# We tried it: Using points and miles to book travel (without being experts) / 84

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Podcast: [Finance Girlies: Money Conversations for Gen Z and Millennial Women](https://stenobird.com/podcast/finance-girlies-money-conversations-for-gen-z-and-millennial-women-7072231)
Published: 2026-07-15T11:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

There’s no shortage of advice about the right way to use credit card points for travel. Transfer partners, sign-up bonuses, maximizing every redemption... it can start to feel like there’s a test you’re supposed to pass before you’re allowed to book a trip. In this episode, we’re sharing a different perspective. We both recently used credit card points to book summer travel, and neither of us did it in the most optimized way. But instead of waiting until we knew every trick in the book, we us...

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