Category Archives: Interviews

“Use your points – I hear Charon doesn’t accept them”

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Welcome to the next interview in our interview series where travel bloggers share their insights on having Big Travel with Small Money!

Miles & Points Interview: Free Travel Genius

Dave writes Free Travel Genius to show his wife and family how to travel the world for less.

Free Travel Genius – Interview with Dave

Jerusalem

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“I’m continually on the move — working new jobs, seeking new adventures, and eating lots of ice cream.”

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Miles & Points Interview:  Travel Junkette

Susan has been working seasonal adventure jobs and traveling the world since 2008, so I was looking forward to chatting with her on Friday!

Travel Junkette – Interview with Susan

Susan on Isla de Ometepe, Nicaragua

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“Don’t just earn the most points for the sake of earning them.”

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Miles & Points Interview:  We Fly Free 

Justin writes We Fly Free to show folks how to travel around the world without paying a lot of money!

We Fly Free - Interview with Justin

Visiting Hawaii with Cara

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“We know we’re the poorest people in the lounge…”

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Miles & Points Interview: Travel is Free 

Drew & Carrie are a broke married couple in their 20s who love to travel with miles and points.  I was looking forward to learning more from them on Friday!

How and when did you start collecting miles and points?

My first rewards card came from researching how to save money on an upcoming road trip.  Later, I decided that I was going to travel the world but had no idea how.  I was content on boat hopping, hitchhiking and whatever it took.

It wasn’t until my wife and I fell in love that I decided I needed a new plan.  When we were dating I spent alot of time googling ways to travel for free and the best info I found was stuff like hitchiking and couchsurfing, which I already had tried.  Until I saw an article on people buying $1 coins on rewards cards.

That led me to flyertalk and the credit card churning began.  Before I knew it, we had millions of miles.

Travel is Free – Interview with Drew

Drew in Fiji

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“Quitting my job and traveling for a year was one of the best decisions I’ve ever made in my life.”

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Miles & Points Interview:  The Selfish Years

Kyle is an indie game developer and Christine is a lawyer.  After living in Orlando for 8 years, they decided to rent their house, throw out all of their worldly possessions, and wander the world.  I was looking forward to our Friday chat!

The Selfish Years – Interview with Kyle

Mr and Mrs Selfish in Great Wall, China

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“Joe knows how to fly an airplane, and ironically, Michael is afraid of flying.”

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Miles & Points Interview: Free Travel Guys

Joe & Michael show you how to travel this small world of ours for cheap so I was looking forward to our Friday chat!

How and when did you start collecting miles and points?

We have been collecting and redeeming miles and points for a number of years now, but it wasn’t until the end of 2011 when we really started getting into them as a hobby and learning the ins and outs.  The US Air Grand Slam promotion is the promotion that hooked us to the miles and points game.  Those were some really fun weeks!

We had never realized up until that point how many different ways you can accumulate miles and points for free travel.

Free Travel Guys – Interview with FTGs

Hawaii Mauna Kea Volcano

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“I visited over 20 countries and worked as a bartender, english teacher, and bought and sold stuff on eBay.”

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Miles & Points Interview:  Award Booking Service

Bobby runs Award Booking Service and has earned over 3 million miles and points, so I was looking forward to our Friday chat!

Award Booking Service – Interview with Bobby

Bobby in Key West, FL

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Portland Travel Tips – Interview with Scott

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Miles & Points Interview:  Portland Travel Tips

Scott writes Portland Travel Tips to share tips about Portland, but is also a miles and point junkie so I was looking forward to our chat!

Portland Travel Tips – Interview with Scott

My wife and I with Manarola, Italy in the background

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“Go out and see the world, not just the hotels you’re staying at for free”

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Miles & Points Interview:  The Travel Playbook

Mark writes The Travel Playbook to show folks how to play the miles and points game so I was excited for our Friday chat!

The Travel Playbook – Interview with Mark

Mark in Paris

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“There’s not a lot of hobbies out there that make you money instead of costing you money”

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Miles & Points Interview:  Discover with Andy

Andy and Becki are your average Midwestern couple who like to travel cheaply and effectively so I was looking forward to our Friday chat!

Discover with Andy – Interview with Andy

Andy and his wife on the Mississippi

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