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A friend of mine works in construction in Dallas and mentioned that Chase is opening a sapphire lounge at DFW. I’m super excited about it

The mountains here in Colorado are a bit hot but great in the summer if you need a spot to travel. 6 nights might be a lot though

As always, it's great to see different goals and use cases for points that are very different than mine! Also traveling in a sprinter van like that is definitely something I wanna try in the future! Congrats on the 20k and keep on killing it Spencer! 🎉

Flying your girl out to the Bahamas like it ain't no thang 😎✈️ Keep Killing it 🙌🏾

That's quite a bit of traveling! It's fun to see these trips compared to me who basically never travels in the US. I can definitely see why you have the Sapphire Reserve for 1.5 CPP in the portal

Nice video Spencer. I’m with you as well I use CSR as my general travel card with my family. If I travel alone I use my Ritz card which gives me access to both Sapphire lounge and PP lounge.

I think that with the new camper van, it's definitely hard to get as many hotel stays in. Hyatt is definitely the brand that you seem to gravitate towards so if you're getting a great redemptions, then no point in changing! Having a Marriott card will be helpful in those rare situations where there's no (convenient) Hyatt where you're traveling to so it's definitely worth keeping open, especially if it becomes an RC card. Gotta figure out what to do with those 5-night FNCs! May have to staycation or something like that.

It's funny you mentioned a Croatia redemption. I just made one myself, from Toronto, Canada, for me and my wife next February. We used Flying Blue miles with KLM. Taxes and fees were there, but still a great redemption!

When I heard how many points you used I was scratching my head wondering how the hell you accumulated so many points! Lol. The referral links makes sense 🙌🏼

Love seeing you pursue your passion!

Great breakdown throughout the video!

You should start vlogging your travels

Appreciate the transparency in your vids

What an incredible slate of travel plans, makes a lot of sense why the CSR's 1.5x works well for you. I got great value from my Bonvoy 5 FNs in Hawaii but that's probably not somewhere most of us can just decide to go to spontaneously haha. Great stuff as always Spencer!

Possibly your best video. Outstanding value from your experience and reflection.

Thanks, love these strategy videos!

Im actually lucky i live about an hour and a half from LAX.. LA has lots of great deals when it comes to flying with points

Great video and breakdown... Everytime I think our travel habits are too different to learn things, I realize I can still learn different things and great little tips. SN: Heyyyyyyyyyyyy Odin!

Great video Spencer, I got a few trips coming up and will try these out

That intro is 100% correct. The people who "look down" on other strategies need to realize what's best for them, isn't for everyone. The entire game is flexible and varies upon each person. The one thing we can all agree on, is 1. Never carry a balance 2. Any Credit Card is better than Debit 3. Use rewards to improve the quality of your life, not diminish it!

Glad to see all those redemptions keep up the good work. You will love the brahmas me and my wife stayed at the cove at atlantis and we flew SW only cost 60K points for a round trip flight for the both of us got 2 cents per point by transferring to SW but we both have the CSP not the CSR but definitely opened my eyes on the CSR with the travel portal domestically.

Shout out from Savannah. Hope you loved it Spencer. Love your channel learned a lot.

Thanks for sharing these strategy vids. They are so informative!

Hey Spencer, just checking up on you and hope you're doing ok after the Hurricane Beryl. Have a safe and blessed week and thanks for replies! 👍

I love these videos and everyone has there own cards and setup they use.

Great video. I am glad that this focused on some domestic travel as most of what I see is international flight redemptions with crazy cpp that I'll most likely never see. I'm new to this and haven't figured out how to book domestic on international transfer partners yet.

I’m also a Southwest flyer. Would you do a video addressing booking through the Chase portal and dealing with cancellations? I’m a little reluctant to book through the portal because of this reason. Thanks!

What about the ding on your credit score for applying for Chase Ink? I like your videos. Even though I mostly travel internationally I like your videos. I wish you'd speak a little more slowly and less monotonously. Otherwise you put out very good videos. Thanks.

You really need to use those free nights! You have me stressed. 😅😂😂😂

interesting I don't have the capital one. I have found that chase portal prices are higher than not in the chase portal.

@Spencer - I would love to see some of the Sprinter van travel footage along the way on similar trips; is that going to be a thing ?

