Hey there, points people! Today, I’m chatting with John Pham from TheMoneyNinja.com.
In this episode we dive into John’s crazy story where he turned his passion for personal finance into a full-time job, and how you can too! Not just that, but how he got the AMEX Black card in college, the best ways to optimize your time within your business and travel hacking, his crazy stories with the AMEX concierge and so much more!
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Timestamps:
00:00 – Intro
04:00 – How John got into points and miles
07:00 – How John got the Black Card in college
07:56 – John’s craziest AMEX concierge request
09:48 – Reselling Southwest flights
11:34 – John’s E-com business
14:48 – John’s advice to get into E-com
20:00 – Business vs Points? Do it right
23:00 – How John decides to manage his time from business and points
25:00 – How to maximize spend
28:10 – John’s recently opened cards
30:41 – Spending for status
35:15 – Mastering your craft takes time
40:00 – Do something you’re passionate about
47:01 – Success does not come overnight
50:31 – Sticking to your roots “for fun”
53:10 – John’s best advice for life and business
53:34 – Shoutout
56:19 – outro/conclusion ==
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Meet Your Host
Julia Menez
During the pandemic, Julia was stuck at home and wanted to talk to more friends about points and miles. So she reached out to some points people on Instagram and the conversation went something like this…
Julia: hey, do you want to hang out on a Zoom video chat and talk about points?
Other people: no…. I don’t even know you.
Julia: what if I record our conversation and release it to thousands of people on the internet?
Other people: Oh! Are you starting a points podcast? I’d love to be featured!
And thus the Geobreeze Travel was born, if only to bamboozle other points people into being friends with Julia.
P.S. She’s always looking for more points friends. Click the “let’s be friends!” button to send a pitch to be featured on the podcast.
