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Point Me To First Class

Point Me to First Class is a show for employed professionals, solopreneurs, entrepreneurs, and business owners with higher-than-average personal and/or business expenses who want to learn to leverage them into credit card points to spend on travel. Your expenses are your greatest untapped asset – but learning how to use them to travel the world doesn’t have to be confusing or complicated.

Each week, Devon Gimbel shares valuable tips, tools, and strategies to help you uplevel your skills earning and redeeming credit card points and shows you how to spend them on incredible travel experiences.

Interested in learning more about working with Devon? Visit www.pointmetofirstclass.com to learn more.

This podcast is for you if you find yourself asking questions like:
How do I earn credit card points and use them for travel?
How can I make my expenses benefit me?
How can I earn as many credit card points for as little spending as possible?
How to maximize value from credit card points.
How to earn credit card points for travel.
Turn credit card points into travel.

Copyright: © 2024 Devon Gimbel MD LLC All Rights Reserved

Latest Episodes:

60. 5 Questions You Can't Ignore When Applying for a New Rewards Credit Card Apr 22, 2024

Show notes

The points hobby has changed massively over the years. We have more points-earning cards, higher sign-up bonus offers, and rewards programs themselves are becoming more innovative. But on the other hand, we've also seen some less positive changes, like more restrictions around acquiring rewards credit cards, stricter eligibility rules, and limitations on how many cards you can hold at once.

Discover the top five questions you simply can't afford to ignore when you're considering applying for a new rewards credit card. These questions will save you from getting the right card at the wrong time, ending up with the wrong cards at any time, and making the mistakes that could prevent you from earning the most points possible.

Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.pointmetofirstclass.com/blog/5-questions-new-rewards-credit-card

And to make keeping track of all those credit card eligibility rules easier, I've made a Guide to Credit Card Eligibility Rules that you can grab for free and download! Use this guide whenever you're ready to apply for a new rewards credit card. Get your guide at https://points.pointmetofirstclass.com/60

Join the waitlist for Points Made Easy here: https://www.pointmetofirstclass.com/pointsmadeeasy

59. Miles Ahead: Strategies for Smart Mileage Purchases Apr 15, 2024

Show notes

Right now in April 2024, there's a unique points opportunity that I've taken advantage of every year for the past few years, but nobody seems to be talking about it. Despite my strong inclination to keep it to myself, I'm sharing it with you this week just in case you can make use of it for yourself. This points-earning opportunity isn't for everybody, but it could open up some truly fantastic award options for the right person.

Discover a current promotion to purchase miles for the Lufthansa Miles & More program. I share an amazing deal for the right person, help you identify whether it's right for you, and you'll learn exactly how you can maximize this opportunity for some amazing award travel.

Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.pointmetofirstclass.com/blog/strategies-smart-mileage-purchases

Join the waitlist for Points Made Easy here: https://www.pointmetofirstclass.com/pointsmadeeasy

58. From Zero Points to South Africa in Business in Just 12 Months with Dr. Lisha Taylor Apr 08, 2024

Show notes

Dr. Lisha Taylor is a wealth strategist, "doctorpreneur," professional writer, and podcaster, advocating for physician wellness through financial literacy. As a Board Certified Primary Care Sports Physician, she's also the co-founder of Wealth Minded MD, a company and podcast that empowers women in medicine to build wealth and create the lives they desire.

Initially, Dr. Taylor navigated the common uncertainties many have when starting with credit card points. Now, points have become a key component of her wealth strategy. Tune in this week to learn how Dr. Taylor's engagement with Points Made Easy has unlocked new travel opportunities by leveraging her everyday expenses, even though she doesn't see herself as what she would call a big spender.

Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.pointmetofirstclass.com/blog/zero-points-to-south-africa-dr-lisha-taylor

Join the waitlist for Points Made Easy here: https://www.pointmetofirstclass.com/pointsmadeeasy

57. The Chase Points Ecosystem: What You Need to Know with Dr. Sujatha Murali Apr 01, 2024

Show notes

If you're serious about points, you should have access to at least one of the major transferable points currencies. But how do you know which of the transferable currencies you should focus on? This week, I'm joined by Dr. Sujatha Murali, and we're diving deep into one transferable points currency: the world of Chase Cards and their Ultimate Rewards Points.

We're discussing the Chase points-earning cards, what you need to know about the ins and outs of qualifying for Chase rewards cards, and you'll learn what Chase Ultimate Rewards Points can be particularly valuable for when it comes to award travel.

