanish Colonial heritage. Owing…
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 passionate about travel like we are, travel hacking (aka using points and miles) can save you hundreds if not thousands in travel each year. We like to be transparent about what we’re redeeming our points for to demonstrate the power of points and miles. Hawaii – January 2023 We paid cash for flights…
Travel hacking is a great way to spend less and travel more, but you should never go into debt or spend irresponsibly to earn points to do so. As you start your travel hacking journey, here are some things we recommend doing to ensure you are smart with spending: ???? Use your credit card like…