my friend does this once or twice a year flying around the world. what travel hackers dont ever tell you is that you have to sleep in airports if connecting (sometimes long hours), have terrible departure/arrival times and most of all you have to spend 3-5k in a few months to qualify. you really have to manage your credit card payments too. i know this is a nice story but we should tell the whole story.
Not true, if you are part of a loyalty program or even have certain credit cards you can have free lounge access. Some programs even give you free accommodations. Some countries have long layover programs where you can stay at a 4 star hotel for 20$. There are many ways to earn free hotel night awards if you have a very long layover. 3-5k a month is not needed to earn these awards or points. Its true that the game is pay to win but 3-5k is definitely not needed. There are also ways to manufacture your spend so you don't actually buy anything and attain points by cashing your spend into your bank account. You have no idea how many loopholes there are in this game. This guy obviously won't tell his methods. Even though i know a few methods to game the system well, i bet this guys in a totally different level.
claiming it was free is kinda misleading, since he had to have lunch and dinner at places. that doesn't make it free, since you have to be able to afford to eat out AT LEAST 3 times to get someplace near where you are.
gamiezion if you can't afford to eat out 3 times good luck getting approved for 20 something credit cards, it sounds like one would have to have very low income and/or poor money management skills, and in either case, especially the latter, this is probably not the best hobby. The idea is that you aren't spending any money that you wouldn't otherwise be spending, and I guarantee eating out is not his go-to point earner. Most of his points are earned from sign up offers, but you do need to be able to allocate 3-5k in expenses over a 3 month period, and for it to make sense it should be money that you're going to spend regardless. So for the right person in the right situation it makes sense.
That’s one way. You can eat out less often or almost never and still earn points. Groceries earn elevated bonuses as well usually at least 3x to 4x but if you have the right offer as much as 10x
Hannibal730 man sounds like this guy is getting a lot of publicity for something that basically boils down to a hardcore hobby - these travel hackers aren't using a system that's any more sophisticated than getting good at a complex video game.
For those of you complaining about how much he has to spend what you aren't taking into consideration is what I do: everything that I would normally pay cash for or use my debit card I instead use one of my credit cards that earn me miles. Then I pay them off in full each month. So it works out the same cost but with one extra little step I earn massive points. I even pay my mortgage with a credit card and my car payment and my car insurance and my gas my groceries my utility bills my phone EVERYTHING lol It adds up to thousands of dollars each and every month and man do I rack up the miles lol
but now do you explain having over 25 credit cards many of them require you to spend $3,000 or more in the first 3 months. That means this only works if you have that much expenses every month. If you are trying to be frugal, then, credit cards with rewards aren't as good of a deal...
lol this guys is doing manufactured spending for sure. He's finding ways to pay for something and cash the money back out to his account and attaining points.
He was able to go to Fort Lauderdale for "free". Small footnote: he used 40,000 miles. How much did he spend to get those miles? Miles have value and as this segment states, the value is getting lower and getting them is harder as time goes on.
Doesn't he collect points by spending money? I mean, you can probably spend it on cheaper stuff and save more money than the flights cost. Or am I wrong?
Yeah he collects point by spending money, but you earn the most points with the sign up bonus. That's why he has so many cards. I'm doing it and I'm about to fly out to Japan for free. It does work. You just have to know what you're doing.
Anthony Purington But isn't a very short term solution? or do you cancel and reapply for the cards on a regular basis? Or is there really so many different cards that you can just continue and continue signing up for new ones?
Nicholas Jung Yeah, there's a lot of cards out there to apply for. You used to be able to cancel the card and reapply, but now when you do that, you don't get the application bonus (getting 40k points after spending xyz amount within a time frame). I don't cancel my cards (at least not yet) because it helps my credit score.
I flew to Florida from Michigan this week $88 round trip. I looked for a deal and jumped on it. Packing it in a backpack so I don't have to pay for luggage. I did this without joining a fair club or a credit card and had to buy dinner out all year.
Yeah, on the face it is a news story, but behind the veil the airline industry spent advertising dollars to increase public exposure to how easy it is to save money and fly free (when in fact, most who watch this will not be able to come anywhere near to what this guy supposedly does!). Scam!
As a person who earns miles and actually read the terms and conditions, most of the time you just have to dine or shop at a specific place without coupons or discounts. For example: I can choose to earn 200 miles for a purchase or get a $20 discount. And if you do it right, the points stack quickly. I've been earning points for 3 months and I have almost 8000 points. Free tickets start between 10 and 30 thousand.
It's good as long as you don't spend on things that you normally wouldn't spend on. Buying three meals every week just to get points is ridiculous, unless your work is paying. Also, as long as you're in good enough financial shape to pay in full and never to carry a balance. Then it's free money. Check out the Ask Sebby channel.
Marie Ji I have United Miles and I don't see that as an option. Which program are you in that gives you 200 miles each time you dine at a specific restaurant?
