Recently I started going down the rabbit hole of podcasts.... I can't believe it has taken me THIS LONG to finally delve into the black hole of amazing podcasts.
While listening to Choose FI podcast (found here: https://www.choosefi.com/listen/choose-fi-podcast/ ), I started hearing more about travel hacks and hacks in general.
I had a little experience with miles and points while I was in college and with a hotel chain, but it was at a very simple small level.
My passion outside of work and family is travel. it's my "Splurge" category as I believe experiences are more valuable to me than material things. Even with it being my "splurge, I'm still a pretty frugal person and always try to get the best deals with everything - particularly while traveling.
I have even thought of being a travel agent to share my and monetize my passion and skills, but time was my most limited resource so it will need to stay on my Master To-Do list.
I digress... so while listening to the podcast, I discovered other great podcast episodes, bloggers, travel hackers, etc. I had been lurking on some travel facebook groups for a while but it was still Greek to me until I started listening to these podcasts. I'd like to share the podcasts I have found helpful below:
PODCASTS I Follow:
ChooseFI podcast: https://www.choosefi.com/listen/choose-fi-podcast/
Chris Hutchins All the Hacks: https://www.allthehacks.com/p/chris-hutchins/
Julia Menez Geobreeze Travel: https://geobreezetravel.com/podcast/
Miles to Memories: https://milestomemories.com/podcast/
Lyn Mettler at Families Fly Free: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/families-fly-free/id1540642046
APPs and Websites that help with travel hacking:
Award Wallet: https://awardwallet.com
CashBack Monitor: https://www.cashbackmonitor.com/cashback-store/review/
CardPointers
TravelFreely: https://my.travelfreely.net/signup
10xTravel: https://10xtravel.com
Airfare Watchdog: https://www.airfarewatchdog.com/Best-Airfares-and-Travel-Advice/
SkyScanner: https://www.skyscanner.com
Kayak: https://www.kayak.com
TripAdvisor
Google Flights
CashBack/Stacking resources:
Fluz:
As I have mentioned before, I go down rabbit holes and deep dives of researching topics when I'm trying to complete a task, that requires making a decision. I have a tendency to get analysis paralysis, and anxiety so researching is one of my coping mechanisms.
Often I'll take notes for myself and then forget everything after I've accomplished what I needed the information for.This blog is a way for me to keep a documented record of some of my notes in one place of all the random facts, tips and opinions, that I have found useful when making a decision.
Below are some of my short-hand notes I've taken to start my journey into optimizing points, miles and travel deals, to allow travel at a significantly discounted rate ie travel "hacking".
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