That really is something. Heck of a job Sir.

I use points on Delta, each flight domestic, just $5.60 each flight taxes and fees. Southwest the same thing.

People always hating on delta redemptions but I find better redemptions for them than a lot of others. I’m next to a hub so that helps. If I had the delta gold it would be even better

Just used some Marriott free nights at the JW Hill Country in San Antonio. This is a nice spot if you’re looking for somewhere close to home.

Just more connect with this videos. I love chase since i travel domestically primarily.

Thanks for the info + video!

Thank you for the video! I have a question: is there a way to book a flight with United Airlines or Alaska Airlines using Amex points? If anyone knows, please let me know!

This is my biggest regrets playing this points and miles game by not capitalizing on applying for Chase cards first before other cards… I’ll be under 5/24 as of July 2025 and being that my home airport, BWI a Southwest base…

this is a great video that explains a lot of things I haven't been able to find from other KZfaqrs until I found out for myself. Question - do you have a video on how you rinse and repeat the chase ink / all chase welcome offers?

Which wallet do you use for travel? That sim card ejector slot seems hella useful.

So which card should I get this year? CSP or AMEX Gold ? I have a good credit 756 and I’m seeking to get either of those I do bank with Chase. I do want Amex gold because I buy a lot of groceries and go out every now and then to restaurants. Need to be informed on what’s the best route to take

Top 2% of the Spartan Race?? Absolute BEAST

Woohoo! Go Cal Poly! 🐴

Changing your travel plans to fit your credit card setup is odd, and makes claims of getting “value” from redemptions even more dubious. Build the setup that best matches the way you travel.

I'm going to ask the question... what hair products do you use?

Would it make sense for you to get the WOH card sense you seem to stay at Hyatt a lot so save in chase points and get a free night every year I do get the welcome offer isn’t that good but wouldn’t it save you tones of points

Any plans on getting the platty?

This is going to be a dumb question but, how do you get new welcome offers for Chase cards? Do you just reapply for the same card?

Question: Do I have to be an eligible member to transfer points directly to SouthWest, American Airlines, Delta, etc or can I continue as a quest to still redeem a higher valid for my points when transferring?

I hate to be this guy, but if you are not on the luxury travel side you are not using your points right. Most people can afford almost all economy domestic flights, with the exception of Hawaii. However almost no people can afford any premium cabin international flights, especially first class. Same with hotels. We are currently in an insane opportunity time period, and some day these redemptions will not be possible anymore. Therefore, it is quite literally now or never, are you okay with never having these spectacular experiences knowing you could have? Me personally I'm not okay with that at all.

Im suprised youre yet to use your C1 miles. Ho2 many points have you accumulated so far?

If you're flying out of JFK on Air France, boy do I have a travel hack for you. There is a PP lounge land side in T1 called VIP One and they put you at the front of the TSA Pre line upon leaving. I read about it on One Mile at a Time and used it when I went to Brussels last month. You'll feel like a rock star

Spencer can you do a video on avio's and how they work. i',m looking to book American airlines to Ireland but i have Amex + Capital one w/o transferring yet how do i view how many miles it cost

I’ve never seen any of your videos before and you almost certainly already know this strat, but if you use Southwest a bunch you can finesse the personal and business card bonuses to get yourself 140k ish points (depends on current offers) and a free companion pass for as long as 23 months if you time it right. I got around 145k points at the start of this year and my fiance and I have flown to Dallas, Puerto Rico and will be going to San Antonio for Thanksgiving this year all round trip for free off points. We’ll still have about 55k to spare going into next year and plan to do random weekend trips depending on what promo flights Southwest has going on so we can milk them as much as possible haha

I just saved $40000 and got a 42 CPP Redemption flying Virgin

What's the name of the travel wallet?

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lol 😂 dudes acting like redemption strategy hate is a real concern that needs to be addressed.

191k through a travel portal I cried a lil bit

You look like have a tan! Vacation?

Appreciate the transparency but this is really leaving a lot of money on the table. Folks who get award travel internationally can get more than 3-4x CPP. Sure any redemption strategy can work for someone, but you cannot be a “credit card KZfaqr” and use a highly specific case to justify this strategy when this would never work for a lot of people.