@@jy006m united and delta have this option, although I don't know how many miles for each restaurant. Go to the main page and look for ways to earn miles. You have to register the card for dining miles as well as shopping. And remember, you get bonus miles sometimes, like now on the shopping site. I just signed up for united miles 2 months ago and already have 2000 miles without flying.
Yes it works. What I do is use credit cards for all personal and company spendings. Groceries, gas pump, restaurants, bill pay (phone, electric, etc). Anything that can be charged is charged. Use less cash transactions and more on credit card. When the bill comes, pay all balance before due dates therefore every purchases/transactions is interest free. Repeat every month, miles will stack up. I have 17 platinum and world credit cards plus a few from friends and family that does not use much of their credits cards but would like to get free miles for their yearly vacation. Every business owners should do this.
Forgive me but this seems to be a bit flawed. First he has to open up a credit card. Then you have to spend a couple thousand dollars in a couple months in order to get those 40,000 plus bonus points. Then with all those cards you will need to use them strategically. The problem is that after the major bonus, it might not be worth holding on to that card especially if it offers an annual fee. If you cancel out the card, how would you go about it? The problem is that it's a ding to your credit score and it hurts your reputation with the credit card company. I have heard of stories of banks banning members who frequently churn credit cards. Also that 170 points at the Oasis Cafe is probably worth about $1.70 to $3.40. He's not gaining much of a sale in savings for dining there. The question that I would ask is how can you keep churning credit cards getting the maximum bonuses, especially if your on a limited income? Wouldn't you run out of money? If you have 25 credit cards and got the bonuses for all of them, wouldn't he have had to spend at least 50,000 dollars to get all those bonuses. This assumes that each card has a 2,000 dollar spend requirement within the first couple of months in order to get the maximum bonus.
exactly - if he is keeping all his credit cards over a year period, he will be paying anywhere from $50-$400 on credit card fees every year - over $1,000 in fees easily. So is it really worth it?
You collect credit cards overtime; you don't apply for them all at once. Hard inquiries only stay on your report for 2 years only. You only spend your minimum spend for bonus on things you regularly spend on: groceries, gas etc. One trick to quickly getting your minimum spend is to apply for credit cards when you expect a big purchase (eg: new computer for school, appliances, & electronics). Again, only spend it on things you actually need and can afford to pay full every month. You don't have to pay any fees if you pay them in full. If you can't afford it right now, save for it and use credit card to earn points and pay them immediately. People think credit cards are scary but actually they are not if you have self-control to leverage credits available to you. Regarding annual fees, if you read terms for your card you should be able to see some perks that could "return" your annual fee (eg: $100 airline credit, 2x/3x/4x points for xyz purchases)
"If he eats out just 3 times a week in just one year he'll get a FREE round-trip ticket." Actually if he's spending at least 100USD a week eating at restaurants he's hardly getting it for 'free' x
If he goes out 2 per week and saves lets say 35$ a week x 52 weeks per year that's over 1800$ You can fly to Europe 3 times and back with that money or once all the way to Australia
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+Michael Gomez Who pays credit card interest rate? you just pay off the entire balance each month, even before your statement closing date. Annual fees are waived for the first year, you either just cancel the card at 11months or roll it over to a no annual fee credit card with the same bank
And they also have a minimum amount required to be spent in a limited amount of time (usually $2,500 to $3,000 in 3 months) in order to acquire a certain number of mileage points
I never been in a great vacation, my parents are busy, we have no money, all I know is my vacation is at home, without getting out and have a great time, I do the same things everyday, I'll just keep doing that until my life is at end.
Another ABC news bogus story. How is it free, if the guy will have to spend all his time tracking all 26 cards and their rewards programs? Oh, his time is free... I see. Shouldn't even wasted my time on watching 2014 story
Sorry -- dont buy it. Working for a major bank, having excessive credit cards impacts your credit score as your debt potential is greater. Would like to "really" know his credit score.
The way I get free flights is by volunteering to wait for a later flight, whenever my flight is overbooked. I recently came back from New York and I volunteered 2 times to give up my seat for $350 and $400 worth of flights. I’m going to Hawaii and Costa Rica for free now.
What they don’t tell you is that you have to spend a lot before you can get the miles bonus. A lot of credit cards require $1000 or more before they give you the miles rewards.
I did the Delta Card once. The intro offer was $550 off if you spent $3,000 in first 90 days. Just happened to have some legitimate extra spending I had to do during that time to get to the 3,000. Normally I don't spend enough money to get the big offers. I stick to the $100 if you spend $500 in first 90.
for those people that don't get it, you either have bad credit or no credit. Let me break it down for you. Remember when Subway Sandwich gave you a punch card and your 10th sandwich was free... its like that. This is typical awards program for using the credit card that is associated with a frequent flyer program. You have to have above average credit score to qualify. And if you have good credit these cards usually have no annual fee. Annual fee cards are for people with average to below average credit. ANYWAY, you just use the card to pay your rent, car payment, utilities, groceries/food, etc. So if you don't live at home with mom and actually have to pay rent and bills your monthly obligations can easily add up to $3000-4000 a month. Once you spend $3000 in the first 90 days of receiving your card you get 25,000 miles on American Airlines, which in many cases will get you a FREE domestic flight. If you own a small business you might have business expenses of $10,000 monthly. You have to pay your bills regardless, so just use your card and get the miles rather than paying with auto-debit from your checking account. The credit card company is counting on a certain percentage of people not paying the full balance each month and then making THEIR money from the interest rate. Its not that complicated . . . If you're a working class person living paycheck to paycheck with little or no credit you may not understand how this works because you are use to paying your rent/bills with a money order or debit card or check. There is no 'hack' , its just taking advantage of what is being offered.
