- Did you know you can earn frequent flyer miles,
hotel points and credit card points without leaving home,
you can earn millions of points in miles without flying
or stepping foot in a plane.
In this video, I'll run through the seven easy ways
to earn points and miles without traveling.
With these tips, six of which you can do from home,
you can start earning points and miles now.
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Tip number one, Travel Rewards Cards Signup Bonuses.
Signup bonuses are the fastest and easiest way
to earn thousands of points in miles
and give you the biggest bang for your buck
for the least amount of time and effort.
It only takes about five minutes to apply
for a travel rewards card and the signup bonuses
are incredibly lucrative.
Signup bonuses range from 25,000 to 100,000 points in miles.
Yes, you heard that correctly.
100,000 points or miles
from a single credit cards signup bonus.
That's enough miles your points
for several round trip flights to Hawaii,
Mexico or the Caribbean.
By putting all your spending on your travel rewards cards,
you can easily rack up points and miles.
But to get the signup bonus,
you have to meet the minimum spending requirements.
I've included a link in the description box below
on creative ways to help you meet those requirements.
Remember, you should pay your balance in full
every month because paying interest negates
any value you get from those points in miles.
Pro tip.
You don't have to get
an airline credit card to earn frequent flyer miles.
Nor do you have to get a hotel credit card
to earn hotel points.
You could earn airline miles and hotel points
from bank cards like the Chase Sapphire Preferred
and the Chase Sapphire Reserve.
These cards earn transferable points
that lets you book airline tickets and hotel rooms.
Tip number two, Restaurants.
Dining in, ordering takeout, having food delivered
and getting fast food are easy ways to earn points and miles.
It's one of my favorite methods for earning lots of miles
and points because it's a no brainer.
Simply create a free dining account
with your favorite airline,
enroll your credit card and then use it
at participating restaurants to pay your bill.
Simple right?
You earn up to five miles
per dollar spent including tax and tip.
How cool is that?
The best part, you don't need codes, vouchers or coupons.
Pain free, simple and easy.
Pro Tip.
Check out my complete guide to earning miles
with airline dining programs.
I've included a few secret hacks
on how to maximize your miles and points.
Tip number three, Online Shopping.
If you love shopping, you'll be happy
to learn that you can earn points
and miles simply for shopping online.
You'll earn up to 30 points or miles
for every dollar you spend shopping online
through the airline shopping portals,
hotel shopping portals
and the Chase Ultimate Rewards shopping portal.
Pro tip.
You can earn thousands of extra bonus miles
on top of the up to 30 miles
and points you're already earning
when you shop during special promotions.
These include Back to School sales, Labor Day,
Black Friday, Cyber Monday, Christmas and more.
Tip number four, Surveys.
Surveys are an easy way to earn points in miles from home.
Instead of or while watching TV or binge Netflix
you complete a survey you'll earn frequent flyer miles.
This is a great option.
If you're short a few hundred miles
for that free airline ticket
and you don't want to buy miles.
You earn miles based on the airline you've chosen
when you sign up and you can't switch.
Pro tip.
So if you fly different airlines,
the trick is to create separate email accounts
and then join the different airlines survey programs.
Tip number five, Donate to Charity.
You can do something good for others
and get a little perk for yourself
in the form of miles and points.
When you donate to the National Foundation
for Cancer Research,
you can earn up to 1 million American Airline,
Delta Airline and United Airline miles every year.
You can also earn up to 600,000 American Airline miles
when you donate to stand up for cancer.
Pro tip.
You can earn unlimited points and miles
when you use your travel rewards card
to make Kiva micro loans.
There's no fee to use your credit card
and your loans help inspiring entrepreneurs
in third world countries.
Tip number six, Rent a Car.
Even if you aren't traveling,
there could be reasons you may need to rent a car.
Let's say your kid gets in an accident.
Yeah, been there done that.
Or you're shopping for a new vehicle.
You earn 500 miles for every car rental.
Pro tip.
Pay attention to special offers.
When Avis offered 3,000 miles for every car rental.
I rented a different car every day and earn 90,000 miles.
Tip number seven, Pay Taxes.
If you didn't get a tax refund
and are stuck paying Uncle Sam
or have to pay estimated taxes.
You can earn points and miles
when you use your travel rewards card.
But there is a small fee of up to 1.99%.
Pro tip.
This is a great way to meet minimum spending
on new credit cards.
That's it.
Those are the seven easy ways
to earn points and miles without traveling.
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See you next time.