I've Earned 275,000 Points This Year—Here's What a CFP Thinks of My Strategy

Racking up Rakuten points, the biggest sale of the year for flight deals, and the best travel-sized natural deodorants.

Last year, I recapped how my husband and I racked up 175,000 points in a year. We didn’t turn to sign-up bonuses, expensive purchases, or even strategically spend on cards that 5x the points instead of 4x the points.

I shared in as much detail as I could, because I wanted to show that travel made possible by points is possible. It just takes a little up…