May 1, 2023
Earning Points and Miles as a Physician with The Points and Miles Doc
Episode Description
Medicine has always been a stressful profession, especially since the pandemic. However, having an outlet and diving into something that you love while also preventing burnout is a real game-changer. That’s why leveraging your higher-than-average expenses for points travel presents an amazing opportunity for physicians and medical professionals.
Today, 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.
Tune in this week to 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.
What You’ll Learn from this Episode
- How Kelly’s interest in travel and rewards travel started early in her life.
- The specific points deals that incentivized Kelly to take her points journey to the next level.
- How Kelly leverages all the different transferable points currencies, using them to her advantage when booking international trips.
- An amazing card that allows you to earn transferrable points by leveraging your rent expenses.
- How making rewards points part of your personal financial plan is vital for physicians.
- 3 phenomenal travel experiences Kelly has had that wouldn’t have been possible without rewards travel.
- How points and miles save you significant time as well as money when you travel, and allow you to have a meaningful impact on the places you visit.
- Kelly’s tips for getting the most out of your points as a physician.
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Point Me to First Class is the show for professionals and business owners with higher-than-average personal or business expenses, who want to learn to leverage these expenses into credit card points they can spend on travel.
Each week, I share valuable tips, tools, and strategies to help you uplevel your skills earning and redeeming credit card points, so you can expand your travel and expand your experiences.
