Devon Gimbel MD

Point Me To First Class

Society EN ↓ 182 episodes

Point Me to First Class is a show for employed professionals, solopreneurs, entrepreneurs, and business owners with higher-than-average personal and/or business expenses who want to learn to leverage them into credit card points to spend on travel. Your expenses are your greatest untapped asset - but learning how to use them to travel the world doesn't have to be confusing or complicated. Each week, Devon Gimbel shares valuable tips, tools, and strategies to help you uplevel your skills earning and redeeming credit card points and shows you how to spend them on incredible travel experiences. I...

Author

Devon Gimbel MD

Category

Society

Podcast website

pointmetofirstclass.com

Latest episode

Jul 6, 2026

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Episodes

6. Paying Your Taxes by Credit Card (Part 1) 10.04.2023

If you're a high-earning professional or a self-employed business owner, your tax expenses represent an enormous points-earning opportunity that you may not even be aware of. So, tune in this week to start evaluating whether this doing so is the right decision for you, the fees involved, and the potential payoffs in the form of credit card points. Be sure to come back next week for part two, where...

5. Rewards Vs Cash-Back Credit Cards (Part 2) 03.04.2023

Is hanging on to these store-specific credit cards and using them despite not earning points and miles from these purchases a good idea?   In part two of my rewards vs. cash-back credit cards showdown, I help you decide whether you could be further ahead by using store-specific cash-back credit cards for certain purchases, or if you'd be better off using your rewards cards for the same purchases....

4. Rewards vs Cash-Back Credit Cards (Part 1) 27.03.2023

Discover a framework that will help you evaluate your own personal situation to accurately determine whether cash-back credit cards or rewards credit cards are the best way for you to leverage your expenses. Over the next two episodes, I'm walking you through how I think about comparing the potential returns of cash-back credit cards and points-earning credit cards, so you can make the decision th...

3. The Truth About Rewards Cards and Your Credit Score 20.03.2023

Understand what contributes to your credit score, the short-term and long-term impact that applying for new credit cards has on your score, and how to protect your credit score while continuing to get more rewards credit cards.   Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.pointmetofirstclass.com/blog/truth-rewards-cards-credit-score

2. 5 Beginner Credit Card Points Mistakes and How to Avoid Them 20.03.2023

Discover the five most common mistakes people make when they enter the world of credit card points and reward travel, and how you can avoid all of them. I'm sharing how you might be leaving points on the table, costing yourself an astronomical amount in interest, and some places you can utilize and leverage your rewards credit cards that might surprise you.   Get full show notes and more informati...

1. A New Way to Think About Expenses 20.03.2023

Discover how you can start having first-class travel experiences without the first-class price tag. I share why I'm so passionate about the opportunity to use credit card points for travel, and I'm showing you how to leverage your most important untapped asset, your expenses, to satisfy your wanderlust without compromising your savings and investments for your future.   Get full show notes and mor...

Start Here: Introducing the Point Me to First Class Podcast! 13.03.2023

Are you a business owner, entrepreneur, or employed professional with higher-than-average expenses? Do you ever feel like you have to choose between paying bills or saving for retirement and traveling?  You can actually have both - because your expenses can be turned into currency to help you travel the world. Hi! I'm Devon Gimbel, and over the last 9 years I've taught myself all the tips, tricks,...

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