Comments on: 5 Things to do Before Travel Hacking

By: Elle @ New Graduate Finance

Elle @ New Graduate Finance — Wed, 18 May 2016 04:21:30 +0000

Definitely looking to do this. Great post!

By: David Carlson

David Carlson — Sat, 14 May 2016 16:51:50 +0000

I would highly recommend it! Stop back on Monday to see some other cards I would recommend.

By: Andrew@LivingRichCheaply

Andrew@LivingRichCheaply — Fri, 13 May 2016 13:55:51 +0000

I really wished that I got into travel hacking more before my wife and I had a baby. It was a lot easier to travel back then. With another on the way, I think I’m focusing on flexible awards and hotel points. Not sure I want to deal with flying. Although I can just continue to accumulate points for the future…hoping that the points don’t get further devalued. The credit cards that offer Chase Ultimate Rewards points are my favorite because of the flexibility to transfer to many partners.

By: Ms MP

Ms MP — Fri, 13 May 2016 13:07:07 +0000

#3 was a huge disappointment when I was attempting to travel hack. I realized my spend per month was way less than what I would need to earn the points on the Chase Sapphire card. If only I could have put my student loan payments on the card (I checked, you can’t)!

By: Lindsay @ The Notorious D.E.B.T.

Lindsay @ The Notorious D.E.B.T. — Fri, 13 May 2016 11:31:23 +0000

I’ve just started diving into the world of travel hacking. The Travel Miles 101 site is a GREAT resource for that – they have a free course and a forum and Facebook group to help people out. They’re a great group of folks and super helpful!

By: Tia @ financiallyfitandfab

Tia @ financiallyfitandfab — Fri, 13 May 2016 11:16:54 +0000

I think flexibility is important when travel hacking. Therefore, I’m willing to change my destination for a great flight deal that in turn would use less credit card points.
I definitely agree getting out of debt is important prior to travel hacking and ensuring you’re only putting things on the CC that you can afford.