| Want to Fly for Free? Here's How I Do | | | | - health insurance |
| Just That! | | | | - home insurance |
| "Travelling is so expensive! How on | | | | - car insurance |
| earth can youafford to travel so many | | | | - life insurance |
| times in a year Glen?" | | | | - down payment on new car |
| With a bewildered look on my face I | | | | - car leases |
| reply, "Whatdo you mean it's expensive. | | | | - computer equipment |
| I fly for free. Don'tyou?" | | | | - phone bill |
| I have had this conversation so many | | | | - Internet bill |
| times withfriends and colleagues that I | | | | - television bill |
| decided it was abouttime that I share | | | | - water bill |
| with the rest of the world what | | | | - gas bill |
| I thought was obvious. ...That pretty | | | | - electrical bill |
| much anyonecan fly for free. | | | | - property taxes |
| Let me explain something you probably | | | | - and everything and anything else! |
| alreadyknow, but chances are don't fully | | | | Business Use: |
| capitalize on. | | | | - Internet purchases |
| Flying is FREE! | | | | - paying affiliates |
| How? With Air Miles of course. | | | | - paying suppliers |
| What are Air Miles you ask? Those are | | | | - paying contracted employees such as |
| the | | | | accountants,programmers, support staff |
| 'points' that most major credit card | | | | - paying for advertising campaigns |
| companieswill GIVE you when you make | | | | - office equipment |
| purchases with yourcredit card. | | | | - hotels |
| I can hear you already. "Whoop dee doo | | | | - rental cars |
| Glen, tellme something I didn't know!" | | | | - food |
| Well, although you may have known that | | | | ... and anything and everything else you |
| you can getfree air miles using your | | | | can thinkof. |
| credit card to redeemtowards free | | | | So you see, the possibilities on how and |
| flights, did you know most people | | | | where youcan make purchases with your |
| (maybe even you) don't capitalize on | | | | credit card areunlimited. And because |
| this? | | | | they are unlimited, yourfree travel |
| Did you fly for free 6 times last year? | | | | should be virtually unlimited to. |
| I did! | | | | Think about it. At the end of the year, |
| Yes, that's 6 as in 'six' times - free. | | | | how muchof your salary is left in your |
| And Icould have flown even more but I | | | | savings account? |
| didn't need orwant to. | | | | Ten, maybe even 15 or 20%? |
| Now if you flew that many times or more | | | | Okay, let's say you are an exceptional |
| last yearyou probably need not read any | | | | saver andare able to save 20% or your |
| further. But if youdidn't you need to | | | | yearly income. Thatmeans 80% was spent |
| learn how to maximize thenumber of air | | | | on everything and anythingelse. Spend it |
| miles you can squeeze out of yourcredit | | | | on your credit card and get thefree Air |
| card company. | | | | Miles! |
| Here's how I did it. | | | | Let me do the math for you... |
| Obtain and use a 'Gold' Credit Card | | | | Based on the example of spending 80% of |
| All major credit card companies offer a | | | | yourincome, |
| 'Gold' orequivalent credit card to their | | | | If you earned $50,000 that means you |
| customers whichincludes several benefits | | | | spent $40,000 |
| including, freeinsurances, loss and | | | | If you earn 1 Air Mile for every $1.00 |
| theft protection of purchaseditems, and | | | | you spend,that's 40,000 Air Miles every |
| of course free air miles! | | | | year. |
| Yes, I know, they charge you a yearly | | | | But Wait! |
| fee to havea Gold card. Yup, I paid | | | | If you run a business and had expenses |
| $120 last year for my | | | | of say |
| Gold card and I flew six times. That | | | | $50,000 that would mean an additional |
| means I paida whopping $20 for each | | | | 50,000 Air |
| flight I took. Okay, yougot me, I don't | | | | Miles every year. |
| fly for free but rather at a | | | | How many flights could you take with |
| 99.9999% discount! | | | | 90,000 Air |
| More Air Mile Points, Equals More Free | | | | Miles every year? |
| Travel | | | | What if you earn and even larger income? |
| Maximize the number of Air Mile Points | | | | What ifyour company expenses are larger |
| you receiveby using your credit card for | | | | than $50,000? |
| everything! And I domean everything. | | | | Do yourself a favor. Pick up a pen and |
| Here are a few ways I use my card. See | | | | paper andstart brainstorming all the |
| if youcan't think of some more. | | | | ways you can startpaying via credit card |
| Personal Use: | | | | and of all the places youcan start |
| - groceries | | | | travelling for free! |
| - clothes | | | | Remember though, what you pay for using |
| - diapers | | | | yourcredit card MUST be paid off each |
| - gas | | | | and every monthin order to avoid paying |
| - dinning out | | | | absorbent interestcharges. I know, you |
| - movies | | | | knew that. But likemaximizing your Air |
| - entertainment | | | | Miles, most people don't doit. Make |
| - school, tuition | | | | sure you are not 'most people' and |
| - books | | | | enjoyyour free flights! |
| - CD's | | | | |