93. Buckle Up, BOGO: Strategies for Maximizing the Southwest Companion Pass with Dr. Michelle Walther
Point Me To First Class
Devon Gimbel MD
5 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 9 December 2024
⏱️ 27 minutes
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Summary
I'm joined by Dr. Michelle Walther, who has been leveraging the Southwest Companion Pass to save money and make unforgettable memories with her family. Michelle is an emergency medicine physician, mom to two amazing girls, and wife to a retired army medic. When she's not saving lives, she's saving miles, turning her love for travel into a family adventure fueled by points and miles. Michelle first earned the Companion Pass five years ago and has been strategically qualifying for it ever since.
Learn everything you need to know about getting great deals with the Southwest Companion Pass. She also shares her tips for earning the pass through organic spend and referrals, finding great deals on Southwest flights, and avoiding common mistakes. If you've been on the fence about going for the Companion Pass, this episode will give you the inspiration and practical advice you need to make it happen.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to Point Me to First Class, the only show for employed professionals, entrepreneurs, and business owners who are looking to optimize their higher than average expenses to travel the world. |
| 0:11.4 | I'm your host, Devin Gimble, and I believe that your expenses are your greatest untapped asset, if you know how to leverage them. |
| 0:18.3 | Ready to dive into the world of credit card points and miles so you can |
| 0:21.1 | travel more, travel better, and travel often. Let's get started. Welcome back to the podcast, |
| 0:32.1 | everybody. Today, I am excited to be joined by Dr. Michelle Walther. Michelle is an emergency medicine physician, |
| 0:39.3 | mom to two amazing girls and wife to her retired Army medic. When she's not saving lives, |
| 0:44.6 | she's saving miles, turning her love for travel into a family adventure fueled by points and miles. |
| 0:49.7 | It all started back in 2007 when she opened her first Southwest Rapid Rewards card, and since then she's been flying high, sharing the world with her family and making memories on one-on-one trips with each of her kids. |
| 1:03.1 | Michelle is a huge fan of the Southwest Companion Pass, and she is here today to share how she's leveraged what's been called the best deal in domestic |
| 1:11.3 | travel to save money and build travel memories with her family. Now, for any of you who have |
| 1:16.6 | been eyeing the Southwest companion pass and might be wondering whether you should go for it, |
| 1:22.1 | now that it's the perfect time of year to put a companion pass plan into place, |
| 1:26.7 | Michelle is here to give you real examples of |
| 1:28.9 | the value that she's gotten from the companion pass and share tips on how you can do the same. |
| 1:34.0 | Michelle, welcome to the podcast and thank you so much for joining me today. |
| 1:38.3 | Of course. I'm so happy to be here. Thank you so much for having me. |
| 1:41.7 | Absolutely. So we are going to dive into all things Southwest |
| 1:44.9 | Companion Pass, but can you kick us off and tell us how long have you held a companion |
| 1:50.6 | pass? When did you first qualify for one of these? And why do you make an effort to achieve a |
| 1:56.5 | companion pass? My oldest daughter is nine and I have had a companion pass. My oldest daughter is nine, and I have had a companion pass probably for five years. I did a |
| 2:06.7 | whole lot of traveling with her when she was little and a free lap child. My husband was gone, |
| 2:12.3 | deployed, training all over the place. And so the option was to sit at home with my one child and do nothing or to go |
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