Travel More. Spend Less. Go Miles.
I’m Mike — and I’m on a mission to prove that anyone can travel the world in style using credit card points. Follow along, learn the playbook, and start going further for less.
I’m not a finance guru or a travel agent. I’m just a guy who got obsessed with credit card points — and hasn’t paid full price for a flight ever since.
What started as a personal hobby turned into something I couldn’t stop sharing. After using points to travel for next-to-nothing through Asia, Europe, and beyond — on trips that would have cost thousands out of pocket — friends started asking me my secrets.
What You’ll Find On this site
Here you’ll find honest guides, real trip breakdowns, and the strategies I actually use. Whether you’re just starting out or already sitting on a pile of points you don’t know how to spend.
📖 Education 🎓
Learn the basics of the points game. From frequent flyer programs to sign up bonuses – there is a lot to learn. I’ll break it all down for you.
💳 My Recommendations 🧳
The cards I actually carry. The travel gear I actually pack. My curated picks with honest advice I’m not paid to give.
📥 Tips and Tricks ✉️
Deep dives on earning strategies, card comparisons, redemption sweet spots, and quick tricks to earn more points.
Getting Started
Not sure where to start? Learn the basics: What are Credit Card Points?
Already have the basics down and ready to get started? Check out the latest blog posts below, and don’t forget to subscribe:
How I Vacationed for 90 Days For Less than $600 Plus Points
Everything is getting more expensive these days, and travel is no exception. Using credit card points and miles is the best way to hedge your bets against rising travel costs, since the wholesale devaluation of points and miles usually can’t keep pace with inflation. Sweet spots still exist where you can travel for next to…
Rove Miles: The Complete Run-Down
If you’ve at all familiar with the world of points and miles, you probably already know that the game is usually played with credit cards at the center: you spend, you earn, you transfer, you fly and/or stay. But what if you could layer an entirely separate currency on top of all of that, without…
Understanding Transfer Partners
So you’ve earned a trove of credit card points. What next? Understanding what to do with those points can be one of the most complicated parts about the points and miles game. Let’s break it down into a few steps to cover the basics what is a transfer partner Most credit card points don’t live…