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Welcome to Points for Normal People!

Today I’m going to show you how doing something as small as selling a single item on Facebook Marketplace each year can qualify you for business credit cards (and the awesome welcome bonuses that come with them). 

If you’re feeling intimidated by the process, I’m here to help keep it simple for you. I want to see you make the most of everyday expenses and credit card welcome offers to help you supercharge your travel points so that you can pay for entire family vacations every year. 

ACTION STEPS:

• If you’ve never opened a business card, begin to brainstorm if this might be a possibility for you. 
• If you’re ready to apply, start here: https://katiestraveltricks.com/businesscards/

MORE RESOURCES:

• Guide to Chase Ink Business Cash® Credit Card and Chase Ink Business Unlimited® Credit Card: https://katiestraveltricks.com/chase-ink-guide/
• Chase Ink Business Preferred Guide: https://katiestraveltricks.com/chase-ink-preferred-guide/
• VIDEO: Business Credit Card Application Made Easy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JxB8-z-y44
• Chase Ink Approval Tips: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ejy_0qlB2o

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Hi, I’m Katie from Katie’s Travel Tricks! I am here to help you learn the secrets that my family has been using for over a decade, using everyday expenses and welcome offers to supercharge your points earning. When you learn to do this, you can cover entire vacations every year.

Our family has been to Hawaii, Asia, the Caribbean, Europe — and more — all thanks to strategically earning and redeeming points. We've done this on a limited travel budget and now want to help you do it, too.

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🎒 Favorite Travel Gear

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Welcome to Points for Normal People!

In this episode, I am going to walk you through each airline partner that is available for you to transfer your Ultimate Rewards points to. I’ll explain the benefits of each one, point out any downsides, and tell you about a few sweet spots so that you can get the most out of your points.

If you’re worried that it will be too overwhelming, don’t worry. After you’re finished with the episode, I have a guide that includes a chart where you can easily see the breakdown of each Chase Ultimate Rewards airline partner. 

ACTION STEPS:

• Download the Ultimate Rewards Guide: https://katiestraveltricks.com/chase-ultimate-rewards-guide/ 
• Download the Travel Points 201 Guide (a guide to transfer partners): https://katiestraveltricks.com/travel-points-201-all-about-transfer-partners/ 

MORE RESOURCES:

• Regional Guides to Book Flights: https://katiestraveltricks.com/category/redeeming-points/flightswithpoints/
• Notification for Transfer Bonuses: https://yourbestcreditcards.com/current-transfer-bonuses/?ccid=katiestravel

New Here?

Hi, I’m Katie from Katie’s Travel Tricks! I am here to help you learn the secrets that my family has been using for over a decade, using everyday expenses and welcome offers to supercharge your points earning. When you learn to do this, you can cover entire vacations every year.

Our family has been to Hawaii, Asia, the Caribbean, Europe — and more — all thanks to strategically earning and redeeming points. We've done this on a limited travel budget and now want to help you do it, too.

More from Katie’s Travel Tricks

🔗 Website

Instagram

💻 Free Course

💳 Best Current Card Offers

🎒 Favorite Travel Gear

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Welcome to Points for Normal People!

Today I’m going to take the complicated topic of booking flights with points and give you ways to keep it simple, save you time, and help you use your points for the things you value most.

In addition to helping you understand the world of booking flights with points, I also have lots of free resources to tell you about that will do a lot of the work for you. 

ACTION STEPS:

• If you have a trip goal, take some time to make notes of your options.
  • TIP: If it is one of the areas we have a guide on, our guides will make it a lot easier for you. Check out our guides here: https://katiestraveltricks.com/category/redeeming-points/flightswithpoints/ 
  • Run a few searches on PointsYeah.com or Google Flights.
  • Try searching for different seasons to see if there are any major differences.
• Download my free Travel 201 Guide for more information on transferring points from a bank to airlines or hotels: https://katiestraveltricks.com/travel-points-201-all-about-transfer-partners/ 
• For more in depth information, check out my free course at learn.katiestraveltricks.com.

MORE RESOURCES:

• https://www.aerolopa.com/
• https://seats.aero/

New Here?

Hi, I’m Katie from Katie’s Travel Tricks! I am here to help you learn the secrets that my family has been using for over a decade, using everyday expenses and welcome offers to supercharge your points earning. When you learn to do this, you can cover entire vacations every year.