It will lowe your credit scroe if you apply too much credit card but you don't use much credit. It is called credit utilization something like that. So if you spend lots money to buy things every month then you basically don't care about a flight ticket cost vs saving.
He's definitely lucky to have a lot of family and friends to sign up for random promotions and services so he benefits from it... it's hard getting my family members to open a free checking account so I can get $20 *sheesh
And most of the airline miles are by buying a lot of things on the airlines. signing up for the card only works if you then purchase $x within x months. Most of them also have an annual fee. So the Delta flight may be free but the cost to get the free miles required to get the trip was not free.
my family is travelling in a month. RUclips gives this video to me. This video was made in 2014. This comment was made on July 2017. Fuck the youtube algorithm
That is amazing to see. Thank you. I live in the UK and we get 1 point per pound. We must cancel a card and wait 24 months for another card. I had a Gold Card and got rid of it. Then I got a Black Card which paid 1.5 points per pound. I got rid of it. Now I have the free Blue Card which only pays 1 point per pound.
So all you have to do is spend ALOT of money on credit cards, hassle all your family and friends non stop... and you can travel for "free"... or you could spend that time doing a decent job and spending that money instead... same thing.
you just assign a credit card reward category to your normal every day spending its pretty easy to be honest. Use a credit card for almost every purchase that you would normally make with a cash or a debit card and bam, youre getting rewarded for purchases that you would make anyways
There is no such thing as FREE travel. The American business owners pay Bryce's way via higher card interchange %'s aka interchange. This is why business owners HATE accepting American Express.....Those fancy cards with all the points and perks cost more for business owners to take, meaning they either take the loss out of their own profit margins, or raise the price of their goods to account for their extra overhead (and we all pay more)...Still NO such thing as a free lunch folks. It all sounds good though...
Well, it's "free" for him. If all of us were to do this, the system would probably implode on itself. But there's more hustling to this than the average person will want to do to earn a free flight. And as you see in the clip, Delta is already changing their system.
If actually costs him a lot to do this because time is money. A lot of time signing up for credit cards, making referrals to friends for discounts, looking up restaurants that are part of points programs, etc.
And people wonder why they’re freaking broke...smh the sad part is somebody’s watching this thinking this is a smart idea. He mathematically did NOT get there for free; so much has to be overlooked to make a statement like that ... wow smh
I don't know, seems to me that I'd rather avoid the time and hassle of juggling 30 credits cards and keeping track of dozens of bonus clubs and all that, and just pay cash for my trips and relax... lol. To each his own I guess.
You have to include annual fee... Most airline cards dont waive the first year free. Plus using 40k miles is not considered free -- it's worth about $400 give or take how you use it. Everything has a cost, this isn't a travel hack cause it isn't free.
I wouldn't say "free" ... I expect that each of those 23 credit cards have an annual fee ... anywhere from $100 to $200. Plus he has to USE them ( buy stuff ) to get the points.
The average jet pumps around a tonne of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere for every passenger it carries from London to New York. One return flight to, say, Miami, and you're responsible for more carbon dioxide production than a year's motoring.
Misleading title. This was not free in any way whatsoever. The man has 23 credit cards and redeemed points from items bought with one of them to get his "free" ticket. This is not a hack
this is very misleading. I was a travel agent for 12 years and often traveled for free or very cheap. but this guy isn't getting everything for free. There is still a place to stay, spending money, and food. He may travel.cheaper, but he is not traveling for free
The guy is actually working all the time. And bumming his friends and family for favors like crazy. He is not getting anything for free. He might as well start selling Amway.
“It never stops” um yes it has stopped. He’s definitely not doing this anymore! Plus, this was never “free”. He can charge his card as much as he wants but ultimately he has to be able to afford paying for those charges. This entire program was an infomercial for the travel and credit card industry.
so let me get this straight.. if you want a free flight you gotta go in debt? Nah i'm good. I'd rather pay 500$ for a ticket and have a way to sleep at nights
na, just get a credit card, then spend money that you normally would with other cards with your travel card and you'll earn points for free, this plus the sign up bonuses (free 70k points) and then cancel after a year. You'll rack up 3-4 free flights in business class
This is BS. I am a former FA. You have to spend a ton to get those miles. For example, you sign up for a Delta Sky card and get 40.000 miles, but guess what? You have to spend 3-4K in the first three month to get them. So this is a lie because you have to have disposable income and be able to just toss away money unless you are just Rich.... not buying it !
