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I don't know if you would consider it "income", but in the spirit of hacking I am an active travel hacker and have accumulated millions of miles and points over
by thewhizkid 11y ago
I don't know if you would consider it "income", but in the spirit of hacking I am an active travel hacker and have accumulated millions of miles and points over the past 3 years or so through a combination of credit card bonuses, strategic spending, and "manufactured spending."
I consider miles a valuable currency at this point in my life because I would otherwise spend a lot of real money on personal travel. I can't remember the last time I paid for a flight and can easily accumulate dozens of free hotel nights a year.
Worth looking into if you value travel.
- rubiquity 11y ago> manufactured spending Buying expensive things at Nordstrom, returning and refunding onto your debit card and then paying off your credit card?
- thewhizkid 11y agoIt's more like buying cash equivalents with a credit card like Visa gift cards and then liquidating them to pay off said credit card. Your cost is the purchase fee and any costs to liquidate the card. In some cases you can actually profit from this I.e buying Amex gift cards through a cash back portal.
- roneesh 11y agoThanks for the info, this is something I've always wanted to learn a bit more about, would appreciate any resources you could point me to.
- thewhizkid 11y agoFlyertalk.com has a very active manufactured spending forum. I'd start there.
- ljk 11y agosomething like /r/churning?