Our family has been to Hawaii, Asia, the Caribbean, Europe — and more — all thanks to strategically earning and redeeming points. We've done this on a limited travel budget and now want to help you do it, too.

More from Katie’s Travel Tricks

🔗 Website

Instagram

💻 Free Course

💳 Best Current Card Offers

🎒 Favorite Travel Gear

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Welcome to Points for Normal People!

Today I’m going to cover some of the best and most underrated ways to use Chase Ultimate Rewards points. The exciting news is that there is a lot of flexibility, allowing you to book all kinds of travel options including, flights, hotels, cruises, Disney tickets, or Airbnb.

If trying to get the most cents per point and navigating your way through content that only promotes using your points for luxury travel feels exhausting, you’ve come to the right place. I’m here to show you how to get the most out of your points for what you value.

ACTION STEPS:

• Offset a big upcoming travel expense by doing one of the following: 
  • See if the Aeroplan card will fit into your card strategy: https://katiestraveltricks.com/aeroplan-pay-yourself-back/
  • Venture X may also be a good option: https://katiestraveltricks.com/venturex/
  • Consider other Venture cards
• Take some time to set a few goals:
  • How do you want to use your points in the next one to two years?
  • Would offsetting some more of these general travel expenses help you lower your travel line item on your budget and free up money for other things?

MORE RESOURCES:

• https://www.washingtonpost.com/travel/tips/travel-credit-card-rewards-points-tiktok/
• Best Bank Account Bonuses: https://www.doctorofcredit.com/best-bank-account-bonuses/

New Here?

Hi, I’m Katie from Katie’s Travel Tricks! I am here to help you learn the secrets that my family has been using for over a decade, using everyday expenses and welcome offers to supercharge your points earning. When you learn to do this, you can cover entire vacations every year.

Our family has been to Hawaii, Asia, the Caribbean, Europe — and more — all thanks to strategically earning and redeeming points. We've done this on a limited travel budget and now want to help you do it, too.

More from Katie’s Travel Tricks

🔗 Website

Instagram

💻 Free Course

💳 Best Current Card Offers

🎒 Favorite Travel Gear

Advertiser Disclosure: Some of the card links and other products that appear on this podcast are from companies which Katie's Travel Tricks will earn an affiliate commission. Katie's Travel Tricks is part of an affiliate sales network and receives compensation for sending traffic to partner sites, such as CreditCards.com. The content in this podcast is accurate as of the posting date. Some of the offers mentioned may no longer be available. Editorial Disclosure: Opinions expressed here are the autho...

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Welcome to Points for Normal People!

Today I’m going to introduce you to the three different families of cards within the Chase Ultimate Rewards universe. I’ll show you how to earn the most points over the long run and how to do this in single player or two player households.  

There are a lot of Chase cards available, but don’t worry, I’m going to give you thoughts on how to manage your cards and points in a way that keeps it simple.

ACTION STEPS:
Take stock of all the Chase cards that you currently have. 
If you have a Sapphire card, find out when you last earned a bonus so that you know when you’ll become eligible again. (If you signed up for Travel Freely, you should be able to easily view the information). 
Write down in your calendar or in a note when you’re eligible to earn each bonus. 
Review this guide with helpful screenshots on Chase Ultimate Rewards, going over all the cards we covered today: https://katiestraveltricks.com/chase-ultimate-rewards-guide/

MORE RESOURCES:
Business Cards: https://katiestraveltricks.com/businesscards/
YouTube Playlist for Unlocking More Points with Business Cards: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOsrZ9n0VdHxpjr8Ahv3o_PX3I_OJQdtI
Complete Guide to Chase Sapphire Preferred: https://katiestraveltricks.com/sapphirepreferred/ 

New Here?

Hi, I’m Katie from Katie’s Travel Tricks! I am here to help you learn the secrets that my family has been using for over a decade, using everyday expenses and welcome offers to supercharge your points earning. When you learn to do this, you can cover entire vacations every year.

Our family has been to Hawaii, Asia, the Caribbean, Europe — and more — all thanks to strategically earning and redeeming points. We've done this on a limited travel budget and now want to help you do it, too.

More from Katie’s Travel Tricks

🔗 Website

Instagram

💻 Free Course

💳 Best Current Card Offers

🎒 Favorite Travel Gear

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UPDATE: this offer has now ended. But even at it's standard offer, I think this card is still the best beginners card. 

