Hurdy Gurdy Travel Podcast

You’re listening to the Hurdy Gurdy Travel Podcast. I’m your host, Justin Vacula, here to help you travel the world at next to no cost with credit card points, miles, benefits, and rewards. Make money, save money, and take advantage of great deals! Referenced in this episode: Dave Ramsey Show clip: 'Why People Are Afraid to Let Go of Credit Cards' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbYLgRrdE3A My 'Da...

You’re listening to the Hurdy Gurdy Travel Podcast. I’m your host, Justin Vacula, here to help you travel the world at next to no cost with credit card points, miles, benefits, and rewards. Make money, save money, and take advantage of great deals! Referenced in this episode: Dave Ramsey sued for $150 million by former fans who followed his timeshare exit advice https://religionnews.com/2023/06/01...

You’re listening to the Hurdy Gurdy Travel Podcast. I’m your host, Justin Vacula, here to help you travel the world at next to no cost with credit card points, miles, benefits, and rewards. Make money, save money, and take advantage of great deals! Thanks for joining me for today’s episode: Comped MSC Cruise Trip Report with Mandi J. Mandi and I talk about our May 2023 comped MSC Seascape cruise t...

You’re listening to the Hurdy Gurdy Travel Podcast. I’m your host, Justin Vacula, here to help you travel the world at next to no cost with credit card points, miles, benefits, and rewards. Make money, save money, and take advantage of great deals! I respond to a Ramsey Show clip 'How to Improve Your Credit Score Without Debt' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3k0ObI4OBbY – Thanks for listening, and...

You’re listening to the Hurdy Gurdy Travel Podcast. I’m your host, Justin Vacula, here to help you travel the world at next to no cost with credit card points, miles, benefits, and rewards. Make money, save money, and take advantage of great deals! I respond to a Ramsey Show clip 'Why Can't I Use Credit Cards If I Pay Them Off Every Month' Original video: https://youtu.be/hR8ul1CIKVo – Thanks for...

You’re listening to the Hurdy Gurdy Travel Podcast. I’m your host, Justin Vacula, here to help you travel the world at next to no cost with credit card points, miles, benefits, and rewards. Make money, save money, and take advantage of great deals! I respond to a Ramsey Show clip 'Do Credit Cards REALLY Offer Better "Protection" Than Debit Cards?' – Thanks for listening, and stay tuned for future...

You’re listening to the Hurdy Gurdy Travel Podcast. I’m your host, Justin Vacula, here to help you travel the world at next to no cost with credit card points, miles, benefits, and rewards. Make money, save money, and take advantage of great deals! I respond to a Ramsey Show clip 'The Dirty Little Secret of Credit Card Rewards.' Main website, including episode transcripts: https://hurdygurdytravel...

You’re listening to the Hurdy Gurdy Travel Podcast. I’m your host, Justin Vacula, here to help you travel the world at next to no cost with credit card points, miles, benefits, and rewards. Make money, save money, and take advantage of great deals! Thanks for joining me for podcast episode 74: Scaling up Credit with Marc Konchinsky. Before today’s discussion, a quick show note. I host monthly in-p...

You’re listening to the Hurdy Gurdy Travel Podcast. I’m your host, Justin Vacula, here to help you travel the world at next to no cost with credit card points, miles, benefits, and rewards. Make money, save money, and take advantage of great deals! Thanks for joining me for podcast episode 73: MGM Rewards Mastercard Deep Dive. I’ll talk about why the MGM Rewards Mastercard can be a fantastic optio...

You’re listening to the Hurdy Gurdy Travel Podcast. I’m your host, Justin Vacula, here to help you travel the world at next to no cost with credit card points, miles, benefits, and rewards. Make money, save money, and take advantage of great deals! Thanks for joining me for podcast episode 72: Scaling Up Credit with guest Heidi C. Heidi talks about her travels with family and how the miles, points...

Thanks for joining me for podcast episode 71: Scaling Up with guest Adrian G. Adrian talks about his travel and how the miles, points, credit, and deals game helps him make and save money. Main website, including episode transcripts: https://hurdygurdytravelpodcast.com Referral links: https://hurdygurdytravel.com/donate-referral-links/ Join me for in-person meetups I host in Willow Grove, PA: http...

You’re listening to the Hurdy Gurdy Travel Podcast. I’m your host, Justin Vacula, here to help you travel the world at next to no cost with credit card points, miles, benefits, and rewards. Make money, save money, and take advantage of great deals! Thanks for joining me for podcast episode 70: Scaling Up with guest Justin W. Justin W talks about his family travel and how the miles, points, credit,...

