Bougie in a Backpack

Ep. 38: Small Business Cards and Empowering Women's Financial Literacy with Ashley Ecker


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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 travel
    • and more!


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