Dan O Qam Yasharahla Not really if tou book early. If you want to fly from Stockholm to Los Angeles or New York you just pay 180$ if you book 6 months before!
Benjamin M. I was looking at flight from the Midwest to Las Vegas 9 months ago and it was $400, 6 months later, 2 months before my departure date it was only $200. Flights are cheaper closer to the departure date especially one Tuesdays. Seats are the cheapest a month before the flight because they want fill empty seats.
credit reporting agencies look at those card at potential debt... so they look at them as maxed out even if you have nothing on them... so having a lot of cards is NOT a great idea.
+ndspeedster No they don't, that's not how credit score works. www.bankrate.com/finance/credit/closing-credit-card-good-or-bad.aspx Score is based on utilization rate, not potential debt.
do you think of his 23 credit cards that he has a capital 1 venture or venture 1 credit card? so if a Delta ticket is let's say 248.00 round trip is it 1 mile per dollar spent or do you get 3 or 4 miles per dollar spent on Delta's loyality program?
Spending money to save money is a warning sign. How much are the annual fees for this man's credit cards? I do not know where he gets the money to pay them or spend enough money for said fees to be waived, and I do not care. I am happy for him, but this video is nearly 5 years old at this time. I would hope for an updated and therefore more useful version of this video, including all links and details necessary to travel like the man in this video by ABC News. #ABC News @ABC
I fly first class to Hawaii free. You know how I do it? I became an employee for the airline! And done!
Now THAT is dedication. :)
TheMusicboy316 airlines give their employees free first class tickets?
Charles Z Yes they do, unless you fly international
Not all it's cracked up to be. I too am an airline employee with 31 years seniority. This is STAND BY travel and it's not as glamorous as it seems.
Tom Johnson Exactly. You can’t just get on any flight you want to. And some Airlines even restrict how often you use it
my friend does this once or twice a year flying around the world. what travel hackers dont ever tell you is that you have to sleep in airports if connecting (sometimes long hours), have terrible departure/arrival times and most of all you have to spend 3-5k in a few months to qualify. you really have to manage your credit card payments too. i know this is a nice story but we should tell the whole story.
Not true, if you are part of a loyalty program or even have certain credit cards you can have free lounge access. Some programs even give you free accommodations. Some countries have long layover programs where you can stay at a 4 star hotel for 20$. There are many ways to earn free hotel night awards if you have a very long layover. 3-5k a month is not needed to earn these awards or points. Its true that the game is pay to win but 3-5k is definitely not needed. There are also ways to manufacture your spend so you don't actually buy anything and attain points by cashing your spend into your bank account. You have no idea how many loopholes there are in this game. This guy obviously won't tell his methods. Even though i know a few methods to game the system well, i bet this guys in a totally different level.
claiming it was free is kinda misleading, since he had to have lunch and dinner at places. that doesn't make it free, since you have to be able to afford to eat out AT LEAST 3 times to get someplace near where you are.
gamiezion if you can't afford to eat out 3 times good luck getting approved for 20 something credit cards, it sounds like one would have to have very low income and/or poor money management skills, and in either case, especially the latter, this is probably not the best hobby. The idea is that you aren't spending any money that you wouldn't otherwise be spending, and I guarantee eating out is not his go-to point earner. Most of his points are earned from sign up offers, but you do need to be able to allocate 3-5k in expenses over a 3 month period, and for it to make sense it should be money that you're going to spend regardless. So for the right person in the right situation it makes sense.
Dumb dumb hello you have to eat in life anyways..
Florida Girl but u don’t need to eat 20 dollars meal 3 times a week
That’s one way. You can eat out less often or almost never and still earn points. Groceries earn elevated bonuses as well usually at least 3x to 4x but if you have the right offer as much as 10x
this not really "free." He has to use hos credit card to make purchases to get miles.
its free if ur just switching expenses
he did a "Ted talk" on how its done.
Hannibal730 man sounds like this guy is getting a lot of publicity for something that basically boils down to a hardcore hobby - these travel hackers aren't using a system that's any more sophisticated than getting good at a complex video game.
BALLAsTvDotCom that is literally the opposite of free, it's the same exact price, just spent on different assets
He literally explained this in the video if you listened before hating
If anyone can do it this wouldn't be on the news
I have nieces and a nephew that do this. One doesn't even have a regular job. It works.
Yeah its extremely simple/common. Just google 'travel hacking' or skip Google and come right to 10xtravel.com. :)
For those of you complaining about how much he has to spend what you aren't taking into consideration is what I do: everything that I would normally pay cash for or use my debit card I instead use one of my credit cards that earn me miles. Then I pay them off in full each month. So it works out the same cost but with one extra little step I earn massive points. I even pay my mortgage with a credit card and my car payment and my car insurance and my gas my groceries my utility bills my phone EVERYTHING lol
It adds up to thousands of dollars each and every month and man do I rack up the miles lol
but now do you explain having over 25 credit cards many of them require you to spend $3,000 or more in the first 3 months. That means this only works if you have that much expenses every month. If you are trying to be frugal, then, credit cards with rewards aren't as good of a deal...
