Welcome to Point Me to First Class, the only show for employed professionals, entrepreneurs,

and business owners who are looking to optimize their higher than average expenses to travel the world.

I'm your host, Stephen Gimbleimble and I believe that your expenses are your

greatest untapped asset if you know how to leverage them. Ready to dive into the world

of credit card points and miles so you can travel more, travel better, and travel often.

Let's get started.

Welcome back to the podcast everybody.

In today's episode, I want to explore a challenge that many people encounter in the points travel hobby, which is, how do I get my partner or spouse on board with joining me in earning and using points for travel.

And this challenge can show up in a couple of different ways.

Sometimes it's that your partner or spouse has absolutely no interest in participating and signing up for new credit cards or

using rewards credit cards to earn points. Sometimes it's that they are happy to

support you and

sometimes it's that your sometimes it's that your partner may not even want you to be

to be involved at all in getting or using multiple rewards credit

cards because of their own personal concerns about whether the world of points travel is financially

responsible.

So whatever your particular scenario is, it is not uncommon for partners to have different perspectives and preferences when it comes to how they want to approach financial decisions and managing money, including getting and using credit cards to earn points.

And this is not an insignificant area of difference.

Studies have shown that money is one of the issues that couples are most likely to fight about,

and while financial conversations certainly

go far beyond the world of rewards, credit cards, and points, having some skills and tools

to navigate these conversations, especially when you and your partner disagree

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