Point Me To First Class
Devon Gimbel MD
Point Me to First Class is a show for employed professionals, solopreneurs, entrepreneurs, and business owners with higher-than-average personal and/or business expenses who want to learn to leverage them into credit card points to spend on travel. Your expenses are your greatest untapped asset - but learning how to use them to travel the world doesn't have to be confusing or complicated.
Each week, Devon Gimbel shares valuable tips, tools, and strategies to help you uplevel your skills earning and redeeming credit card points and shows you how to spend them on incredible travel experiences.
Interested in learning more about working with Devon? Visit www.pointmetofirstclass.com to learn more.
This podcast is for you if you find yourself asking questions like:
How do I earn credit card points and use them for travel?
How can I make my expenses benefit me?
How can I earn as many credit card points for as little spending as possible?
How to maximize value from credit card points.
How to earn credit card points for travel.
Turn credit card points into travel.
Each week, Devon Gimbel shares valuable tips, tools, and strategies to help you uplevel your skills earning and redeeming credit card points and shows you how to spend them on incredible travel experiences.
Interested in learning more about working with Devon? Visit www.pointmetofirstclass.com to learn more.
This podcast is for you if you find yourself asking questions like:
How do I earn credit card points and use them for travel?
How can I make my expenses benefit me?
How can I earn as many credit card points for as little spending as possible?
How to maximize value from credit card points.
How to earn credit card points for travel.
Turn credit card points into travel.
Episodes
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May 8, 2023 • 23min
10. Sign-up Bonus Snafus and How to Avoid Them
There are some amazing sign-up bonus offer on the market right now. Even if you utilize several different methods of earning points for your expenses, new card sign-up bonuses are still the easiest way to earn lots of points quickly. However, you want to be absolutely sure that when you get approved for a new rewards credit card, you don't make a mistake that's going to cost you your sign-up bonus. This week, learn how to avoid common sign-up bonus snafus. Get full show notes and more information here: www.pointmetofirstclass.com/blog/sign-up-bonus-snafus Get on the waitlist for my online course, Points Made Easy, here: https://www.pointmetofirstclass.com/pointsmadeeasy
May 1, 2023 • 40min
9. Earning Points and Miles as a Physician with The Points and Miles Doc
I'm joined by Kelly, a surgeon and points enthusiast based in Los Angeles, California. At work, she serves as a division director for her surgical field while working on projects regarding sustainability in healthcare. On the side, she loves promoting intentional reward travel to prevent burnout among medical professionals, which I think is an incredible mission. Discover why rewards travel offers a unique opportunity for physicians who want to travel more. Kelly and I are discussing the travel experiences she's been able to take that wouldn't have been possible without points, how reward points free up money to spend in a sustainable way, and Kelly's tips for leveraging your expenses as a medical professional so you can have more luxurious travel experiences. Get full show notes and more information here: www.pointmetofirstclass.com/blog/points-miles-physician Get on the waitlist for my online course, Points Made Easy, here: https://www.pointmetofirstclass.com/pointsmadeeasy
Apr 24, 2023 • 39min
8. Taking the Overwhelm Out of Points Travel with Dr. Payal Patel Ghayal
I'm joined by Dr. Payal Patel Ghayal, an amazing physician who's here to share her story of points travel with all of us today. Discover the mindset side of points travel and what stops high-achieving professionals from getting started on their points travel journey. Payal is sharing her experience as a Woman of Color sitting in the front of the plane, the fun and play involved with points travel, the value of picking one place to start, and her advice for anyone else thinking about starting their points travel journey. Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.pointmetofirstclass.com/blog/points-travel-dr-payal-patel-ghayal Get on the waitlist for my online course, Points Made Easy, here: https://www.pointmetofirstclass.com/pointsmadeeasy
Apr 17, 2023 • 27min
7. Paying Your Taxes by Credit Card (Part 2)
In the second part of the Paying Your Taxes by Credit Card series, I'm sharing everything you need to know about which credit cards are best for paying taxes, how to leverage and maximize the points you can earn, and what you need to keep in mind when choosing which card or cards you want to use to pay them. Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.pointmetofirstclass.com/blog/paying-taxes-credit-card-2
Apr 10, 2023 • 21min
6. Paying Your Taxes by Credit Card (Part 1)
If you're a high-earning professional or a self-employed business owner, your tax expenses represent an enormous points-earning opportunity that you may not even be aware of. So, tune in this week to start evaluating whether this doing so is the right decision for you, the fees involved, and the potential payoffs in the form of credit card points. Be sure to come back next week for part two, where I'll be sharing the specific cards that will allow you to maximize your rewards. Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.pointmetofirstclass.com/blog/paying-taxes-credit-card
Apr 3, 2023 • 29min
5. Rewards Vs Cash-Back Credit Cards (Part 2)
Is hanging on to these store-specific credit cards and using them despite not earning points and miles from these purchases a good idea? In part two of my rewards vs. cash-back credit cards showdown, I help you decide whether you could be further ahead by using store-specific cash-back credit cards for certain purchases, or if you'd be better off using your rewards cards for the same purchases. Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.pointmetofirstclass.com/blog/rewards-cash-back-credit-cards-2
Mar 27, 2023 • 26min
4. Rewards vs Cash-Back Credit Cards (Part 1)
Discover a framework that will help you evaluate your own personal situation to accurately determine whether cash-back credit cards or rewards credit cards are the best way for you to leverage your expenses. Over the next two episodes, I'm walking you through how I think about comparing the potential returns of cash-back credit cards and points-earning credit cards, so you can make the decision that gives you the biggest bang for your buck. Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.pointmetofirstclass.com/blog/rewards-cash-back-credit-cards
Mar 20, 2023 • 14min
3. The Truth About Rewards Cards and Your Credit Score
Understand what contributes to your credit score, the short-term and long-term impact that applying for new credit cards has on your score, and how to protect your credit score while continuing to get more rewards credit cards. Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.pointmetofirstclass.com/blog/truth-rewards-cards-credit-score
Mar 20, 2023 • 20min
2. 5 Beginner Credit Card Points Mistakes and How to Avoid Them
Discover the five most common mistakes people make when they enter the world of credit card points and reward travel, and how you can avoid all of them. I'm sharing how you might be leaving points on the table, costing yourself an astronomical amount in interest, and some places you can utilize and leverage your rewards credit cards that might surprise you. Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.pointmetofirstclass.com/blog/avoid-credit-card-points-mistakes
Mar 20, 2023 • 19min
1. A New Way to Think About Expenses
Discover how you can start having first-class travel experiences without the first-class price tag. I share why I'm so passionate about the opportunity to use credit card points for travel, and I'm showing you how to leverage your most important untapped asset, your expenses, to satisfy your wanderlust without compromising your savings and investments for your future. Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.pointmetofirstclass.com/blog/new-way-think-expenses
