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From Points and Miles to Passports and Memories episodes
- What to do when a AIRbnb is not as advertised.
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Today I go into our issues with our recent AIRbnb, some of the flags that I should have noticed, and how we got the issue resolved.
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20 min - Points vs. perks and credits vs. offers
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Today I do a dive into what are points, what are perks and credits, and what are offers. We go into what they have in common, how they are different, and the best way to take advantage of some of them.
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14 min - Is it better to book a hotel with free breakfast, or book a nicer one without?
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Today I go into some of the perks that we have received on our hotels without free breakfast and ask the question: Are nicer hotels without free breakfast better or worse, and are the perks worth the splurge? You can be the one to decide the answers, and I would love to hear your feedback!
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16 min - All the points and credits we used for our 36 hour family getaway
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Today I go over the 68,000 points and $220 in credit card perks that we used for our 36 hour family getaway!
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15 min - What to put on which card to auto bill.
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Today I dive into some of the main expenses that a family might have over the course of a month. I share some of my favorite cards to auto bill these expenses on and talk about how many points you may get throughout the year.
Please remember that if you are taking this strategy it won't get you all of the points that you need forever, but that it will help you get a few more intentional points if you are waiting to sign up for your next card.
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14 min - To keep, to cancel, or to downgrade, 2026 edition.
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Today I go over some of the annual fees that have started to hit or will hit in the next 6 months and what we plan to do with the cards as we hit the one or two year mark.
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15 min - PreCheck, CLEAR, Global Entry, what are they all about?
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Today I dive into some of the perks to make traveling smoother and easier. I go over what you may have and use and the advantages that each of them will give you.
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19 min - What is a transfer bonus?
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Today I dive into a short and sweet episode on what a transfer bonus is and how they can be leveraged to get more for fewer points.
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12 min - The secrets of Paze, and get your credits now!
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If you are checking in real time I go over some of the perks that you have in Paze, how I spent mine, and things to be careful of in the process. This promotion is scheduled to end 9/10/26.
Also side note: I did start the process with chase of pointing out my paze transactions and they are working on switching it over for me!
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18 min - How to get ideas on how many cards you can practically open in a year.
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Today I go over some of the points to consider to help you set yourself reasonable expectations on how many cards you can open in 12 months.
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About From Points and Miles to Passports and Memories
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I started brand new to the points and miles world In September of 2024, now less than 6 months later I have already booked my first trip, worked on the maximizing my card benefits, and have enough…
points to book trip number 2 as soon as I convince my family that it is a good idea! I want to show people who are brand new to this world what is possible even when you are starting at the bottom and climbing to the top of the world!