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What We've Been Doing With Our Miles & Points
The miles and points game is ongoing, and as I'm always learning more and more about miles and points, it sometimes can be hard to keep...
Tyler Soulliere
Sep 11, 20253 min read


Our RBC VISA Points Strategy
As a Canadian, we have limited options on bank credit cards, which leaves with limited options for earning points, and limited options on...
Tyler Soulliere
Jul 23, 20254 min read


How We Got A US Capital One Credit Card
Getting a credit card from Capital One in the US was not an easy task for me, but for Player 2, my wife Ashley, it WAS!! First, let me...
Tyler Soulliere
Mar 29, 20253 min read


Using Our Hilton Honors Points to Book an AutoCamp Stay
We are at it again! This time, we are switching it up, and using our Hilton Honors we've been accumulating points ( from using our...
Tyler Soulliere
Mar 23, 20253 min read


How Player 2 Got Their 1st US American Express Credit Card Instantly
When trying to get your first US American Express (Amex) credit card, their are certain items that you need to make sure you have in...
Tyler Soulliere
Jan 16, 20253 min read


Don't Settle for 1 Cent Per Point
It frustrates me when I hear people talk about the points that they are collecting with their credit cards are the wrong ones. What do I...
Tyler Soulliere
Dec 21, 20244 min read


Our Mantra: Always Be Planning Trips (ABPT)
Researchers say that planning your trip makes you happier than actually taking it. Looking ahead brings more joy than looking back, which...
Tyler Soulliere
Oct 24, 20243 min read


A Quick Trip to NYC Using Miles & Points
Getting away for a quick trip these days is much easier, and way cheaper, when you can pay for your flights and hotel using miles and...
Tyler Soulliere
Jul 24, 20243 min read


Points Got Us a $43K Trip for Just $1,314 - Part 2
How do we get home when booking award flights? This I am finding is one of the hardest parts about booking using points. Most experts...
Tyler Soulliere
Jul 10, 20244 min read


Is it Better to Buy Points, Use Cash, or Use Points?
We came across a scenario recently and thought we'd share on how we analyzed which would be the best way to go about booking a camping...
Tyler Soulliere
Jun 23, 20243 min read


Points Got Us a $43K Trip for Just $1,314 - Part 1
The process to book flights started just over a year in advance of when we were thinking of travelling to Spain. Reason being is airlines...
Tyler Soulliere
May 30, 20246 min read


Why You MUST Use American Express to Collect Points
With all of the blogs out there telling you how to find award availability, it can become overwhelming. First though, what do I mean by...
Tyler Soulliere
May 21, 20245 min read


How to Supercharge the Points You Collect
Here's a couple of tips on how you can really supercharge the miles & points you collect from using credit cards so you can do more...
Tyler Soulliere
May 9, 20244 min read


How To Save 34K Points Flying Roundtrip
Don't always think when you want to book a flight you can only book it through that airline. For example, in my previous article, 'Use...
Tyler Soulliere
May 3, 20242 min read


Use Points or Spend $32k to Fly Business Class?
Quick post here, but just wanted to point out again a true life example of what you get when you use points to fly, vs. having to pay...
Tyler Soulliere
Apr 22, 20242 min read


The Journey Continues: Getting Our 1st US Credit Card
After spending a couple of months learning about miles and points, and actually now collecting miles and points, I figured it was time to...
Tyler Soulliere
Apr 19, 20247 min read


The 2nd Best Credit Card
We all now know that The Best Credit Card you should get to begin your miles and points journey is the American Express Cobalt. But what...
Tyler Soulliere
Apr 10, 20243 min read


How to Fly on Different Airlines
I spend at least a couple of hours everyday just reading more and more about miles and points, and even after a year of learning, I still...
Tyler Soulliere
Mar 29, 20242 min read


A Potential 2025 trip
We are currently in planning mode, trying to figure out where we want to go next year for our annual big trip using miles and points. One...
Tyler Soulliere
Mar 25, 20243 min read


Updating Our Current Credit Cards
Welcome bonuses are a great way to accumulate points fast, which we never took advantage of when getting credit cards in the past. After...
Tyler Soulliere
Mar 17, 20244 min read
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