Today we are chatting with Ashley Ecker (@pointsandseek), who is a speaker at the Bougie in a Backpack Virtual Travel Summit. Ashley will be talking about how a 20 cent Etsy Listing Led to her first business credit card. In this episode, we discuss:
How Ashley began traveling and what got her interested in travel
How travel changed once she had kids, and she needed to be more strategic with being able to make travel happen
How she learn about points and miles
How she went from being a middle school teaching to opening her first business with and using it to open her first credit card
All of the different side businesses she has an how they helped her earn extra income and open business cards
Strategies for building an online business to make additional income
How she is able to work online through Etsy, Airbnb, online teaching
How she unlocked points and miles for her reluctant Player 2 to get on board
How she leverages her kids miles earning through their frequent flyer accounts, and how she is keeping them in the loop to know how points and miles work
How showing her kids the world have helped with their history education
How financial literacy is important for women and how it is essential for points and miles travelYou can find Ashley on instagram here!
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