#55: Points expert, Julia Menez, joins Chris to go deep on all things points and miles, including points stacking, optimizing rewards, tools to help organize your points and miles, using buying clubs to earn lots of points, and Chris shares how a somewhat sketchy website saved him an extra 15% off a new couch!
Julia Menez (@geobreezetravel) is a points strategy coach, speaker and host of the Geobreeze Travel podcast, where she interviews travelers from all walks of life about their points and miles strategies.
Full show notes at: https://allthehacks.com/maximize-points-julia-menez
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Julia’s Podcast: Geobreeze Travel
Julia’s gift to All the Hacks listeners: Geobreeze Hotel Upgrade Template
Buyers Clubs
PFS Buyers Club
MYS Buying Group
BuyForMeRetail
@thepointsanalyst
Pack Your Bags With Points
Julia's Monthly Buyers Club Masterclass
Earn More Points + $$$
Grabr - Get paid to bring items when you travel
Rakuten - Cash back
Fluz - Cash back
Seated - 20%+ back at restaurants
Dosh - Additional rewards
Cashback Monitor - Find the best cash back
Honey & RetailMeNot - Get Promo Codes
SearchTempest - Search Craigslist
Savendeals - Buy coupons
MyVegas Rewards - Get points for Vegas
Frequent Miler
Doctor Of Credit
Pay1040.com - Pay taxes with credit card
ID.me - Discounts for teachers/military
Optimizing Your Points
Feedly
AwardWallet
Travelfreely
CardPointers
Credit Karma
Point.me
ANA Around the World Redemption
United Excursionist Perk
Scott’s Cheap Flights
Credit Cards
American Express® Gold Card
Bilt Mastercard®
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Podcasts
Geobreeze Travel podcast:
Episode 7 - How to Stack Points and Rewards Programs with Angel Trinh (@pennywisetraveler)
Episode 56 - How to Earn More Points on a Teacher's Salary with Zac Hood (travelfreely.net)
Episode 67 - Brazil Travel Tricks and Military Benefits with Mark White
Hacking the American Dream
Full Show Notes
How people on a smaller budget can earn enough points for travel (03:05)
Outsource buying, how participating in buying groups can work to your advantage (05:14)
When sourcing items, do buyers usually pay more the item costs? (07:04)
Buyer’s groups: are they reliable? (08:36)
Using multiple cards to earn more points (11:10)
Bringing electronic and medical devices to Latin America (11:55)
Chris & Julia walk through an extreme example of how valuable ‘stacking’ can be along with ways to automate the process (13:40)
The unbelievable benefits of stacking through dining portals (14:54)
Using Cashback Monitor (18:45)
Julia’s favorite app for stacking deals in Las Vegas (23:53)
Chris highlights the “crazy amounts” of point stacking deals (26:39)
Specific places to search online for timely deals to help organize your point balances (28:52)
Why it’s important to understand the 5/24 rule and its exceptions (31:54)
Julia Menez’s go-to cards and her advice for travelers who are just beginning to accumulate points (35:16)
Amazing points redemptions (40:02)
Buying points, is it worth it? (50:55)
When paying taxes on a credit card might make sense (52:54)
Hacks for military and their spouses (57:49)
Julia's hotel upgrade template (59:56)
Where to find Julia Menez online (1:01:50)
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Maximize Your Points: Stacking, Buyers Clubs, Redemption Hacks, and More with Julia Menez | All the Hacks with Chris Hutchins podcast - Listen or read transcript on Metacast
