Reviews

Katie content is extremely helpful. Each episode is researched, scripted and edited to a perfection. Her content helped me and my family to plan and budget for travel and experience more for less $. TY so much!!!

Katie is incredibly smart and savvy, and she is wonderfully adept at sharing all of her knowledge in an organized and concise way. I love all her resources and charts and the way she lays out all of the material in a planned out manner. Thanks, Katie!

My husband and I love to travel. Now that we have a young son, we want to take him along for the ride – but purchasing 3 flight tickets at a time can be very cost prohibitive. I’m not completely new to the points and miles game, but I didn’t know how to get those large point balances that really make traveling as a family on a budget feasible. Imagine my excitement when I stumbled upon the “Points for Normal People” podcast. Katie’s episodes are on point, easy to understand, and she leaves excellent resources in the show notes for each episode. One example of something I recently learned is a benefit that will really help us out in a few weeks on Katie’s Capital One Venture X episode (Season 2 Episode 7): Katie explained how we can use miles earned on the card once the minimum spend is hit to reimburse yourself via statement credits for travel costs. We are visiting Disney World this summer so I (after talking it over with my spouse) used Katie’s affiliate link to apply for the Venture X card. Katie explains that one benefit of the card is that you can use your miles to cover travel expenses that you incurred on the card. The travel expenses have to be coded to “travel,” so buying Disney tickets on Undercover Tourst.com will give them this distinction. Check out this episode if you interested! Travel (including Disney) is SO expensive these days and it’s great that people like Katie offer resources to save some money and show you how to gain value from travel credit cards. Keep up the amazing work Katie!

I began following Katie honestly because I enjoyed her happy and informative demeanor! I was also curious and found her way of giving info the most ideal on these social media websites. I ended up staying because of the PODCAST because the amount of information she has collated and organized is honestly - impressive! As an educator, she is well versed in multiple learning styles and employs the best techniques for listener engagement! I honestly appreciate her work ethic in organizing this topic and her ethics/values. You can tell her training in formal education and pedagogy and short cutting long tedious processes into simple, cohesive lessons useful for all times. I find this just a blast and am so grateful for Katie and her team! Well done! The normal folks on the internet are here for you and your method! Keep up the good word!

Thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience. You don’t gatekeep, and you have a gift for organizing and presenting topics in a clear way. Your tutorials, podcast, free course, and blog posts are absolutely phenomenal!

I have been learning from Katie’s blog since I was a beginner to travel hacking. I would now consider myself an intermediate and am so appreciative of these podcast episodes. I love that they seem geared toward all levels of learning this travel hacking hobby. Katie has a great teaching style and even sprinkles in some humor, which makes me smile! I learn so much in each episode and love the action items at the end of each. Thank you!!

I listen to a few points and miles shows, and this is the most helpful if you’re getting started and want to know what your options are for booking flights and hotels. Katie presents the info in such a clear concise way and even gives you action steps. We just got back from a spring break trip to the west coast that we would not have been able to book without her advice. Thank you!!

Thank you for covering domestic flights!!! I’ve only just started listening to your podcast but I already know I’m going to love every episode. You explain everything so clearly! I’m so happy I found this amazing resource. Thank you so much for all the hard work you put into these episodes!

Katie, I listen to other podcasts and yours is the only one I listen to repeatedly. I love how you give direct strategies and action steps for playing the points game. This is not my full time hobby so having a direction to go in makes this so much easier. Keep it up, I appreciate it.

Katie‘s title for her channel says it all, she makes points and miles accessible to normal people! I’ve watched travel vloggers years and always seen it as something that I could never actually get into but finding her podcast made me realize otherwise. I’ve now opened my first credit card, the one she recommended, and I’m so happy with everything I’ve gotten out of it so far. If I can do it, you can do it, thank you so much, Katie!

I just started my miles and points journey and I really love this podcast because Katie is realistic and methodical explaining how strategies work and how to book normal vacations and travel. I’d love to do luxury trips someday but I’m happily learning the basics from Katie!