Don't forget to grab your own tax points earning calculator here to make calculating your tax payment points earning potential a breeze: https://www.pointmetofirstclass.com/blog/chase-points-dr-sujatha-murali

Need more personalized help constructing a points earning plan for your tax payments and other annual expenses? Then you'll want to join me inside the Points Made Easy course during our next enrollment. Save your spot on the course waitlist here: https://www.pointmetofirstclass.com/pointsmadeeasy

56. Making Taxes Part of Your Points Strategy Mar 25, 2024

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Tune in to today's update on paying taxes with a credit card to hear how this annual expense can play a crucial role in your points strategy. If you're a high-earning employed professional or a self-employed business owner, your tax expenses offer an enormous points-earning opportunity.

Discover whether it makes sense for you to pay your taxes by credit card, how to strategize the best points earning card for your tax expense, and the top mistake you want to be sure to avoid so your tax points earning plans don't get derailed.

Don't forget to grab your own tax points earning calculator here to make calculating your tax payment points earning potential a breeze: https://points.pointmetofirstclass.com/56

Need more personalized help constructing a points earning plan for your tax payments and other annual expenses? Then you'll want to join me inside the Points Made Easy course during our next enrollment. Save your spot on the course waitlist here: https://www.pointmetofirstclass.com/pointsmadeeasy

55. Travel That Matches Your Values with Dr. Erika Moseson Mar 18, 2024

Show notes

Dr. Erika Moseson is a Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Physician in Portland, Oregon. She's also the host of the Air Health Our Health podcast, about the air we breathe and how it impacts our environment and communities. Erika loves travel, but she's also concerned about the climate implications of the travel industry and wants to explore how we can experience the benefits of travel while reducing our greenhouse gas emissions.

Discover some simple ways you can pursue your travel hobby while mitigating the environmental impact of your trips. We're also discussing how Erika has been able to use points to book some amazing economy travel experiences that allow her family of five to see the world with freedom and flexibility.

Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.pointmetofirstclass.com/blog/travel-matches-values-dr-erika-moseson

Join the waitlist for Points Made Easy here: https://www.pointmetofirstclass.com/pointsmadeeasy

54. Award-Travel Tips for Big Families with Dr. Susan Zink Mar 11, 2024

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Points travel is possible for everyone, even a family of five or more. To discuss the ways families can maximize their points, I'm joined by Dr. Susan Zink. Susan is a psychiatrist with three children who has managed to get some amazing deals that meet her family's travel needs, and she's here to share her tips for family travel using points.

Discover some of the challenges related to reward travel for larger families and learn how to overcome these challenges. Dr. Susan Zink is sharing her strategy for earning enough points to travel with her husband and three children, and she's sharing her top tips for landing the kind of accommodation deals that suit your family's needs.

Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.pointmetofirstclass.com/blog/award-travel-tips-big-families-dr-susan-zink

Join the waitlist for Points Made Easy here: https://www.pointmetofirstclass.com/pointsmadeeasy

53. Deal or No Deal: How to Evaluate Points Redemption Value Mar 04, 2024

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Have you ever felt like you were doing points "wrong" because you aren't booking the same kinds of high-value redemptions that you see other people posting about? If you're scared of wasting your points so you just don't use them to book travel, despite having hundreds of thousands of points saved up, you are not alone.

This week, discover how to calculate exactly how much value you're getting from your points from each redemption. You'll learn how to spot a great deal, compare your options, and ditch all the indecision and insecurity that's stopping you from using your points to book phenomenal travel experiences.

Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.pointmetofirstclass.com/blog/evaluate-points-redemption-value

Join the waitlist for Points Made Easy here: https://www.pointmetofirstclass.com/pointsmadeeasy

52. Strategy, Transferable Points, and Card-Canceling Mistakes: Listener Q&A Feb 26, 2024

Show notes

What do you do with cards once you've had them for a while and you've already earned the welcome bonus? How many cards is too many for you? What strategy will allow you to accumulate millions of points over one year? These are just some of the questions I'm covering in today's Q&A episode. I'm discussing specific cards, points currencies, and strategies that will help you achieve your points travel goals, as well as covering some redemption opportunities and cards that will help you leverage the money you're already spending.

Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.pointmetofirstclass.com/blog/transferable-points-card-canceling

Join the waitlist for Points Made Easy here: https://www.pointmetofirstclass.com/pointsmadeeasy

51. Is Points Travel Still Worth It? With Traci Siegel Feb 19, 2024

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My guest this week is points expert Traci Siegel, a non-practicing attorney who has been using miles and points to travel around the US and the world with her family of four since 2011. She's been teaching friends how to hack their families' travel for years, and now she's teaching even more new friends how to expand their travel budgets through her Instagram.

Discover the recent announcements that are changing the face of points travel and learn whether earning points is still worth it. Traci and I are discussing how we plan to keep getting value from points and awards programs, even as the points landscape changes, sometimes dramatically, over the years.

Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.pointmetofirstclass.com/blog/points-travel-worth-traci-siegel

Join the waitlist for Points Made Easy here: https://www.pointmetofirstclass.com/pointsmadeeasy

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