Trevor Wright started his company in 2014 called Mile Method, a 1-on-1 service that helps Americans travel anywhere in the world for almost free by earning and redeeming US credit card signup bonuses.

North Dakota-born, Nebraska-raised, his travel experiences have evolved from study abroad student to broke backpacker to the luxury traveller. He has averaged $13 per flight to 133 countries while staying free in many of the world’s most prestigious hotels.

TODAY’S CONVERSATION WITH TREVOR

• How to earn a million points and travel the world for (almost) free.
• Is collecting miles only for Americans, or does it work for Canadians and Europeans also?
• What kind of miles are we talking about? Are we looking at one flight company like Star Alliance over One World Alliance or larger organizations?
• We talk about the ‘Golden Rules of Finance. This is a must-listen-to section of the podcast; this is for everyone with a credit card!
• And what about improving your ‘credit score’? Trevor shares his biggest tips and tricks to get the best credit card results!
• Learn how to ‘absorb the credit history of another user’ you’ll love this.
• So much to unpack in this episode on miles and points, what airlines to work with, which credit cards are the best and with the devaluation of currencies, should we use our miles ASAP?
• Lastly, we discuss how you use these points, what you can get with them, and why getting hotel points is just as important as airline miles points. 

HOW TO REACH TREVOR WRIGHT

• MileMethod.com
• Schedule free phone consultation
• Eligibility survey to start service
• Instagram (most active on IG Stories)

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CONCLUSION

If you’re a traveller and want to fly for free and stay in 5* resorts around the world for almost free, then you’ll want to listen to this entire episode with Trevor Wright. It will really be an eye-opener for you.

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Today’s guest on The Expat Money Show is Erik Paquet, the Co-Founder of Abroaders.com and the Co-Host of Abroaders Podcast on iTunes.

WHAT WE DISCUSSED IN THIS INTERVIEW:

• The majority of your points come from using your credit card, not from flying.
• The best points for free travel using frequent flyer miles are “Transferable Points.”
• The worst points for free travel using frequent flyer miles are “Fixed Rate Points.”
• For the maximum value, spend your frequent flyer miles on flights, and sometimes hotel stays.
• The worst way to use frequent flyer miles is for online shopping, where point value can be misaligned with dollar value.
• Using frequent flyer miles means only paying airport taxes, typically $50 to $200 per trip.
• … and more!

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CONCLUSION

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