I’ve been trying to understand the points game for over a year. I listened to those “moms” talk a little. And that “guy” too, but I was still feeling confused on the details. I was also feeling so overwhelmed on how to choose my next cards. Then I found Katie, and she just makes it all make sense! And I stopped feeling guilty that I wasn’t anywhere close to a super pricey trip around the world in first class. Instead, I’m now simply saving money on the vacations my family already wanted to take! To date, I’ve saved $3k, and I can attribute half of that to Katie’s guidance in just the 3 months since I’ve started her podcast. She makes it all so much easier to understand. Thank you Katie!

Katie’s info is what finally convinced me I could actually use points and miles to travel. She is so great at breaking the concepts down so everyone can understand them. If you are looking for a place to start, this is it. She always has great info and unique tips and tricks, one of my favorite to follow!

Katie is so helpful and informative. So pleasant to listen to. I actually love the intro music. I look forward to new episodes so much. The whole experience is so pleasant. And I have learned so much from it! Highly recommend!!

I started this journey about a year ago, but threw myself into it very quickly. I listened to all sorts of podcasts, read a bunch of blogs, joined social media groups, and more. I would talk with friends or post about our family’s redemptions to try and help others take the first steps. What I found was that I was oftentimes referencing back to Katie’s advice or referring those friends to have a listen. This is truly the best podcast to start with. It’s easy to understand, it’s well laid out even with step-by-step guides, the content is very relevant, and as you advance, there’s additional resources on her site. I’m so glad I found this podcast. Without it, it would’ve taken years to get our family of 6 to Hawaii (for nearly free) and now we can yearly if we choose. Thanks Katie!

The absolute best podcast if you want to learn the points and miles game. Katie provides clear and concise information and appeals to the average person. It was so refreshing to find a podcast that didn’t include a bunch of shameless brags and useless banter about business class or point redemptions that are unattainable by the average person. I’ve been able to book 5 trips already using her advice and tools. Thank you, thank you, thank you!!

I love this podcast and am so grateful for all of Katie’s free advice. It has been so valuable as I get more into booking travel on points.

I love this podcast & Katie so much. Thanks to Katie’s advice in regards to cards and referral links I am now the proud owner of a companion pass through 2026! Just in time to fly my son up to RI to stay with his grandparents. Thanks again Katie!

Katie, this podcast is awesome. I love how you have gone a different route than other travel podcasts and yours feels more like a class where I am learning versus discussing. Thank you!

This podcast is by far the easiest and most informative I’ve found for learning all the tips and tricks for traveling on points and miles. Katie has a way of taking the most complex ideas in this space and breaking them down into terms and steps that anyone can understand. Thank you for what you do Katie!

Katie has an amazing amount of knowledge, which she so generously shares with everyone to give us all a chance to successfully travel using points and miles. Her podcasts are well organized and she imparts her knowledge into easy to understand chunks of information. She also shares her guides and documents in her show notes that we can reference at any time. If you really want to learn about traveling on points and miles, listening to Katie’s podcast is an absolute must as hers is one of the best!

This is an incredibly well organized and delivered gateway to the points game for a newbie like me. Thanks so much for the great podcast.

Great show! I like how you get right into the information and each episodes contains tons of great info!

I am just really getting into points and Katie’s advice has been everything I need! Can’t wait for season 3!

I love this podcast! As a “big family” with 4 kids points earning takes longer but makes trips we never thought we would be able to take doable! I love Katie’s practical advice and always promoting “normal people travel”. Thanks Katie!

I absolutely love Katie’s content. She is the most thorough points and miles educator that I have found. She breaks down all the jargon, gives relatable examples, and goes step by step in every episode. I have learned SO MUCH! I was able to shave off $2,300 of our 8 day cruise thanks to her blog and podcast. Thanks Katie! You rock!

I am extremely new to the points world and started by following a few different people in the space that had knowledge, but it seemed so complicated to me. I then found this podcast and I’m loving the short episodes with actionable steps! So much easy to learn and feel ok with making my points work for the “normal” travel vs super luxury travel which is what the others seemed to care most about. Thanks again for sharing such valuable information in a digestible way!

Love the pearls of wisdom I’m learning that some bloggers/podcasters make you pay for! Keep up the great work!

I am just getting started with CC points and had read/listened to several different resources before finding Katie and all of her resources. They have been sooo helpful in the learning process. I’m waiting to receive my CSP card so I can really get going and will definitely come back to several of the podcasts to refresh myself on what to do! Thank you so much for all the information you have provided!

I’m just getting started with traveling on CC points. This has been the BEST resource!