Start here.

With new content posted every week, we recognize this site can be overwhelming. There is definitely an order in which helps make all this stuff easier to earn, so we recommend starting with one of these three options based on how much time and energy you're ready to commit.

Teach me just enough to get started for now.

If you have 30 minutes or so to commit, begin with my Travel Points 101 guide. It offers a clear lay of the land with doable tasks to get the ball rolling.

Teach me everything, a little bit at a time.

Our podcast offers bite-sized, sequential lessons so you can learn on the go. Listen, like, and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts! We recommend starting with S1E1 as information is presented in order.

Teach me everything, right this minute!

Unlocking the Power of Points is our comprehensive (and free!) course. It's like downloading the travel points part of my brain right into yours. Even if you do the course, I'd also recommend the podcast as well!

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