Prepperjon same here
Credit card also have better protection.
lol this guys is doing manufactured spending for sure. He's finding ways to pay for something and cash the money back out to his account and attaining points.
He was able to go to Fort Lauderdale for "free". Small footnote: he used 40,000 miles. How much did he spend to get those miles? Miles have value and as this segment states, the value is getting lower and getting them is harder as time goes on.
Doesn't he collect points by spending money? I mean, you can probably spend it on cheaper stuff and save more money than the flights cost. Or am I wrong?
Maybe I'm totally missing the point lol.
Nicholas Jung well i missing the point as well haha ! i couldnt understand how to do that :s
Yeah he collects point by spending money, but you earn the most points with the sign up bonus. That's why he has so many cards. I'm doing it and I'm about to fly out to Japan for free. It does work. You just have to know what you're doing.
Anthony Purington But isn't a very short term solution? or do you cancel and reapply for the cards on a regular basis? Or is there really so many different cards that you can just continue and continue signing up for new ones?
Nicholas Jung Yeah, there's a lot of cards out there to apply for. You used to be able to cancel the card and reapply, but now when you do that, you don't get the application bonus (getting 40k points after spending xyz amount within a time frame). I don't cancel my cards (at least not yet) because it helps my credit score.
I flew to Florida from Michigan this week $88 round trip. I looked for a deal and jumped on it. Packing it in a backpack so I don't have to pay for luggage. I did this without joining a fair club or a credit card and had to buy dinner out all year.
Nice! The challenge comes when you try to do that same flight spur-of-the-moment.
Nice! The challenge comes when you try to do that same flight spur-of-the-moment.
How and which airline
Know what never thought about a backpack but how much clothes can you really fit in there for a weeks stay? I can see if it was a 2 or 3 day trip
。。。。。this whole segment is a stupid marketing stunt
Yeah, on the face it is a news story, but behind the veil the airline industry spent advertising dollars to increase public exposure to how easy it is to save money and fly free (when in fact, most who watch this will not be able to come anywhere near to what this guy supposedly does!). Scam!
This is such horseshit! How much did he overspend on other stuff to get those "free" flights?
jsldj he didn't have to. He went to specific restaurants that gave him free points for eating $20 meals
As a person who earns miles and actually read the terms and conditions, most of the time you just have to dine or shop at a specific place without coupons or discounts. For example: I can choose to earn 200 miles for a purchase or get a $20 discount. And if you do it right, the points stack quickly. I've been earning points for 3 months and I have almost 8000 points. Free tickets start between 10 and 30 thousand.
It's good as long as you don't spend on things that you normally wouldn't spend on. Buying three meals every week just to get points is ridiculous, unless your work is paying. Also, as long as you're in good enough financial shape to pay in full and never to carry a balance. Then it's free money. Check out the Ask Sebby channel.
Marie Ji I have United Miles and I don't see that as an option. Which program are you in that gives you 200 miles each time you dine at a specific restaurant?
@@jy006m united and delta have this option, although I don't know how many miles for each restaurant. Go to the main page and look for ways to earn miles. You have to register the card for dining miles as well as shopping. And remember, you get bonus miles sometimes, like now on the shopping site. I just signed up for united miles 2 months ago and already have 2000 miles without flying.
too much work, I'm a lazy fuck. Props to this guy for being on top of his shit
Yes it works. What I do is use credit cards for all personal and company spendings. Groceries, gas pump, restaurants, bill pay (phone, electric, etc). Anything that can be charged is charged. Use less cash transactions and more on credit card.
When the bill comes, pay all balance before due dates therefore every purchases/transactions is interest free.
Repeat every month, miles will stack up. I have 17 platinum and world credit cards plus a few from friends and family that does not use much of their credits cards but would like to get free miles for their yearly vacation. Every business owners should do this.
Someone who has access to all those 23 credit cards has so much control over himself. This is an amazing kind of cheapskate!
This is not hacking. This is normal through any mileage program.
Forgive me but this seems to be a bit flawed. First he has to open up a credit card. Then you have to spend a couple thousand dollars in a couple months in order to get those 40,000 plus bonus points. Then with all those cards you will need to use them strategically. The problem is that after the major bonus, it might not be worth holding on to that card especially if it offers an annual fee. If you cancel out the card, how would you go about it? The problem is that it's a ding to your credit score and it hurts your reputation with the credit card company. I have heard of stories of banks banning members who frequently churn credit cards. Also that 170 points at the Oasis Cafe is probably worth about $1.70 to $3.40. He's not gaining much of a sale in savings for dining there. The question that I would ask is how can you keep churning credit cards getting the maximum bonuses, especially if your on a limited income? Wouldn't you run out of money? If you have 25 credit cards and got the bonuses for all of them, wouldn't he have had to spend at least 50,000 dollars to get all those bonuses. This assumes that each card has a 2,000 dollar spend requirement within the first couple of months in order to get the maximum bonus.
exactly - if he is keeping all his credit cards over a year period, he will be paying anywhere from $50-$400 on credit card fees every year - over $1,000 in fees easily. So is it really worth it?
