I will have to spend very little in airfare.
By marguicha
@marguicha (230365)
Chile
May 15, 2019 12:32pm CST
I just called the Travel Agency associated with my Bank. As some of you know, I buy everything with my credit card even though I pay it every month.
They give me dollar prizes and I can use them to travel. It takes a long time to reach an amount that it is useful, but finally, for this trip to Aruba, I will buy most of the ticket with it.
I am so very happy. There are some things that I have to buy or pay for, such as the lodgings. But the ticket will be almost free. I have to pay around $70 for the whole trip. Now I will check on the amount I will have to pay for the lodgings. I don´t consider the money I spend on food as I would have to eat here too.
I´m getting ready for my vacations.
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@marguicha (230365)
• Chile
16 May 19
I have been saving my dollar prizes for almost 3 years, so it is not the cheap at all.
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@LadyDuck (502729)
• Italy
16 May 19
@marguicha When we traveled many times a year to the United States we often had free tickets.
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@marguicha (230365)
• Chile
16 May 19
@LadyDuck Tania´s first husband has those tickets.
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@porwest (112924)
• United States
16 May 19
Sounds like some very good savings. And excellent that you use your credit cards the way you do. I use mine the same way. Just for the rewards. I use Discover mostly and they pay me 1% cash back, but each quarter they run a 5% cash back reward on certain purchases. This quarter it is gas stations. Last quarter it was grocery stores. I do the same, I never carry a balance and pay it each month. All of my cash rewards go directly into savings and investments. I do not spend that money.
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@marguicha (230365)
• Chile
16 May 19
Gas is usual here, but I sold my car a couple of years ago and decided not to drive any longer. For me, it is vacations. I feelI need vacations as life is too short.
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@marguicha (230365)
• Chile
17 May 19
@porwest Me too. But I buy whatever I need with my credit card (that I pay in full each month). The Bank gives me some prizes (dollar prizes, they say, that can be used at a travel agency for tickets. I had enough of that so that my air fare was very small. Now I will have to pay for my lodgings.
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@porwest (112924)
• United States
16 May 19
@marguicha Vacations are a large part of what I save for these days. We take a lot of vacations. But all of them are paid for with cash.
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@divalounger (6182)
• United States
16 May 19
What a smart way to travel! I love that you are able to have a great vacation and not go into hock for it!
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@marguicha (230365)
• Chile
16 May 19
I once told someone that for not having much money, I´m a pro.
I quit smoking so that I could have vacations, but other things happened and I needed more money
I quit smoking so that I could have vacations, but other things happened and I needed more money1 person likes this
@divalounger (6182)
• United States
16 May 19
@marguicha It sounds like you have made it all work for you though! Congrats and enjoy!
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@crossbones27 (53005)
• Mojave, California
16 May 19
If you use it that much, it is nice to get those kind of perks back. I always would rather a much lower interest rate, works better for us poor people, but if one is like you where they pay it all back each month so you do not pay much in interest, I can see the perks being very beneficial.
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@marguicha (230365)
• Chile
16 May 19
I pay the card each time. So I don´t use it really as a credit card. They don´t charge me interest save on special occasions.
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@marguicha (230365)
• Chile
16 May 19
@debjani1 I have a credit card, but I pay what I buy every month.
@garymarsh6 (24028)
• United Kingdom
15 May 19
That is a brilliant price to pay for a ticket to Aruba. I like Aruba the beaches are beautiful!
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@marguicha (230365)
• Chile
15 May 19
Eagle Beach is a few steps away from the resort where I will be staying. Now I will have to pay for other things.
@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
15 May 19
That is good financial news for you.
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