From Points and Miles to Passports and Memories

Send us Fan Mail One of the most common questions that I get is from people that have been stacking or hoarding points and what they can do now that they are sitting on a stack to earn enough to come back from an amazing adventure!  Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Today I am going over things to look for when you are considering opening a new card, as well as some information on the challenge that our family is taking on over the first quarter of 2026 to see how many points we can earn without opening new cards.  Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Today I go over some practical and fast steps that you can take to make 2026 the year that you are finally going all the places and doing all the things!  Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Today I go over our most recent family vacation on a cruise and dive into some of the activities that we would have paid for separately at home to answer the question: Can a cruise pay for itself? Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Today I go over quick ways to go over the Citi strata elite benefits and how to make sure you are getting your calendar year offers! It is short and sweet as we all head into the holidays!  Support the show

Send us Fan Mail I go through many of the rewards that are expiring in December of 2025 and my plans on using them or how I have used them for this year, as well as some of my plans for how to use them in 2026.  Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Today I go through some of my favorite amazon purchases over the last year, how much we loved them, and which ones we use on a daily basis. I have provided the Amazon links, please know that I receive a small commission for anything purchased through these links.  Sound Machine https://amzn.to/3Xnwd7F Family passport holder https://amzn.to/4pJ6ZwE Power cord holder https://amzn.to...

Send us Fan Mail Today I go into some things to consider in the process of home renovations and how to earn more points in remodels and renovations.  Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Today I go into what we are doing as far as canceling and keeping cards as we are hitting our one year mark in our journey of points and miles.   Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Today I dive into how to categorize holiday spending and purchases to earn more miles, more places.  Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Today I go over the other things that can be done with credit card points other than travel.  I weigh the costs and benefits of using them other places and go over how to get the most value out of your points!  Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Today I go into some easy ways to start if you see your redemptions further down the road, I also dive into some of the reasons that now is the time to start banking your points and miles.  Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Today I dive into some details on how people without major businesses can earn more points without worrying about getting business cards.  I dive into the details on ways to use the system, shopping portals, and maximize offer values to get as many points as you can.   Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Today I take a dive into what it means to have and use transfer partners and why it is usually a better deal than booking directly with the credit card portal.  Roame Travel An AI search site that I use daily as I am search flights for hobbies or our next trip! Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to yo...

Send us Fan Mail Today I discuss and math the math on some of the multiple reward currency multipliers on cards compared to that of cobranded cards. I explain how some people may get excited about higher multipliers but then do some math to figure out if they are really the best options for you.  Roame Travel An AI search site that I use daily as I am search flights for hobbies or our next trip! C...

Send us Fan Mail Today I go through the steps that I took to book our family's most recent redemption, and some of the hiccups we ran into along the way.  I go through real life steps and some of the real life issues that we ran into to help you out when you are ready to tale the steps to your first redemption! If you are interested in checking award availability on roam.travel I would really...

Send us Fan Mail Today I go through some of the popular elite cards on the market that offer lounge access for families, I go into briefly the benefit of the travel credit, the net cost of the card, and use that to math out how many visits it would take your family to pay of the annual fee if you just used the travel credit and the lounge access benefit.  There was a similar episode recently, but...

Send us Fan Mail Today I go over some of the fast and easy things that you can do before or as soon as you dive in to points and miles to make sure that you are racking up as many miles as possible, without having to put too much thought or too many details into your strategies.  Support the show

Send us Fan Mail In this episode I go into what cards we got our first year, what types of bonuses came into play and the amount of time and effort (which was little!) that we put into getting these points.  I also discuss where we plan on going from here in order to continue earning points in the year to come.  Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Today I dive into the details of 3 of our favorite family cards.  I go into the details of what annual fees are, how much we pay on each card, and what some of the benefits are that people might. not know or take advantage of.  All to help you answer the question of is the annual fee worth it? Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Today I dive into some small but quick point comparisons and go over some of the questions that I have asked myself as we have been planning trips for our own family.  Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Today I answer the question of what I do to help explain the process and how I am able to amass about 200,000 points a year without spending anywhere near $200,000.  It comes down to sign up bonuses and triaging of the spending the best that we can to make sure that our points are never worth just .01 per dollar spent!  Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Today my daughter and I go into our recent quick getaway to Washington DC and the stops we made at a Capital One Lounge and Capital One Landing on our way through the airports.  We also go into a bit of deal on the epic reward costs that we found for 3 of us, but how a family member having that point currency made the trip happen, especially for a last minute getaway!  Support the...

Send us Fan Mail Today I go over my 2025 attempt at getting a Southwest companion pass, and why I don't have a companion pass for this year.  I explain some of the mistakes that I made and some things that I could have done better.  Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Today I go over some popular destinations and some places that you can take your family of 4 for less than 200,000 points!   Support the show