Military Travel Hacking: Taking advantage of waived annual fees and maximizing credit card points

Today we are talking to Chelsey who is a military travel card hacker. She has figured out how to use really high end credit cards, like the American Express Platinum card which has a really high annual fee, but it is waived for active duty military and their spouses.

DISCLAIMER!!! PLEASE be responsible with your credit cards! If you know you are an overspender, maybe this isn’t the right path for you. Do your research and make sure to PAY OFF your cards IN FULL every month!

There are SO many benefits to having a card like this. Chelsey tells us how to maximize your points and how to transfer them to partner airlines. 

Chelsey recommends a site called Thrifty Traveller to find deals. The caveat is you really need to be flexible with your travel to get a lot of the really great deals. 

9 times out of 10, it will be better to transfer your credit card points to an airline or hotel vice booking through the card. Your points go further when you transfer typically. 

We talk about different hotel and resort options available to military and some unique reward programs that come with free nights.

What about your credit score? Isn’t it bad to have too many credit cards or too many new accounts? Chelsey answers all of your questions!

Follow Chelsey on IG @camouflageandperks 

https://view.flodesk.com/pages/63e17c34781752946ff2b424

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