All Episodes
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Episode 38: March Recap - ATX Meetup Recap, Airtags & Fitbits
The meetup was a success, and thanks to everyone who came out! In this episode I dive into my churning and buying group activities for this month, including some Bank ...
Episode 37: February Recap - GH Baha Mar, Amazon Struggles, & My Take On Amex Shutdowns
We spent President's day week visiting the Grand Hyatt Baha Mar in the Bahamas, Tampa, and Orlando. While I have been putting a lot of work into Amazon, it has not bee...
Episode 36: January Recap - Taiwan, Bali, & Japan Trip Report
This episode covers a 3 week trip that we did to Taiwan, Bali, Niseko & Kyoto, as well as the usual buying group activities. Niseko Hotel: https://nisekohakuunso.com/K...
Episode 35: "Hobby" Churning & Award Travel Basics
This is the 2nd beginner-focused episode and is about the mindset of churning as a hobby and how to get started with award travel. I also talk about some tips for Qata...
Episode 34: December & 2024 Recap - Xbox Controllers
Celebrating the first full calendar year of this podcast. Best Buy had a few more good laptop sales this month and there was an "unlimited" deal with the Xbox controll...
Episode 33: Morocco & Paris Trip Report
Starting with a layover in Vegas, we spent a week traveling around Marrakesh, Morocco and ended in Paris. This was my first time on Air France & KLM (booked with Virgi...
Episode 30: Italy & Kauai Trip Reports
In this episode I talk about two trips I did in September in central Italy and Kauai. Both were really amazing trips! Highlights include Turkish, ITA, and Hawaiian bus...
Episode 28: Churning & Taxes
This is the long awaited tax episode! In this episode I have a special guest Tonei Glavinic, who is a tax professional and long-time churner. We do a deep dive into ta...
Episode 25: Back To The Basics Part 1
This is a beginner focused episode and is part one of a two part series: Part one is focused on the making money side of churning and part two will be more geared towa...
Episode 23: Guatemala & WA Beverly Hills
A quick episode to recap our trips to LA to visit Universal Studios Hollywood and a week-long trip to Guatemala.
Episode 19: A Deep Dive into Gift Card Arbitrage
In this episode I talk with Logan from Aligned Incentives about how he started his gift card brokerage and how it operates today.To join the free Slack group, head ove...
Episode 17: Miami & St Croix Trip Report and The Latest Vacasa Devaluation
A recap of our week-long trip in Miami and St Croix, USVI, where we had a really fun experience. I also discuss the latest Wyndham/Vacasa and Hyatt devaluations and wh...
Episode 15: Risk, Float, Getting Freerolled, And How To Better Manage It
I start with a deep dive into what happened with the crypto collapse and the bankruptcy of "crypto lending" platforms, then discuss what we can learn from them and how...
Episode 13: Austria Trip Report - A Skiing Paradise
A recap of my recent trip to St. Anton, Austria to go skiing with my brother. The skiing was awesome and it was a really fun trip!Flights:PDX-SFO-FRA-INN on UA/LH/EN f...
Episode 11: India Trip Report - Air India, QSuites, Alila Diwa Goa, & Our India Travel Experience
Recapping our 2-week trip to India, including Delhi, Rajasthan, and Goa. We faced a lot of unexpected challenges during the trip but overall had a great time!Award Fli...
Episode 10: November Recap - $3,426 - Pre-BF Amazon, Citi, & More BoA
A short month for me since I was out for the last two weeks, but I still made use of some decent deals for BGs and GC reselling. I got another batch of BoA Alaska Busi...
Episode 9: Vegas & Maui Trip Report and Europe Award Travel Tips
This episode covers a couple of trips that I went on over the past few months and some general award travel advice on how to plan your trip to Europe this summer. If y...
Episode 5: AA Shopping Portal Shutdown, BB/WM, & How To Be Prepared in Q4
I had a fun experience with gaming the AA shopping portal that ultimately didn't work. I also discuss my plans for how to get back into the game with Best Buy and Walm...
Episode 3: Quarterly Redemption Recap & Trip Report - Belize, Vietnam, and Taiwan
Recapping the major trips we have had so far this year! Below is a summary of the flights and hotels:Belize:PDX-SEA-BZE/BZE-SEA-PDX on AS Y with companion fare for $75...
Episode 1: July Recap - $5,124 Profit and $91,891 Spend
July's highlights include summaries of Amazon, Costco, and US Bank.