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Absolutely the best Travel Hacking tool out there to find the best usage for your frequent flyer miles — Any travel hacker knows that building up credit card points is the key to the travel hacking game. Whether you are an expert travel hacker or even just a beginner, the whole point (no pun intended) is to accumulate enough points for free flights and/or hotels. Yes, I said FREE […]

The Best Travel Hacking Tool Available

This entry was posted in Travel Hacking Travel Tips on May 26, 2016 by LeAnna Brown

Free 30 Minute Travel Consultation? I'm In! — January Giveaway This time of year is perfect for cozying up on the couch and cuddling with a good read. It’s also the perfect time of year to start dreaming up the perfect summer vacay! With all the snow and cold weather, I know I’m already dreaming up where […]

Free Travel Consultation and Good Reads

This entry was posted in Budget Traveling Europe Travel Hacking Travel Tips on January 22, 2016 by LeAnna Brown

How to use credit card points for free travel — Understanding The Points Game in Travel Hacking Ever wanted to fly halfway across the world on a once in a life-time trip but just “couldn’t afford it?” You’ve tried saving for travel, but that only got you so far. Then you read my Travel Hackers for Beginners and […]

Travel Hacking for Beginners: What’s the point?

This entry was posted in Travel Hacking and tagged amex chase citi points travel hack on August 17, 2015 by LeAnna Brown

UPDATE: There are no official Delta award charts. There are old ones and ones that SUPPOSEDLY are accurate, but nothing that Delta has put out officially. However, because many people do decide to fly Delta, we have used what charts are available and added them the FlyerMiler database. Please note […]

Why Isn’t Delta in the FlyerMiler

This entry was posted in Travel Hacking and tagged delta travel hack on July 25, 2015 by LeAnna Brown

What you don't know about credit cards — Credit Card Myths: 10 misconceptions you probably had about how credit cards and score work Alright, so you’ve read my Beginner’s Guide to Travel Hacking and you’ve already made up your mind; travel hacking isn’t for you because of the credit cards. You have too much debt […]

Credit Card Myths and Misconceptions for Travel Hackers

This entry was posted in Travel Hacking and tagged credit cards credit myths travel hacking on July 14, 2015 by LeAnna Brown

Travel Hacking for Beginners Andy and I started Travel Hacking about five years ago. I’ll never forget him saying, “I want to start getting credit cards to earn miles to travel.” And me saying “NO WAY!” I (thought I) knew about credit cards, credit scores and debt and this had […]

Are Free Flights Possible? A Beginner’s Guide to Travel Hacking

This entry was posted in Travel Hacking Travel Tips and tagged budget travel credit cards travel hacking on July 14, 2015 by LeAnna Brown