For some travel hackers, cents per point is a critical piece of their strategy when redeeming their hard-earned points and miles. For us, cents per point is not important. We never calculate that metric before redeeming for travel because for us, the most important thing is that points and miles are helping us go somewhere…
Travel hacking allows us to travel more while spending less on our trips. Using points and miles also allows us to consider places that would normally be out of budget for us if we were paying cash (credit card). But, when you can stay for free, those trips become infinitely more attainable. While we don’t…
There are a number of reasons these flights can make your well-earned vacation that much better. Note this applies primarily to domestic travel – we still take overnight flights to Europe like many people do. Even before we were using points and miles frequently, 99% of the time, we decided to take the early flight….
It can be daunting when you want to start earning free or mostly free trips. There is so much information out there but you don’t know where to start. And the idea of opening multiple credit cards can be intimidating. If you want to start travel hacking but aren’t ready to open a new credit…
“National parks are the best idea we ever had. Absolutely American, absolutely democratic, they reflect us at our best rather than our worst” – Wallace Stegner (1983). Over the last few years, people have flocked to U.S. National Parks. To preserve the landscape and beauty of these destinations, the National Park Service is requiring reservations…
Whether you’re a travel hacker or simply someone who enjoys seeing the beauty of the United States, the National Park system is a great way to see the natural wonder of America. And while endless money to travel would certainly be nice, it’s likely not a realistic situation for most of us. In this post,…
We don’t typically set traditional New Year’s resolutions, but in the spirit of our blog, we have set some travel resolutions for 2024. Every year is different. If you read our 2023 travel recap, you know that this was a huge travel year for us both in terms of number of days on trips and…
Want to know how we save money on travel? Here’s a 2023 summary of the amount we were able to save thanks to points and miles. We are all about values-based spending. And travel is one of those categories that we are willing to spend money on. Thanks to travel hacking, however, we can save…
It’s the end of the year, so it’s only appropriate that we share our 2023 travel recap. We traveled more in 2023 than we have in a long time – including our first time out of North America since 2018. So without further ado, let’s walk through our 2023 travels. January January was the start…
If you’ve done your research, you’ve likely found that there are dozens (if not more) of travel hacking rules to ensure you get the maximum value for your efforts. And, if you follow these “rules”, there’s a good chance you will find yourself earning hundreds of thousands of points. And, in turn, redeeming those points…