I Spent $0 Instead of $4,000 on Travel in 2023
You don’t need to be a Blogger or YouTuber benefitting from referral links.
Instead of spending $4,000 on travel in 2023, I spent $0.
Yes, all my travel this year has been funded by credit card points.
Okay, that’s not 100% accurate. For a few flights and hotels I did have to pay taxes and fees, but the amount I had to pay (at most $50 combined) pales in comparison to the total.
Since falling down the YouTube rabbit hole of “traveling with points and miles” a couple of years ago, I have accumulated almost half a million points through regular spending and credit card sign-up bonuses (SUBs).
If you are interested in knowing how I earned all these points, check out some of my older blog posts:
- 3 Credit Cards to Earn 6 Free Flights Every Year
- Unveiling My 2023 Credit Card Strategy
- How I Travel the World for Free Using Credit Card Points
In this blog post, I will focus on the redemptions. That’s the more fun part for me.
There’s no point in accumulating and hoarding onto credit card points. Companies across the board keep devaluing their currencies. Just look at the examples of Hyatt, United…
