Mystery shopping might be the new travel rewards hack.

Johnny uses travel rewards and mystery shopping to go on holiday for free. Him and his wife are using rental properties to fast track their path to FI, with Johnny's goal is to be able to take summers off by the age of 35.

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We also chat about...

How to make the most of travel rewards
Where to get travel reward information
The value of mystery shopping

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Show notes and links from today's episode

Johnny's blog: Financial Roadways
Johnny on Twitter
Jobspotter app
Frequent Travel University
Episode: Rethink the Rat Race

Key takeaways from our chat with Johnny
1 - Mystery shopping is just as valuable
Mystery shopping involves using a service for free and filling in a survey/review in return. This is usually done with restaurants, holidays and hotels. Johnny provides quality reports and literally gets paid to go on holiday or to eat a delicious meal at a restaurant. A new travel hacking technique?
2 - Travel rewards and minimum spending
The problem with many travel reward credit cards is that the minimum spend is pretty high, and that can put off some people, especially since you can't pay bills with a credit card. Johnny and his family use a third party software that allows you to pay bills from your credit card, and if you don't meet the minimum spend that month, you can prepay the bills or use a gift card. This is what allows him, his family and his in-laws to go on holiday to Jamaica at a resort, all for free.
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