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Show Notes
Eric Manaog from @pointsandtravels and his wife Mary Ann migrated from the Philippines to Connecticut 2004 with their 3 kids and have embraced the world of traveling for next to no cost using points and miles.
In this episode, Eric and I discuss how his family was able to earn millions of points quickly so that they could travel in business class by purchasing different gift cards. We also discuss which of the methods mentioned in this episode are no longer available, and which ones he’s still able to do today.
One of the most popular ways to earn a lot of points by purchasing gift cards is with the Chase Ink Business Cash card. This card earns 5x points at office supply stores and with other categories such as cable, phone, internet, and more. Staples often runs sales where they waive the activation fees on Visa gift cards. That means, you could use a Chase Ink Business Cash card to purchase a fee-free Visa gift card and then use that Visa gift card almost anywhere, effectively earning 5x on anything! As Eric mentions in this episode, you don’t need a large business to qualify for cards like this. Side gigs such as tutoring, babysitting, UberDriving, selling on Ebay, and many other part-time activities have qualified people for business credit cards, which have fantastic perks! Remember, never ever apply for a credit card on Google. Always use a friend or creator’s link to apply to help us earn points or commissions.
Did you know you can get 5x to anything with the Fluz app? Here’s how: buy a gift card to Han’s Grocery through the Fluz app using a Chase Freedom Flex, which earns 5x on grocery purchases this quarter — this will generate a fee-free Visa or Mastercard for you that you can use virtually anywhere, while coding as a grocery purchase! The Han’s Grocery gift cards are only available in limited quantities on the Fluz app, and they sell out fast, so be sure to check the app each day! Download the Fluz app using the link in the show notes using the code GEOBREEZETRAVEL. Thank you to Fluz for partnering with this episode of the Geobreeze Travel Podcast!
Chase Ink Business Cash Card: https://milevalue.com/creditcards/chase-ink-business-cash/?aff=gbt
Download Fluz at: https://joinfluz.app.link/GEOBREEZETRAVELPODCAST
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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pointsandtravels
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Credit card links: https://www.geobreezetravel.com/cards
Hangouts: https://www.geobreezetravel.com/hangouts
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Free 30-minute coaching call: https://www.geobreezetravel.com/calendly
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Julia Menez is a travel hacking coach, speaker, and founder of Geobreeze. Through her content and coaching services, she aims to spread travel hacking to underrepresented communities by featuring the points and miles stories you won't normally find on the first page of Google or in the bigger blogs. Julia has been a speaker for FinconX and has led a travel hacking workshop for thousands of registered attendees at the SHEFACTOR 2020 Launch Your Life Summit, an event that featured speakers such as Bethany Hamilton, Kaitlyn Bristowe, and Missy Franklin. She has also been featured in numerous business and travel podcasts.
