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Points Talk with the Travel Mom Squad

82. Travel Nearly Free Forever: How to Earn Points and Miles For Years to Come

Points Talk with the Travel Mom Squad

Alex, Pam and Jess

Places & Travel, Education, Society & Culture, How To

4.9 • 734 Ratings

🗓️ 25 June 2024

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

Curious about keeping your travel rewards game strong over the long haul? Today, we're diving deep into the world of travel rewards, sharing our top strategies for earning points and miles that keep on giving. We're Pam, Alex, and Jess, and we're here to uncover the methods that keep our points balances healthy year after year.

Join us as we share our favorite approach: credit card welcome offers. It's the gold mine for anyone in the points game, providing the biggest returns with the least effort. Imagine turning everyday spending into free flights and luxury hotel stays—yes, it's entirely possible with the right signup bonuses!

But it doesn't stop there. We know not everyone wants to juggle multiple cards. So, we're also breaking down how you can maximize points through daily spending without signing up for new cards every month. From shopping portals like Rakuten to maximizing category bonuses on existing cards, we've got the insider tips that make every dollar count.

And for those who think they might run out of cards to open, we have some reassurance: with new cards hitting the market and old favorites making comebacks, there's always a way to refresh your wallet with lucrative opportunities.

Ready to boost your travel rewards strategy and keep those points coming for years? Hit play to dive into this treasure trove of tips and tricks with us, the Travel Mom Squad. Your next dream vacation could be just a few points away!

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Episode Minute By Minute:

  • 0:02 How to Never Run Out of Points and Nearly Free Trips!  
  • 1:12 Unlocking the Power of Credit Card Welcome Offers (HUGE Tip!)
  • 2:38 Alternative Methods for Earning Points Without New Cards
  • 4:00 Why We Skip Low-Return Strategies Like Dining Rewards
  • 5:23 Shopping Portals and Referral Points Explained
  • 7:06 Strategies for Reapplying and Managing Credit Card Rules
  • 11:22 Maximizing Bonus Categories for Everyday Spending
  • 15:53 Strategic Use of Points for Travel and Upgrades
  • 25:18 The Importance of Strategy in Points Accumulation
  • 36:04 Leveraging Business Expenditures for More Points
  • 44:31 Keeping Track of Points and Planning for Future Travel

Transcript

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0:00.0

One of the most common questions we get is, won't you run out of cards to apply for?

0:05.1

This is actually a question I had when I started as well. And today, we're going to answer that

0:09.5

question, as well as share more ways you can earn points and miles for years to come.

0:14.3

Welcome to Points Talk with the Travel Mom Squad. We are three moms who've discovered

0:19.0

how to leverage credit card welcome offers to get hundreds

0:22.2

of thousands of dollars of travel expenses for nearly free. We've used credit card points of miles

0:27.5

to take vacations to places like Hawaii, Paris, Greece, Maldives, Japan, and so much more. And the

0:34.2

best part, we each still have 800 plus credit scores. Imagine being able to take

0:39.2

the vacation of your dreams for nearly free. It's totally possible and we're here to show you how.

0:46.0

Hey, I'm Alex. And I'm Pam, Alex's mom. And I'm Jess. Let's Talk Points. Today we are talking

0:53.7

all about the different ways you can earn

0:56.1

points and miles, as well as addressing the common concern that people have that they will

1:01.7

eventually run out of cards to apply for. But first, let's cover our favorite way to earn points.

1:08.0

So Pam, why don't you tell us all about our favorite way to earn points?

1:12.9

Without a doubt, our favorite way and the way that I primarily like to earn my points and miles is through

1:21.5

credit card welcome offers. You are definitely getting the most bang for your buck. So basically what happens with a sign up

1:30.0

bonus is that a bank says if you sign up for my card and if you spend say $4,000 on it,

1:38.4

I will give you anywhere from 60 to 100,000 points and you need do that, usually within three months. So that's the

1:48.4

way I prefer. If I've got that $4,000 that I'm going to spend on normal, everyday expenses,

1:54.7

I want to get that 60 to 100,000 point sign up bonus. I mean, I could take that $4,000 and I could just spend on a

2:05.6

card, but I'm not going to get near the amount of points that I'm going to get by getting that

2:10.8

sign-it bonus plus the spend on a card. And so it's really low effort. And so that's where you will see each of us say that we apply

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