A Ng so ignorant if you pay it off in full before the bill is due you pay no fees
You collect credit cards overtime; you don't apply for them all at once. Hard inquiries only stay on your report for 2 years only. You only spend your minimum spend for bonus on things you regularly spend on: groceries, gas etc. One trick to quickly getting your minimum spend is to apply for credit cards when you expect a big purchase (eg: new computer for school, appliances, & electronics). Again, only spend it on things you actually need and can afford to pay full every month. You don't have to pay any fees if you pay them in full. If you can't afford it right now, save for it and use credit card to earn points and pay them immediately. People think credit cards are scary but actually they are not if you have self-control to leverage credits available to you. Regarding annual fees, if you read terms for your card you should be able to see some perks that could "return" your annual fee (eg: $100 airline credit, 2x/3x/4x points for xyz purchases)
It is flawed.
I think it changed now. I think Airlines are adding miles by dollar rather than miles when flying. Delta did this.
Credit card Stunt
Promote credit cards
why have one ,when you can have 25 credit cards
What would Dave Ramsey say????
Cbanecks Ban Dave Ramsey is a fucking idiot.
He say "you're an idiot!"
my dad works for airline, so he hooks me up with basically free flying
Lucky
"If he eats out just 3 times a week in just one year he'll get a FREE round-trip ticket." Actually if he's spending at least 100USD a week eating at restaurants he's hardly getting it for 'free' x
If he goes out 2 per week and saves lets say 35$ a week x 52 weeks per year that's over 1800$ You can fly to Europe 3 times and back with that money or once all the way to Australia
If the food is worth $100 then he is getting it for free
Sigh! I should have know better when I saw the ABC logo on the video.
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The problem with what he's doing is that these cards have a high interest rate, and annual fees.
+Michael Gomez Who pays credit card interest rate? you just pay off the entire balance each month, even before your statement closing date. Annual fees are waived for the first year, you either just cancel the card at 11months or roll it over to a no annual fee credit card with the same bank
Of course, you absolutely have to pay them off each month to avoid any interest.
And they also have a minimum amount required to be spent in a limited amount of time (usually $2,500 to $3,000 in 3 months) in order to acquire a certain number of mileage points
I saved $70.00 with Spirit air lines and 400.00 with Amarican airlines.
From Fort Lauderdale to Pittsburgh, and from Miami to London.
I never been in a great vacation, my parents are busy, we have no money, all I know is my vacation is at home, without getting out and have a great time, I do the same things everyday, I'll just keep doing that until my life is at end.
The amount of spend required for 40,000 miles to get the $550 flight is substantial.
Another ABC news bogus story. How is it free, if the guy will have to spend all his time tracking all 26 cards and their rewards programs? Oh, his time is free... I see. Shouldn't even wasted my time on watching 2014 story
Sorry -- dont buy it. Working for a major bank, having excessive credit cards impacts your credit score as your debt potential is greater. Would like to "really" know his credit score.
That's interesting. But you guys should do a video on traveling and how to pack! Probably helpful to a lot of people! LOL
Credit cards are risky....while you do get a ton of flyer miles you also run the risk of hurting your credit. that would suck
You don't lower your credit if you're not using it!
Do not charge anything you can’t pay n full every month. If you pay interest you lost the game.
this felt like a fucking informercial...
The way I get free flights is by volunteering to wait for a later flight, whenever my flight is overbooked. I recently came back from New York and I volunteered 2 times to give up my seat for $350 and $400 worth of flights. I’m going to Hawaii and Costa Rica for free now.
You have to asked. Honestly I always fly early in hopes I’ll get asked. I ve never been asked even once had other people in my party asked 😭😭😭
What they don’t tell you is that you have to spend a lot before you can get the miles bonus. A lot of credit cards require $1000 or more before they give you the miles rewards.
I did the Delta Card once. The intro offer was $550 off if you spent $3,000 in first 90 days. Just happened to have some legitimate extra spending I had to do during that time to get to the 3,000. Normally I don't spend enough money to get the big offers. I stick to the $100 if you spend $500 in first 90.
Join the Marine Corps. They'll pay you to fly all over the world, to places that you didn't even know that you didn't want to go to.
They'll even give you guns and let you kill people with them.. what's not to love?
@@UnseenThreat07 Rah!!
for those people that don't get it, you either have bad credit or no credit. Let me break it down for you.
Remember when Subway Sandwich gave you a punch card and your 10th sandwich was free... its like that.
This is typical awards program for using the credit card that is associated with a frequent flyer program.
You have to have above average credit score to qualify. And if you have good credit these cards usually have no annual fee. Annual fee cards are for people with average to below average credit.
