Today’s episode is a case study of myself in a candid conversation with Chris Cerrone of CerroneShow.com.

Shout Out: Quality Thrives’ Indiegogo Campaign.

Show Notes: TravelHackingPodcast.com/CaseStudy

Today’s travel card recommendation is the CHASE Sapphire Preferred®‎ card, which earns you double points on dining and travel.

Imagine a world where success wasn’t focused around financial gain, but instead, dedication and work ethic. Where status was based around effort, honesty, and one’s ability to produce quality rather than output quantity.

Quality Thrives aims to document the passion, struggle, and dedication of 250 everyday entrepreneurs across America by conducting unique, documentary-style interviews. In doing so, we hope to start a conversation about the value of effort and authenticity, and the need for more honest, genuine content distribution on the web.

Support their indiegogo campaign to help them raise $4,000 by September 16, 2014 by going to www.travelhackingpodcast.com/qualitythrives

Are you new to travel hacking or you’re not really sure what it is? Well, that’s okay. That’s what I’m here for.

Travel hacking is the art of taking advantage of frequent flier promotions that will earn you thousands of miles at a fraction of your actual money spent. The fastest way to do that is through credit card programs that have special partnerships with the airline companies.

The Chase Sapphire Preferred card was, and still is, my first go-to card back in the day when I was a newbie. You’ll earn 40,000 bonus points after you spend $3,000 in the first 3 months of opening your account. 40,000 points is worth up to $500 towards airfares or hotels!

You’ll also get your first year annual fee waived AND you’ll earn 2x points for every dollar you spend on dining and travel expenses using the Chase Sapphire Preferred. And if within the year it’s not the card for you, you can simply cancel the card within the year to avoid the annual fee. It’s truly an amazing offer to get you become a travel hacker today.

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• Why do you love traveling?
  
• When did your love for travel begin? How did you hear about travel hacking?
  
• How did you get started? How did you know you could do this?
  
• Were you scared? Worried about your credit score? Worried about credit card debt?
  
• Name all the places you’ve been and what places stick out to you the most?
  
• So, what’s next? What are you hoping to do with the podcast and eventually your business?