Over the past few years, I ve also decided to take it to the next level on my own in continuing my p

Between the blog posts, tweets, Foursquare check-ins, and Facebook status updates, it s no secret that I love to travel, and that I try to do it as frequently as possible. For me personally, I m grateful one day tours from london to paris that I grew up in a frugal points and miles family, and I ve been taught the importance and value of loyalty programs and frequent flyer accounts one day tours from london to paris as a child (thanks, Dad!); a basic foundation been embedded in my brain at an early age.
Over the past few years, I ve also decided to take it to the next level on my own in continuing one day tours from london to paris my points and miles education by attending events, meeting one day tours from london to paris admirable people, being active in the community, and just generally being aware of what s going on in the travel world. I was inspired. With anything in life, if you re not inspired, dedicated and persistent it s very difficult to be successful in getting what you want.
While I love to talk about travel 24/7 and I m more than eager to offer tips to my friends and family when I see them, at times it feels like I m beating a dead horse with some people they just don t get it. They re attracted to the idea of traveling fabulously for close to nothing, but are blinded by the work that comes along with being points and miles savvy. Yes people, I said it it takes work. But the work isn t strenuous; most of the time it s just being mindful. You don t just wake up having a million points and miles to burn (though that would be pretty sweet). You have to be inspired.
I have a friend who constantly asks me to teach them how to be a savvy traveler. I have put a lot of effort into helping this person. Said person then takes several flights over the past few weeks. I asked them how many miles they earned from the flights. They responded saying that they never even bothered to make a frequent flyer account because they were too lazy to do so. I will not be helping said person anymore.
I chuckle a bit at a comparison I came up with. Someone who doesn t get it  it reminds me of someone who wants to magically wake up being a size 00 without ever thinking twice about what they re eating or how active they are. If you want to be fit, make changes to your habits. If you want to travel without one day tours from london to paris breaking the bank, make changes to your habits. It s not that hard.
You have 12 credit cards? It s not worth it to be drowning in debt for a free flight! one day tours from london to paris Yes, I have 12 credit cards and not a single ounce of debt. I also have credit score of 784 and an impressive credit limit. I pay all of my balances in full each month and I never spend more than I earn (wow, common sense?). Having multiple credit card accounts has actually improved one day tours from london to paris my credit worthiness. thankyouverymuch.
Granted I do understand that we, points and miles fanatics, are our own unique breed of travelers, who sometimes go extreme lengths to maximize one day tours from london to paris our travel savings, but then again it doesn t take rocket science either. I ve had friends who have gone from 0 to 60 just by finding it within to keep learning. One friend in particular has earned and redeemed over 800,000 points and miles in a 6-month period. What s your excuse?
Well put! I often hear a variation of this: I d love to do that but my kids (fill in the excuse here) Needless to say, I don t believe you have to let your passport get dusty just because you have kids!
Great post..I one day tours from london to paris could tolerate the Uninspired..The clueless is another story..The clueless are the type of people that have an excuse for everything that is wrong in their life.Without passion and hardwork, we could all easily become clueless
Graduating college with a 3.9997 GPA and being a starving artist/blogger isn t right. I would hope that scoring two to three standard devations above the mean in any field would equate to more. Or course it probalby is an excellent explaination as to why you get it and other people one day tours from london to paris are clueless. As Ron White says You can t fix stupid ..
I too am amazed all the time by the people who are envious of our hobby, care to hear me explain to them how to do it, and then never do anything about it. I guess if everyone did it though, it wouldn t be as lucrative for the rest of us.
Nicely put! I ve found it s just not worth the hassle to spend time educating the types of people you describe above and when you give up on trying, it leaves you with more time to give to those who really crave and appreciate one day tours from london to paris it!
Amen! You don t know how many times I have been lectured about how I am being irresponsible with credit just for instant gratification. They don t hear ZERO balance and EXCELLENT credit. I think they all just want to make themselves feel better about leaving the points on the table.
I guess we could just be so much more clever one day tours from london to paris and hard-working and inspired than all those friends who just don t get it. or it could be that these friends, for whatever warped reasons, aren t quite as travel-obsessed one day tours from london to paris as us and may just have other interests in life that they choose to spend their time concentrating on and enjoying. Nah, you re right. They re all just dumber and lazier than us.
I have a good analogy for you. I am a somewhat extreme couponer. When my local store had super triple coupons, I called my cousin to let her know. She said, Oh, wow! I ve got to get there for this! I asked how many coupons she had, are they expired, are they filed for easy use. She said, Oh, I don t have any coupons. Then, why does super triple coupons excite you? Same deal. I ve tried for 20 years to educate her in the ways of saving money via coupons. Just can t be bothered.
@Scottrick: If I could have convinced BA to give Deal Kid a FF# in Utero, one day tours from london to paris he would have racked up about 40k miles before he was born;) For now, it s fun getting Delta credit card offers for my 5 year old.
Haha, awesome read. My friends are always curious about free travel until you tell them you have to sign up for foursquare, Topguest, AND Priority Club then check-in every day. It s too much for some, but I think that s good for us points people in the long run. It may just keep the door open for free and easy points.
Hi! I'm Angelina. I've actually been inspired to start blogging merely as a way to contain my uncontainable excitement about all things points and miles. By occupation I am a full time TV/Film actor, and by hobby (or in this case, life) I am an avid traveler and bargainista. Combine the two and you get a points & miles fanatic who takes too many vacations. I rely (heavily) upon opportunities that allow me to travel one day tours from london to paris for sometimes close to nada. I look forward to sharing with you! :)
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