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Maximize Your Points: Stacking, Buyers Clubs, Redemption Hacks, and More with Julia Menez
Episode 55

Maximize Your Points: Stacking, Buyers Clubs, Redemption Hacks, and More with Julia Menez

#55: Points strategy coach and speaker, Julia Menez, joins Chris to dig into credit card reward programs and this episode is filled with actionable hacks in the areas of point stacking and credit card reward optimizing. They also discuss the best tools to help organize your point balances, how to buy products to earn money (and tons of points!) on commission, and Chris tells a great story about leveraging a very sketchy looking website for an extra 15% off his new couch! Julia Menez (@geobreezetravel) is a points strategy coach, speaker, actuarial consultant, and host of the Geobreeze Travel podcast. She hosts multiple online workshops, provides advice on saving thousands of dollars, and prepares personalized travel plans using points and miles for her clients.Full show notes at: https://allthehacks.com/maximize-points-julia-menez

All the Hacks: Money, Points & Life

May 4, 20221h 1m

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Show Notes

#55: Points expert, Julia Menez, joins Chris to go deep on all things points and miles, including points stacking, optimizing rewards, tools to help organize your points and miles, using buying clubs to earn lots of points, and Chris shares how a somewhat sketchy website saved him an extra 15% off a new couch!

Julia Menez (@geobreezetravel) is a points strategy coach, speaker and host of the Geobreeze Travel podcast, where she interviews travelers from all walks of life about their points and miles strategies.

Full show notes at: https://allthehacks.com/maximize-points-julia-menez


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Full Show Notes

How people on a smaller budget can earn enough points for travel (03:05)

Outsource buying, how participating in buying groups can work to your advantage (05:14)

When sourcing items, do buyers usually pay more the item costs? (07:04)

Buyer’s groups: are they reliable? (08:36)

Using multiple cards to earn more points (11:10)

Bringing electronic and medical devices to Latin America (11:55)

Chris & Julia walk through an extreme example of how valuable ‘stacking’ can be along with ways to automate the process (13:40)

The unbelievable benefits of stacking through dining portals (14:54)

Using Cashback Monitor (18:45)

Julia’s favorite app for stacking deals in Las Vegas (23:53)

Chris highlights the “crazy amounts” of point stacking deals (26:39)

Specific places to search online for timely deals to help organize your point balances (28:52)

Why it’s important to understand the 5/24 rule and its exceptions (31:54)

Julia Menez’s go-to cards and her advice for travelers who are just beginning to accumulate points (35:16)

Amazing points redemptions (40:02)

Buying points, is it worth it? (50:55)

When paying taxes on a credit card might make sense (52:54)

Hacks for military and their spouses (57:49)

Julia's hotel upgrade template (59:56)

Where to find Julia Menez online (1:01:50)

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