The Points & Miles Game

Jamie and I started playing the credit card points and miles game back in September of last year. Since then, we have earned the following:

Chase Ultimate Rewards - 143,544 points = $2,870.88
AmEx Membership Rewards - 165,098 points = $3,301.96
Citi Thank you Rewards - 53,557 points = $910.47
American Airlines - 60,424 miles = $845.94
Delta Airlines - 59,949 + 1x/yr companion pass = $719.39
United Airlines - 45,507 miles = $591.59
Southwest Airlines - 40,176 + companion pass for all of 2019 = $602.64
Hilton Hotels - 182,572 points = $1095.43
Marriott Hotels - 81,028 points = $648.22

***Valuations are based on the conservative estimates by The Points Guy

That means that in 9 months, we have earned an estimated $11,582.52 in travel rewards. Our credit card annual fees were $2534 meaning we netted $9052.52 worth of travel (not including the companion passes which save us hundreds more or the travel credits offered by many of the premium cards!). I haven't carried a balance on any of the cards, so we haven't paid any interest in order to get these bonuses.

I wasn't actually sure we'd be successful at this but today I'm feeling very accomplished! :)

Cheers,

Pidgey