Welcome to Points for Normal People!

Today I have an exciting bonus episode for you, because the Chase Sapphire Preferred currently has an even better welcome offer for you, and I’ve got all the details. 

After you listen to make sure this is the right offer for you, you can use my affiliate link here to sign up: https://milevalue.com/best-credit-cards/?aff=ktt

New Here?

Hi, I’m Katie from Katie’s Travel Tricks! I am here to help you learn the secrets that my family has been using for over a decade, using everyday expenses and welcome offers to supercharge your points earning. When you learn to do this, you can cover entire vacations every year.

Our family has been to Hawaii, Asia, the Caribbean, Europe — and more — all thanks to strategically earning and redeeming points. We've done this on a limited travel budget and now want to help you do it, too.

More from Katie’s Travel Tricks

🔗 Website

Instagram

💻 Free Course

💳 Best Current Card Offers

🎒 Favorite Travel Gear

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Welcome to Points for Normal People!

Today I want to show you how I use my Chase Ultimate Rewards for Hyatt. I book Hyatt regularly to simplify my decision making process and to save me a lot of time! So let me introduce you to all the ways you can make the most of your points with Hyatt. 

If you’re worried about Hyatt reservations that don’t seem to be available with points, I also want to show you some special tips on how to book those hard-to-get reservations. Be sure to stay tuned for the action steps at the end!

ACTION STEPS:

• Download my free Hyatt guide as a reference: https://katiestraveltricks.ck.page/hyattguide 
• Sign up for a free World of Hyatt Account: https://www.hyatt.com/en-US/member/enroll 

MORE RESOURCES:

• Max My Points: https://maxmypoint.com/ref?code=pvhu2

New Here?

Hi, I’m Katie from Katie’s Travel Tricks! I am here to help you learn the secrets that my family has been using for over a decade, using everyday expenses and welcome offers to supercharge your points earning. When you learn to do this, you can cover entire vacations every year.

Our family has been to Hawaii, Asia, the Caribbean, Europe — and more — all thanks to strategically earning and redeeming points. We've done this on a limited travel budget and now want to help you do it, too.

More from Katie’s Travel Tricks

🔗 Website

Instagram

💻 Free Course

💳 Best Current Card Offers

🎒 Favorite Travel Gear

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Welcome to Points for Normal People!

Today I’ll be introducing you to the easiest way to use your Ultimate Rewards points! I’ll be talking about how to use points for hotels, how my family has used it, and how you can get the most out of your points. 

Remember that using points is most rewarding when you get to use it for things that you value. Be sure to subscribe and join me next week, when we cover part 2 of how to use points for hotels. 

ACTION STEPS:

• Set a goal for how you want to use your points. If you don’t have a specific goal for how you would like to use points in the next year, begin to think about that today. 
• Check out the Trip Reports from my blog for inspiration: https://katiestraveltricks.com/category/redeeming-points/trip_reports/ 

MORE INSPIRING STORIES:

• Family Success Story: Monterey Bay/San Francisco: https://katiestraveltricks.com/family-success-story-monterey-bay-san-francisco/
• Family Success Story: Rome, Florence, & Venice: https://katiestraveltricks.com/family-success-story-rome-florence-venice/
• Family of 5: Puerto Rico Spring Break on Points: https://katiestraveltricks.com/family-of-5-puerto-rico-spring-break-on-points/ 
• Reader Success Story: Oahu and Maui as a Family of 6: https://katiestraveltricks.com/success-story-mauiandoahu/ 
• One Month in Europe with Points: Family of Five: https://katiestraveltricks.com/one-month-in-europe-with-points/ 

New Here?

Hi, I’m Katie from Katie’s Travel Tricks! I am here to help you learn the secrets that my family has been using for over a decade, using everyday expenses and welcome offers to supercharge your points earning. When you learn to do this, you can cover entire vacations every year.

Our family has been to Hawaii, Asia, the Caribbean, Europe — and more — all thanks to strategically earning and redeeming points. We've done this on a limited travel budget and now want to help you do it, too.

More from Katie’s Travel Tricks

🔗 Website

Instagram

💻 Free Course

💳 Best Current Card Offers

🎒 Favorite Travel Gear

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(Click MORE to see Ad disclosure) Welcome to Points for Normal People!

