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Katie Caputo from @themoneymisfit is based in beautiful East TN, in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains. Her philosophy in travel hacking is the same as in finance: the journey is always personal and you’ll be most successful if you step OUT of the box! After taking on massive student debt in her 20’s, Katie resigned herself to a life without travel, something she thought was a luxury she would never be able to afford. Thankfully, learning to use points and miles showed her that not only can she travel the world *while* paying off debt, but that travel hacking is a powerful financial tool that, when used responsibly, can skyrocket your financial health.
In this episode, Katie and I discuss putting real money before the lovely “fake” money that is points and miles, and not letting the joys of getting to travel for next to no cost put the cart before the horse. We also discuss a lot of the different mental gymnastics that points people often put themselves through to justify money moves that might not always be in their best interests.
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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.