You’re listening to the Hurdy Gurdy Travel Podcast. I’m your host, Justin Vacula, here to help you travel the world at next to no cost with credit card points, miles, benefits, and rewards. Make money, save money, and take advantage of great deals! Thanks for joining me for podcast episode 69: Miles, Points, and Mortgage with Ryan L Alexander of I Teach Credit. Before today’s discussion, a quick s...

You’re listening to the Hurdy Gurdy Travel Podcast. I’m your host, Justin Vacula, here to help you travel the world at next to no cost with credit card points, miles, benefits, and rewards. Make money, save money, and take advantage of great deals! Thanks for joining me for podcast episode 68: Miles, Points, and Vacation Rentals with M. Andrew McConnell. Born in Birmingham, AL, McConnell was raise...

Thanks for joining me for podcast Episode 67: Couponing is Missing the Point. I’ll talk about why couponers who ignore the miles, points, credit, and deals game are settling for low value picking up proverbial pennies when they could instead be having massive victories. Main website, including episode transcripts: https://hurdygurdytravelpodcast.com Referral links: https://hurdygurdytravel.com/don...

I talk about recent Amex ‘no lifetime language’ offers allowing business owners to have multiple copies of the same cards, a departure from the usual one welcome bonus per lifetime American Express guidelines. More cards lead to more welcome bonuses, possible 0% APR offers, lines of credit, and benefits. -- Main website, including episode transcripts: https://hurdygurdytravelpodcast.com Referral l...

Thanks for joining me for podcast Episode 65: Dave Ramsey Misses the Point. I explain why Dave Ramsey’s thoughts on credit cards are incredibly flawed and how Ramsey and his ardent followers miss out on tons of value with miles, points, cashback, hotel nights, flights, and much more. Main website including episode transcripts: https://hurdygurdytravelpodcast.com Referral links: https://hurdygurdyt...

Thanks for tuning in to the Hurdy Gurdy Travel Podcast. I’m your host, Justin Vacula, here to help you travel the world at next to no cost through credit card points, miles, benefits, and rewards. Make money, save money, and take advantage of great deals! Thanks for joining me for podcast episode 64: New Amex Membership Rewards Cashout Option. Rather than cashing out American Express Membership Re...

Thanks for tuning in to the Hurdy Gurdy Travel Podcast. I’m your host, Justin Vacula, here to help you travel the world at next to no cost through credit card points, miles, benefits, and rewards. Make money, save money, and take advantage of great deals! Thanks for joining me for podcast episode 63: Caesars Rewards Visa Credit Card Update. The Caesars Rewards Visa credit card recently added a wel...

Thanks for joining me for episode 62: 26-Day Las Vegas Trip Report. A special guest who joined me for part of the trip will join the show to chat with me about the experience of hopping from casino to casino. I’ll discuss how I booked this long stay at next to no cost and how credit card and casino benefits enhanced the trip. You’re listening to the Hurdy Gurdy Travel Podcast. I’m your host, Justi...

You’re listening to the Hurdy Gurdy Travel Podcast. I’m your host, Justin Vacula, here to help you travel the world at next to no cost through credit card points, miles, benefits, and rewards. Make money, save money, and take advantage of great deals! Thanks for joining me for episode 61: American Express Platinum - Keep or Cancel in 2022? I’ll discuss whether it makes sense to pay a second year o...

You’re listening to the Hurdy Gurdy Travel Podcast. I’m your host, Justin Vacula, here to help you travel the world at next to no cost through credit card points, miles, benefits, and rewards. Make money, save money, and take advantage of great deals! Thanks for joining me for episode 60 - Truist Business Travel Rewards Credit Card Review. I will take a deep dive into a promising new points-earnin...

Thanks for joining me for episode 59 - Truist Business Cash Rewards Credit Card Review. I will take a deep dive into a promising new business card from a new bank that, from the looks of it, doesn’t appear on personal credit reports.

You’re listening to the Hurdy Gurdy Travel Podcast. I’m your host, Justin Vacula, here to help you travel the world at next to no cost through credit card points, miles, benefits, and rewards. Make money, save money, and take advantage of great deals! Thanks for joining me for episode 58 - Credit cards and travel with Beth King. A personal friend of mine, Beth, shares how she uses credit cards and...

You’re listening to the Hurdy Gurdy Travel Podcast. I’m your host, Justin Vacula, here to help you travel the world at next to no cost through credit cards, points, miles, benefits, and rewards. Make money, save money, and take advantage of great deals! Visit my website at HurdyGurdyTravel.com to contact me, find me on social media, read episode transcripts, schedule a free credit card consultatio...