Thanks for joining me again for Part 2 as I share about all of the great travel benefits of the Chase Sapphire Preferred card. I’ve read all of the details so that you don’t have to! Let me fill you in and help you get the most out of your card.

If you missed Part 1, be sure to subscribe and then go back to hear all of the shopping benefits of Chase Sapphire Preferred. 

ACTION STEPS:
- Take advantage of the $50 hotel credit. And remember, if you cancel a refundable hotel reservation, generally the hotel credit toward your bill will still apply. Log into your Chase account to check the date that yours will reset. You can make a reminder in your calendar for about two months before this date, to remind yourself to use this benefit. 
- In order to be covered by travel protections, make sure you’re paying taxes and fees for airline tickets with your Sapphire Preferred. Remember: The person going on the trip, needs to be the one with the card.

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:
- Check out my best offers if you are looking for a credit card to earn more points: katiestraveltricks.com/bestoffers/ 
- Sapphire Benefits Guide: https://static.chasecdn.com/content/services/structured-document/document.en.pdf/card/benefits-center/product-benefits-guide-pdf/BGC10979_SapphirePreferred_VisaSignature.pdf
- Cardpointers —  https://cardpointers.com/partner/katiestravel/

New Here?

Hi, I’m Katie from Katie’s Travel Tricks! I am here to help you learn the secrets that my family has been using for over a decade, using everyday expenses and welcome offers to supercharge your points earning. When you learn to do this, you can cover entire vacations every year.

Our family has been to Hawaii, Asia, the Caribbean, Europe — and more — all thanks to strategically earning and redeeming points. We've done this on a limited travel budget and now want to help you do it, too.

More from Katie’s Travel Tricks

🔗 Website

Instagram

💻 Free Course

💳 Best Current Card Offers

🎒 Favorite Travel Gear

Advertiser Disclosure: Some of the card links and other products that appear on this podcast are from companies which Katie's Travel Tricks will earn an affiliate commission. Katie's Travel Tricks is part of an affiliate sales network and receives compensation for sending traffic to partner sites, such as CreditCards.com. The content in this podcast is accurate as of the posting date. Some of the offers mentioned may no longer be available. Editorial Disclosure: Opinions expressed here are the autho...

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Welcome to Points for Normal People!

Join me today for a conversation about the shopping and purchase benefits of the Chase Sapphire Preferred card. It offers so much more than points, and I have all the details to help you make the most of your card. 

Be sure to subscribe to the podcast so you don’t miss out on next week’s episode, where I cover the travel benefits of Chase Sapphire Preferred. 

ACTION STEPS:

• Decide on a time that you will begin checking for Chase offers every week. If it will help you, reach out on Facebook or Instagram to let me know when you’ll be checking each week. 
• Pick one card that you’re going to use for extended warranty and purchase protection. You can start an email or file folder for receipts to make it easy if you ever need to file a claim. 
• If you’re listening before Jul 31, 2024, you can still get two more Instacart $15 credit benefits. If you’ve never used Instacart before, you can use my referral link here and should receive $10 off your first purchase: https://inst.cr/t/f9bcc87a5 or use code KFB0412132 at check out

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:

• Sapphire Benefits Guide: https://static.chasecdn.com/content/services/structured-document/document.en.pdf/card/benefits-center/product-benefits-guide-pdf/BGC10979_SapphirePreferred_VisaSignature.pdf

Cardpointers —  https://cardpointers.com/partner/katiestravel/ 

New Here?

Hi, I’m Katie from Katie’s Travel Tricks! I am here to help you learn the secrets that my family has been using for over a decade, using everyday expenses and welcome offers to supercharge your points earning. When you learn to do this, you can cover entire vacations every year.

Our family has been to Hawaii, Asia, the Caribbean, Europe — and more — all thanks to strategically earning and redeeming points. We've done this on a limited travel budget and now want to help you do it, too.

More from Katie’s Travel Tricks

🔗 Website

Instagram

💻 Free Course

💳 Best Current Card Offers

🎒 Favorite Travel Gear

Advertiser Disclosure: Some of the card links and other products that appear on this podcast are from companies which Katie's Travel Tricks will earn an affiliate commission. Katie's Travel Tricks is part of an affiliate sales network and receives compensation for sending traffic to partner sites, such as CreditCards.com. The content in this podcast is accurate as of the posting date. Some of the offers mentioned may no longer be available. Editorial Disclosure: Opinions expressed here are the autho...