Capital One and Uber have teamed up to fuel your next adventure. With a simple tap, the Uber app connects you with a driver in minutes. And your first two rides are on us if you’ve never tried it! Here’s how to drive away with this deal:

•	Sign up for Uber with an eligible Capital One credit card.
•	Enter promo code CAPITALONE by June 30, 2015.
•	Your first two rides (up to $30 per ride) are free.

Save time. Save money. Simple as that.

Manufactured Spending

Here is a really good post on ways to spend money to qualify for the spending requirements on some of the deals we have posted lately.

http://cashcowcouple.com/travel/manufactured-spending-gift-cards/

Upgrade for Marriott

Here's an upgrade to the last post on free Marriott stays.  If you can spend $2,000 now instead of $1,000 it's that much better:

https://creditcards.chase.com/a1/marriottpremier/elitehppermv2/

Free Hotel Stay's at the Marriott Hotel. What's not to like?

50,000 Bonus Points worth Multiple Hotel Stays (Up to 8 Free Nights)

Marriott Rewards® Premier Credit CardThe Marriott Rewards Premier Credit Card is currently offering 50,000 bonus points after spending just $1,000 in the first 3 months of Card ownership.  Unlike other cards on this list, you’re not going to want to convert those points to gift cards, because you’ll lose a lot in translation.  Marriott rewards points are best used to stay at Marriott hotels, and 50,000 points almost good enough for a one night stay at any Ritz Carlton hotel in the WORLD.  If one night of luxury isn’t your thing, you can use the 50,000 points to stay at a Category 1 hotel for a week!

In addition to the 50,000 bonus points, new cardmembers also receive a free night’s stay at any category 1-4 hotel.  That means up to 8 free nights; which is quite the sign-up reward these days.  The $85 annual fee is waived for all first year cardholders.

https://creditcards.chase.com/a1/marriottpremier/naep50p1kshv2?CELL=6H8X&AFFID=ae..qCAwTik-Kq5r2XhSFhs1yKn3CVRO.A&pvid=&jp_cmp=cc/355863/aff/3-10002319/na

Okay.  This post goes out to my fellow blogger: Ry-Dawg Dippity Doo Dog.

Ryan....Adam...Mckay...Dave...Bill...Jon..Suzy...whatever...,

If you haven't already done the Southwest deal, congratulations you're an idiot.  It's so easy.  But seriously....  Hurry and do it.  Make sure you do one for you and your wife.  Boom!

Here is the next deal.

Sign up for this offer at:

http://www.worldgotbigger.com/us-airways-credit-card/?campaignId=2062&cellNumber=8&referrerid=PTRBAEMWELG 

You get 50k points after your first purchase (as little as 1 buck).  Go buy a king size snickers and then cut it up.  

These points not only apply to US Airways right away but will also convert to American Airlines points in May or June.  This is an $800-$900 value.  No brainer.  

There is an $89 fee you get charged for the annual fee but sometimes you have to pay to play.  

Do it for both you AND your spouse and Double the Fun.  Basically 200 bucks for $1,800.  Not bad.

Additional Perks:

2 companion passes for just $99 each year for domestic flights.

Free checked bags just by owning the card.

No foreign transaction fees.

Now we's flying free with companion passes.

And as always remember to keep these cards no longer than 11 months so you don't get hit with the $89 fee again.

Please post questions and we will respond quickly.

Want to be able to fly for free with you and a companion all over the US (and some international destinations) for up to 2 years?

Southwest Airlines provides free companion passes when you earn 110,000 Southwest Rapid Rewards points.  If you time the earning of these points to hit your account in January of a given year...you then earn companion pass status for the remainder of the current year + then entire next year.

How to do it?

Open a personal and business (business name can be in your personal name) Southwest VISA card (there are two card types for both personal and business carrying different annual feees) and spend $2,000 on each card during the first 3 months of card ownership:

https://www.southwest.com/html/rapidrewards/partners/credit-cards/southwest-airlines-rapid-rewards-cards/index.html?int=GSUBNAV-RR-PARTNERS

Each card gives you 50,000 Southwest Rapid Rewards points upon spending $2,000 on each card.  This means that you will earn 104,000 points (2,000 for each card + 50,000 bonus points per card) between the two cards just by meeting the minimum requirements.  Then, figure out a way to get the additional 6,000 points earned via your own personal spending or via manufactured spending (on an American Express Serve card -- details to be covered thoroughly on next week's post).

***Go over the details of trying to get your points to post as early as possible in the year so that you can maximum the numbers of months (up to nearly 2 full years) of free flights for you (by using the points earned) and a companion (by using the companion pass that you earned upon earning 110,000 points).

Here is a link to the PointsGuy's details on this same type of strategy:

http://thepointsguy.com/2014/01/maximize-monday-southwest-companion-pass-faq-and-strategies/

Intro to "Hacking Travel"

This is my first post.

Basically I'm a Travel Hacker that likes to Fly, Drive, Sleep and Recreate for free.  All paid for by the wonderful world of Credit Cards, Points and Rewards.

My goal with this blog is to simply help as many of my friends and family do the same.  So good luck and let's go on some free trips.

Some simple steps:

Step 1: Open Credit Card or Bank Account in both your name and that of your significant other (if an option).

Step 2: Follow the simple steps on qualifying for the miles or free money.

Step 3: Keep track of the card and to help your credit along keep the card open for at least 3-6 months.

Step 4: Cancel Card once Miles and benefits have been used.

Step 5: Rinse and Repeat

By following these simple steps you can assure yourself at least one fully paid for awesome vacation each Quarter.  Once you get advanced you can probably accomplish double that.  Yes you read correct.  8 fully paid vacations per year.  This means that even if all you do for work is run a paper route you can go on 8 fully paid vacations per year.  In my opinion the barrier between us and the super rich is gone!

Let's do this!