The Money Nerds

*Revisit* Traveling For Free: Family Edition | Lyn Mettler

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About Lyn Mettler

Lyn Mettler is a longtime travel writer for outlets like US News & World Report, the TODAY Show and USA Today who teaches families a simple way to collect and use travel rewards to always fly for free.

What You’ll Learn

In this episode we talk about: 


  • Why travel rewards is often overlooked for families
  • Why Southwest is Lyn’s favorite airline for booking flights
  • Which cards to use on a daily basis 
  • How to transfer points to an airline or hotel
  • How Lyn used her own system to book a 10 day trip for the cost of a car rental and food
  • Circumstances when you would need to close a card

    • Resources

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    Grab Lyn’s top resources for travel rewards: ⁠familiestravelfree.com/moneynerds⁠

    Lyn’s Website: ⁠www.familiestravelfree.com⁠


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