Using Points to Worldschool Kids and Adopt from the Philippines with Katie Holden | Ep 12

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Katie Holden has been in the travel hacking game for more than 15 years! She and her husband use points and miles to craft a truly incredible lifestyle, including using points to adopt their son from the Philippines and homeschooling their kids while traveling around the world for free.

In this episode, Katie and I discuss how she and her husband use different hacks to keep their family's expenses super low, including how to get the good stuff by dumpster diving!

And if you want to learn even more next-level travel hacking secrets, with the ability to get your questions answered in real-time, please come join one of our Geobreeze Travel podcast off-air hangouts! We invite travel hackers of all expertise levels to come and make new friends who love this hobby too! The link to sign up for an invite to the next one is in the show notes at https://www.geobreezetravel.com/hangouts.

Timestamps:

(00:00) - Introduction: Adoption, Homeschool Hacking
(03:43) - Discovering Hacking, Adoption Points
(08:49) - Philippines Adoption: Points, Paperwork
(12:50) - Organized Adoption with Miles
(15:56) - Homeschooling, Hacking Education
(22:16) - Loyalty Programs for Adoption
(28:50) - Balance Earning, Redemption
(35:00) - Conclusion

You can find Katie at

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/katiestraveltricks

Website: https://www.katiestraveltricks.com

You can find Julia at:

Website: https://www.geobreezetravel.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/geobreezetravel

Credit card links: https://www.geobreezetravel.com/cards

Hangouts: https://www.geobreezetravel.com/hangouts

Patreon to access recordings of hangouts: https://www.patreon.com/geobreezetravel

Free 30-minute coaching call: https://www.calendly.com/geobreeze/free-introductory-chat

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