An Update on our 500,000+ Points Journey

travel hacking Oct 02, 2024

I wrote a newsletter a few months ago talking about the opportunity to earn over 500,000 points in just a few months.

Chase was running an all-time high bonus on the Chase Ink Business Preferred card of 120,000 points & an all-time high referral bonus offer of 40,000 when you referred that card to a friend.

Our original plan was to get one card for me and one for my wife & then refer as many people as we could.

What we didn’t know at the time is that Chase would approve both me & my wife for TWO of the same card in a short period of time.

We just finished hitting the 4th welcome bonus, so here’s how all the points stacked up:

My wife referred me to the card = 40,000 points

We hit the welcome bonus on my 1st card = 120,000 points

I referred my wife to the card = 40,000 points

We hit the welcome bonus on her 1st card = 120,000 points

My wife referred me to my 2nd card = 40,000 points

We hit the welcome bonus on my 2nd card = 120,000 points

I referred my wife to her 2nd card = 40,000 points

We hit the welcome bonus on her 2nd card = 120,000 points

We also referred a family member to the card = 40,000 points

We had to spend $8,000 on each card to hit the bonus = 32,000 points

Total Points earned in just over 2 months = 712,000 Chase Ultimate Rewards Points

With Chase points worth approximately 2 cents each = $14,240 in free travel

Or, if we didn’t want to travel and just took the cash at 1 cent per point = $7,120 cash earned in 2 months

I hope this is just a reminder of how Travel Hacking can not only help you take great vacations for nearly free but can also put money in your pocket to support your ministry.

I love hearing your stories of how you’ve used Travel Hacking to earn lots of points & take great vacations, so anytime you have a story, definitely reply to these emails and send it my way. I’d love to celebrate with you!

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