ANYWAY, you just use the card to pay your rent, car payment, utilities, groceries/food, etc. So if you don't live at home with mom and actually have to pay rent and bills your monthly obligations can easily add up to $3000-4000 a month. Once you spend $3000 in the first 90 days of receiving your card you get 25,000 miles on American Airlines, which in many cases will get you a FREE domestic flight. If you own a small business you might have business expenses of $10,000 monthly. You have to pay your bills regardless, so just use your card and get the miles rather than paying with auto-debit from your checking account. The credit card company is counting on a certain percentage of people not paying the full balance each month and then making THEIR money from the interest rate.
Its not that complicated . . . If you're a working class person living paycheck to paycheck with little or no credit you may not understand how this works because you are use to paying your rent/bills with a money order or debit card or check.
There is no 'hack' , its just taking advantage of what is being offered.
It will lowe your credit scroe if you apply too much credit card but you don't use much credit. It is called credit utilization something like that. So if you spend lots money to buy things every month then you basically don't care about a flight ticket cost vs saving.
I mean if he manages his credit cards like he does with his debits, making sure he balances his checkbook, to avoid interest rates.
Sorry, but I still don't get it.
Karlen Bell, you don't because it's bullshit.
Farid S. said it accurately. Total b.s.
Rebecca Jarvis is thinking, “where were dudes like you when I was 22 and had to sign up for the Apprentice to go on an adventure” 😂
Girl: Bae can we go on American airlines to Cancun
Dude: sorry I don't get miles on that flight and those restaurants don't have loyalty programs
He's definitely lucky to have a lot of family and friends to sign up for random promotions and services so he benefits from it... it's hard getting my family members to open a free checking account so I can get $20 *sheesh
Delta: Sorry this glitch no longer works. Are you sure about that
And most of the airline miles are by buying a lot of things on the airlines. signing up for the card only works if you then purchase $x within x months. Most of them also have an annual fee. So the Delta flight may be free but the cost to get the free miles required to get the trip was not free.
It's not about being rich, it's about knowing a lot of rich people and have them using rewards programs for you...
He says he has 23 cards like it’s a good thing
my family is travelling in a month.
RUclips gives this video to me.
This video was made in 2014.
This comment was made on July 2017.
Fuck the youtube algorithm
WOW! Traveling across 3 continents this year and documenting it all on my channel, thanks for the tips Bryce :)! This is going to help my trip!
+CupofTJ You're welcome. :)
Did his tips help?
what about transportation and hotels
I’m so dumb I still don’t understand how it’s done
sean lmaoooo sane
That is amazing to see. Thank you. I live in the UK and we get 1 point per pound. We must cancel a card and wait 24 months for another card. I had a Gold Card and got rid of it. Then I got a Black Card which paid 1.5 points per pound. I got rid of it. Now I have the free Blue Card which only pays 1 point per pound.
dave ramsey would not approve
Dave Ramsey is good for people who can't handle their finances.
How much money does this guy spend that he can use that many points for a day trip to florida?
This guys is waaaay over his head. This is not sustainable
Actually Bryce was able to do it by wearing the same shirt everywhere he goes.
Airport Service Carin LA. Is $125-190.00
No one mentioned how much he has to spend dining out?
So all you have to do is spend ALOT of money on credit cards, hassle all your family and friends non stop... and you can travel for "free"... or you could spend that time doing a decent job and spending that money instead... same thing.
"We're changing the way people obtain points."
2024: Despair.
you just assign a credit card reward category to your normal every day spending its pretty easy to be honest. Use a credit card for almost every purchase that you would normally make with a cash or a debit card and bam, youre getting rewarded for purchases that you would make anyways
Did they patch this glitch yet?
There is no such thing as FREE travel. The American business owners pay Bryce's way via higher card interchange %'s aka interchange. This is why business owners HATE accepting American Express.....Those fancy cards with all the points and perks cost more for business owners to take, meaning they either take the loss out of their own profit margins, or raise the price of their goods to account for their extra overhead (and we all pay more)...Still NO such thing as a free lunch folks. It all sounds good though...
Well, it's "free" for him. If all of us were to do this, the system would probably implode on itself. But there's more hustling to this than the average person will want to do to earn a free flight. And as you see in the clip, Delta is already changing their system.
right lol
If actually costs him a lot to do this because time is money. A lot of time signing up for credit cards, making referrals to friends for discounts, looking up restaurants that are part of points programs, etc.
And people wonder why they’re freaking broke...smh the sad part is somebody’s watching this thinking this is a smart idea. He mathematically did NOT get there for free; so much has to be overlooked to make a statement like that ... wow smh
I don't know, seems to me that I'd rather avoid the time and hassle of juggling 30 credits cards and keeping track of dozens of bonus clubs and all that, and just pay cash for my trips and relax... lol. To each his own I guess.
My ticket from Edmonton to Manila was CAD$1559 (USD$1,168) and there was 4 of us so x4. We are going bankcrupt
You have to include annual fee... Most airline cards dont waive the first year free. Plus using 40k miles is not considered free -- it's worth about $400 give or take how you use it. Everything has a cost, this isn't a travel hack cause it isn't free.
