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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Jun 26, 2023 • 58min
17. P2 Strategies to Maximize Your Points with The Points and Miles Doc
I'm welcoming back Kelly, The Points and Miles Doc, to the podcast. We're talking about points strategies when you have a points partner, commonly referred to as a P2 or player two in the points travel world. Discover how to choose a partner for your points and miles journey. We're discussing some of the common misconceptions around who can be your P2 in the game of credit card points, the advantages of having a player two, and how to make decisions regarding your own P2 strategy so you can diversify and maximize your points potential. Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.pointmetofirstclass.com/blog/p2-strategies-maximize-points Grab your spot inside Points Made Easy: https://www.pointmetofirstclass.com/pointsmadeeasy
Jun 19, 2023 • 33min
16. How One Purchase Can Earn You 1 Million+ Points with Leslie and Demma
A deep dive into a method that can earn over a million Amex Membership Rewards points from a single home purchase. Listeners hear how the Real Buyer Network matching process works and what timelines to expect. The conversation covers point posting behavior, commission-to-point ratios, and redemption plans for big travel bookings.
Jun 12, 2023 • 17min
15. The Value of Transferable Points Currencies
A timely look at recent award price hikes and why nontransferable points can leave you exposed. The episode explains fixed versus transferable point currencies and who gets hurt by devaluations. It highlights how bank-transferable points give diversification and more earning power across cards. Practical strategies focus on keeping options open and protecting your points’ value.
Jun 5, 2023 • 41min
14. Luxury Travel Strategies, Obstacles, and Mistakes with Julia Menez
Julia Menez, points strategy coach and GeoBreeze Travel Podcast host who has visited 30+ countries, shares her path from first award to building a points-focused business. Short stories cover diversifying voices in points travel, clever award tricks and transfer pitfalls. She discusses when to use points versus cash and practical ways to recover from redemption setbacks.
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May 29, 2023 • 50min
13. Everything Rewards Travel: Listener Q&A
You guys have a lot of questions. So, we're doing something a little bit different this week. Instead of me teaching you about a specific topic within the world of credit card points travel, I'm bringing you a listener Q&A. I'm talking transfer bonuses, airline-specific cards, business credit cards, and maintaining a good relationship with banks. I'm also providing a framework for understanding the reasoning behind these answers, so you can decide what's best for you. Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.pointmetofirstclass.com/blog/rewards-travel-qa Grab your spot inside Points Made Easy: https://www.pointmetofirstclass.com/pointsmadeeasy
May 22, 2023 • 47min
12. You Don't Need to Be a Points Expert to Fly First Class with Dr. Priyanka Venugopal
My guest this week is Dr. Priyanka Venugopal, a physician-turned-coach for high-achieving working moms. Priyanka and I have been working together for a while, and she's here today to tell us about her first trip with her husband and kids all together to visit their extended family in India. Not only was this trip booked using points, but it was Priyanka's first-ever first-class flight. Discover why your points journey doesn't have to be planned out a certain way. As an entrepreneur, Priyanka didn't realize how many points she was accumulating. However, when she learned what she was sitting on and how to leverage those points, she was able to book four first-class tickets going halfway around the planet. She just needed to ask for help to make it happen. Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.pointmetofirstclass.com/blog/fly-first-class-priyanka-venugopal Grab your spot inside Points Made Easy: https://www.pointmetofirstclass.com/pointsmadeeasy
May 19, 2023 • 15min
[BONUS] Making Points Travel Easy with Points Made Easy
There's a big difference between loving the idea of using points to save thousands of dollars on travel and actually knowing how to earn and redeem points for the travel experiences that matter most to you - listen in on this bonus episode to hear exactly how Points Made Easy can help you bridge that gap and what that has to do with the time Devon got hopelessly lost in the souks in Marrakesh. To join Points Made Easy before doors close on May 26, visit: https://www.pointmetofirstclass.com/joinpointsmadeeasy
May 15, 2023 • 41min
11. Redeeming $20,000 in Travel with the Points Made Easy Course
My guest this week, Cherie, is a client in my Points Made Easy program who recently sent me a message saying that she had redeemed points worth $20,000 in travel in just one year. I immediately had so many questions and I knew I needed to get her on the podcast. Cherie is a pediatrician and the founder of Doctor Moms Lounge, a membership designed to help women physicians take the busywork out of "momming" so they have time for what matters to them most. Discover how she went from having zero points-earning credit cards to redeeming $20,000 worth of rewards travel in just 12 months! Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.pointmetofirstclass.com/blog/redeeming-20000-points Get on the waitlist for my online course, Points Made Easy, here: https://www.pointmetofirstclass.com/pointsmadeeasy
May 8, 2023 • 23min
10. Sign-up Bonus Snafus and How to Avoid Them
A deep dive into common signup bonus pitfalls and how to steer clear of them. Topics include differing offers for the same card, referral vs public promotions, issuer lifetime and eligibility rules, and branch-only deals. Learn about posting vs pending charges, non-qualifying transactions, returns that can revoke bonuses, and practical tips to protect your reward payout.
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May 1, 2023 • 40min
9. Earning Points and Miles as a Physician with The Points and Miles Doc
Kelly, a Los Angeles-based surgeon and sustainability advocate who shares tips as pointsandmilesdoc. She explains her meticulous tracking system and how rewards unlocked luxe trips like Emirates First and ANA. Hear strategies for leveraging medical expenses, using transferable points, and making travel more intentional and sustainable.
