#28 100,000 Free Hilton Points for Separating Military and Spouses + What To Do With Annual Fee Waived Cards When You Leave the Military

The Hilton Honors Military Program offers separating military servicemembers and their spouses up to 100,000 free Hilton points each to aid veterans and their spouses in searching for their next job or establishing their new life. These points can be used for a job hunt, interview, conference, or any other purpose to establish your foundation after the military. This is a separate and complementary program to the Amex Hilton Honors Aspire annual fee waiver program.

If you've been travel hacking for a long time, chances are you have accumuluated many annual fee waived cards like the Chase Sapphire Preferred and Amex Platinum. If you're separating or retiring, what should you do with your credit cards when you leave the military?

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In this episode Spencer and Jamie talk about the Hilton Honors Military Program, how to use it, and how to earn the free 100k points.

We also discuss if you should close, downgrade, or keep your credit cards after you get your DD-214 and separate or retire from active duty. The answers may surprise you!