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Families Fly Free

Families Fly Free

Lyn Mettler

Want to make more family travel memories without breaking the bank? Longtime travel journalist Lyn Mettler shares her top tips to help families quickly and easily travel for less using rewards points and inspires you with ideas of where to travel on your next vacation.
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Goodpods has curated a list of the 10 best Families Fly Free episodes, ranked by the number of listens and likes each episode have garnered from our listeners. If you are listening to Families Fly Free for the first time, there's no better place to start than with one of these standout episodes. If you are a fan of the show, vote for your favorite Families Fly Free episode by adding your comments to the episode page.

Andrew and Kiana Joyner share their journey from travel rewards beginners to getting free flights for life! The couple share their best tips, including what to watch out for when booking with third-party vendors and why you need TSA PreCheck, as well as how they use travel rewards to fly for free.

Check out their YouTube channel at:

https://www.youtube.com/@SoulJourneyProject

Want to get on the fast-track to always fly your family free? Come join us inside the Families Fly Free membership, the BEST way to learn how to fly free using travel rewards...

https://www.familiesflyfree.com

Download Lyn's FREE list of 7 INSIDER hacks she uses to personally fly her family free...

https://familiestravelfree.com/7hacks

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Planning a trip to Hawaii but not sure about bringing young kids? Marcie Cheung of HawaiiTravelWithKids.com has taken her children, now 7 and 10, at least 10 times and shares how it's doable, along with some of her best tips to navigate Hawaii with kids.

Check out Marcie's Hawaii Travel Guides: https://www.familiestravelfree.com/hawaii-travel-guides (thanks for using our affiliate links here to purchase the Hawaii travel guides)

HawaiiTravelWithKids.com

Want to get on the fast-track to always fly your family free? Come join us inside the Families Fly Free membership, the BEST way to learn how to fly free using travel rewards...

https://www.familiesflyfree.com

Download Lyn's FREE list of 7 INSIDER hacks she uses to personally fly her family free...

https://familiestravefree.com/7hacks

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Do you ever feel alone in your love of collecting miles and points and scoring a great travel deal? Lyn sees this a lot and shares some quick advice.

Want to get on the fast-track to always fly your family free? Come join us inside the Families Fly Free membership, the BEST way to learn how to fly free using travel rewards...

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Download Lyn's FREE list of 7 INSIDER hacks she uses to personally fly her family free...

https://familiestravefree.com/7hacks

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In Part 2 of listener questions answered, Lyn explains why the current Southwest personal card offer is NOT good, when and how you should use a Costco card, if devaluation of airline points is a problem, if shopping portals are key to her strategy and if it's too late to get a Southwest Companion Pass now.

Want to get on the fast-track to always fly your family free? Come join us inside the Families Fly Free membership, the BEST way to learn how to fly free using travel rewards...

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Download Lyn's FREE list of 7 INSIDER hacks she uses to personally fly her family free...

https://familiestravefree.com/7hacks

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Lyn answers some great questions from listener Jamie about options if you don't want to fly Southwest out of your home airport, how you really can pay 7,500-10,000 points per flight and if you should use Chase Freedom Unlimited for your everyday spend.

Want to get on the fast-track to always fly your family free? Come join us inside the Families Fly Free membership, the BEST way to learn how to fly free using travel rewards...

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Download Lyn's FREE list of 7 INSIDER hacks she uses to personally fly her family free...

https://familiestravefree.com/7hacks

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Send your questions to info AT familiestravelfree.com

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Amanda's family of 4 has a goal to visit all 50 states before her daughters graduate high school. She shares how learning how to earn and use travel rewards has saved them thousands on trips to places like Yosemite, Lake Tahoe, Utah, Niagara Falls and more.

Want to get on the fast-track to always fly your family free? Come join us inside the Families Fly Free membership, the BEST way to learn how to fly free using travel rewards...

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Download Lyn's FREE list of 7 INSIDER hacks she uses to personally fly her family free...

https://familiestravefree.com/7hacks

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Where should you travel in 2024? Lyn together with Lesli Peterson of 365AtlantaTraveler.com share their picks for 6 great US destinations for families in 2024 including Colorado, Hawaii, Glacier National Park, Huntsville Alabama, Las Vegas and San Diego.

Want to get on the fast-track to always fly your family free? Come join us inside the Families Fly Free membership, the BEST way to learn how to fly free using travel rewards...

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Download Lyn's FREE list of 7 INSIDER hacks she uses to personally fly her family free...

https://familiestravefree.com/7hacks

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How do travel rewards fit into a plan to retire early and become financially independent? Brad Barrett of Choose FI, the largest financial independence community in the world, explains how he became interested in travel rewards, his thoughts on travel cards, considers the cost/benefit analysis of fees associated with travel rewards, explains the tax benefits and even shares his favorite travel card. Don't miss this one!

Want to get on the fast-track to always fly your family free? Come join us inside the Families Fly Free membership, the BEST way to learn how to fly free using travel rewards...

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Download Lyn's FREE list of 7 INSIDER hacks she uses to personally fly her family free...

https://familiestravefree.com/7hacks

Resources:
Choose FI Podcast
ChooseFI.com

Related Episodes:
#80: Free Travel While Chasing FI with Cami from Families Fly Free
#110: Retired by 50 and Traveling the World with Chris Pisciotta

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Families Fly Free - 139 | My No 1 Airline Hack Revealed
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11/21/23 • 15 min

What travel "hack" can save you the most possible points when flying that's simple and easy to do? Lyn shares her No. 1 airline points-saving hack in this week's episode.

Want to get on the fast-track to always fly your family free? Come join us inside the Families Fly Free membership, the BEST way to learn how to fly free using travel rewards...

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Download Lyn's FREE list of 7 INSIDER hacks she uses to personally fly her family free...

https://familiestravefree.com/7hacks

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Families Fly Free members are taking amazing trips, saving thousands of dollars and coming up with creative ways to use their ability to fly for free. Get inspired with what's possible for your family by hearing how so many families around the country are making our system work in ways beyond even our imagination!

Want to get on the fast-track to always fly your family free? Come join us inside the Families Fly Free membership, the BEST way to learn how to fly free using travel rewards...
Learn more

Download Lyn's FREE list of 7 INSIDER hacks she uses to personally fly her family free...
https://familiesflyfree.com/7hacks

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FAQ

How many episodes does Families Fly Free have?

Families Fly Free currently has 194 episodes available.

What topics does Families Fly Free cover?

The podcast is about Places & Travel, Society & Culture, Kids & Family, Budget Travel, Podcasts, Travel and Family Travel.

What is the most popular episode on Families Fly Free?

The episode title '161 | Teachers Can Fly Free Too With Monica Marino' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on Families Fly Free?

The average episode length on Families Fly Free is 30 minutes.

How often are episodes of Families Fly Free released?

Episodes of Families Fly Free are typically released every 7 days.

When was the first episode of Families Fly Free?

The first episode of Families Fly Free was released on Nov 11, 2020.

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