My secret for flying cheap? Fly allegiant and you can fly for under a hundred dollars to most places in the continental u.s.
I wouldn't say "free" ... I expect that each of those 23 credit cards have an annual fee ... anywhere from $100 to $200. Plus he has to USE them ( buy stuff ) to get the points.
First of all 740-35=705 so ur calculation is wrong he saved 705 dollars not 710
By the way great video
The average jet pumps around a tonne of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere for every passenger it carries from London to New York. One return flight to, say, Miami, and you're responsible for more carbon dioxide production than a year's motoring.
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And they carry mail and other cargo anyway.
Are any of these deals still available now, 5 years later? 2019?
I got a trip to Denver from Minneapolis for $137 round trip and scored a free upgrade to delta comfort plus just for being a skymiles member
Steven Roberts my dad got upgraded from literally the last row to Delta One cuz he's a diamond medallion
sponsored by credit card company?
Misleading title. This was not free in any way whatsoever. The man has 23 credit cards and redeemed points from items bought with one of them to get his "free" ticket. This is not a hack
I won a trip once that's the only time I've traveled for free. I'd love to try this and see how successful I'd be at traveling for free.
If it's too good to be true, well guess what... it's too good to be true.
Why is it "too good" to be true?
23 credit cards? 😆😄🤣 Please just tell the truth!
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Oh. It's a pyramid thing....
He had all those miles, and his honeymoon's in Hawaii? Would have expected much more of a globe hop for such an important occasion.
this is very misleading. I was a travel agent for 12 years and often traveled for free or very cheap. but this guy isn't getting everything for free. There is still a place to stay, spending money, and food. He may travel.cheaper, but he is not traveling for free
Credit cards??? That's how you did it??? Lame. We already knew that.
The guy is actually working all the time. And bumming his friends and family for favors like crazy. He is not getting anything for free. He might as well start selling Amway.
I want this guy to call Dave Ramsey
“It never stops” um yes it has stopped. He’s definitely not doing this anymore! Plus, this was never “free”. He can charge his card as much as he wants but ultimately he has to be able to afford paying for those charges. This entire program was an infomercial for the travel and credit card industry.
I stopped watching after I found out the “hack” is good credit.
The fuck is good credit in 2019 as a full time student?
I don’t know! 🤷🏻♂️
so let me get this straight.. if you want a free flight you gotta go in debt? Nah i'm good. I'd rather pay 500$ for a ticket and have a way to sleep at nights
na, just get a credit card, then spend money that you normally would with other cards with your travel card and you'll earn points for free, this plus the sign up bonuses (free 70k points) and then cancel after a year. You'll rack up 3-4 free flights in business class
This is BS. I am a former FA. You have to spend a ton to get those miles. For example, you sign up for a Delta Sky card and get 40.000 miles, but guess what? You have to spend 3-4K in the first three month to get them. So this is a lie because you have to have disposable income and be able to just toss away money unless you are just Rich.... not buying it !
It's so expensive to fly within the same country
Amazing, because flying is so expensive today...
Dan O Qam Yasharahla Not really if tou book early. If you want to fly from Stockholm to Los Angeles or New York you just pay 180$ if you book 6 months before!
Benjamin M. I was looking at flight from the Midwest to Las Vegas 9 months ago and it was $400, 6 months later, 2 months before my departure date it was only $200. Flights are cheaper closer to the departure date especially one Tuesdays. Seats are the cheapest a month before the flight because they want fill empty seats.
That's not really that cheap if he is buying stuff and goin out places abd spending money and using his credit card it's really not free
Seems like a lot of work and inconvenience, but the free flights would be pretty nice.
He thinks he's flying for free but he's getting in debt with his 23 credit cards
For people who don't have anything else do to.
me to I flew on united on first class to London
Gaming with Best drummer u
Kickback 14 did you fly for free?
Charles Z Yea
Kickback 14 united? Really
Having read the comments I won't bother making the same observation of how bogus is this story
credit reporting agencies look at those card at potential debt... so they look at them as maxed out even if you have nothing on them... so having a lot of cards is NOT a great idea.
+ndspeedster No they don't, that's not how credit score works. www.bankrate.com/finance/credit/closing-credit-card-good-or-bad.aspx
Score is based on utilization rate, not potential debt.
+Dominik Sofowora believe what you want... I work for trans union.... give me your ss number so I can fuck up your score if you like... haha
do you think of his 23 credit cards that he has a capital 1 venture or venture 1 credit card?
so if a Delta ticket is let's say 248.00 round trip is it 1 mile per dollar spent or do you get 3 or 4 miles per dollar spent
on Delta's loyality program?
Spending money to save money is a warning sign. How much are the annual fees for this man's credit cards? I do not know where he gets the money to pay them or spend enough money for said fees to be waived, and I do not care. I am happy for him, but this video is nearly 5 years old at this time. I would hope for an updated and therefore more useful version of this video, including all links and details necessary to travel like the man in this video by ABC News. #ABC News @ABC