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Just break up? Travel Now.
I feel ya, and believe me I’ve been there! You probably just want to sit in a dark room, cuddle your dog, and ball your eyes out to Marley and Me. Wait…maybe that was just me, and I wouldn’t suggest stealing a dog to cuddle with…the point is you feel like the world is absolutely OVER. Guess what…the sun is rising time after time after time, again and again around the world and you could be seeing it. You NEED to remind yourself of that. What’s even more important – it’s time to learn how strong, brave, and spontaneous your bad self really is! I’m a HUGE believer that travel opens your mind, soul, and perspective on life. The biggest reasons people don’t travel is fear and money. Well…luckily you read monkeymiles and have figured out how to travel for pennies on the dollar so that’s not a problem. Now the fear part. There is no better time in your life to prove to yourself what you’re made of than during times of tragedy and loss. So did you just break up? Travel Now. Let’s look at what you could be doing instead of being miserable.
There are more than 24 time zones in the world. You could be watching the sunset in anyone of them.
Life continues on and it. is. beautiful. It’s also filled with people living, breathing, and loving. Get up in it.
Everywhere you look you’re reminded of your ex. Gross. Change your view.
Get out of the house and that city! Get some positivity flowing and change up what you’re seeing everyday. You know what won’t make you think of that heartbreak…something that’s completely new and straight out of a magazine. Use some of those Chase Ultimate Rewards or Amex points and get to Asia. Can I suggest Sinagpore Suites?
Squad up.
You’ve probably been a bit crap with your friends anyways…you were in a relationship. Now YOU’RE FREE to do what YOU WANT, when you want. So make that long overdue trip happen. No excuses.
Blow up your Instagram with you doing you, boo. You’ll swim in double taps.
Wake up someplace you always dreamt of going and throw that enviable spot right on your Insta. You know what exes hate to see…happiness. A close 2nd is a double tap shining a bright light right on that happiness.
Like that view? Check out how I took a $20k trip for about a grand through Southeast Asia.
Remember…Pinkie’s out, bottoms up. Don’t fly like a normal person. Spend those points and lie-flat.
You’re nursing a bruised…everything. Treat yourself. Indulge.
Lufthansa First Class and China Airline are two INSANE ways to get around the world. The Best part…you can fly them for next to nothing.
Go on…Kiss a stranger in a foreign country 😉
I choose to kiss the wonders of the world. Every time it’s another first kiss 🙂 Choose something fun to start doing. Whatever it is, it’ll give your “YOU DO YOU BOO TRIP” some more purpose. Plus, it’s just fun.
Maybe you should go to Italy…it’s somewhere between amazing and stupendous.
Spend time with those you love. Make a memory you’ll never forget.
A trip you’ll never forget. A gift…you will.
Maybe you’d been REALLY consumed with a certain someone. Cord. Cut. Now’s a great time to pimp that trip out and go on a baller vacay with those that mean the most. I was lucky enough to go on a great trip ( which will be documented in detail soon) for my Mom’s birthday.
If you’re heart’s a breakin…a trip you should be makin’. I should write country music songs 😉
Get out there and see the world – some time completely off the grid may help. I loved just being away from all things techno while on the plains of Africa. Who knows…you may find someone new to take a nap with 🙂
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Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card
Welcome Offer
Earn 60,000 bonus points after you spend $4,000 on purchases in the first 3 months from account opening.
Annual Fee
$95
Points Earned
Transferrable Chase Ultimate Rewards
- 5x on all travel purchased through Chase Travel℠
- 3x on dining, including eligible delivery services for takeout & dining out
- 3x on select streaming services
- 3x on online grocery purchases
- (excluding Target, Walmart and wholesale clubs)
- $50 Annual Chase Travel Hotel Credit via Chase Travel℠
- The begins immediately for new cardmembers and after your account anniversary for existing cardmembers
- 2x on all other travel
- 10% Anniversary Bonus
- Every year you keep the card, your total spend will yield a 10% points bonus. If you spend $10k in a year, you’ll get 1k bonus points
- Chase Sapphire Preferred continues to redeem at 1.25c in the Chase Travel℠ and the slew of other benefits remain in tact including Auto Rental Collision Damage Waiver ( primary ), purchase protections, etc.
- Points are transferrable to 14 Ultimate Rewards partners
- Redeem in Chase Travel℠ for 1.25 cents per point
- No foreign transaction fees
- Suite of Travel and Purchase Coverage
- Auto Rental Collision Damage Waiver is my favorite
- Get complimentary access to DashPass which unlocks $0 delivery fees and lower service fees for a minimum of one year when you activate by December 31, 2027.
- $95 Annual Fee
We keep an up to date spreadsheet that lists the best ever offers: You can find that spreadsheet here.
Historically 80k is a very, very good offer and hit in both 2022 and 2023. In 2021, we saw the offer hit an all time high of 100k. Who knows if that will ever come back.
Main Cast:
Cards that earn flexible points and should be used on the bulk of your purchases.
Supporting Cast:
Cards that earn fixed points in the currency of the airline/hotel and can not be transferred at attractive rates. These cards yield benefits that make it worth keeping, but not necessarily worth putting a lot of your everyday spend on.
The Chase Sapphire Preferred® is exceptional starter card and offers transferrable Ultimate Rewards, and pairs well with other Chase cards.
If you carry this card alongside Chase’s cashback cards like the Chase Freedom Flex® and Chase Freedom Unlimited® or the business versions: Ink Business Cash® , Ink Business Unlimited® you can combine the points into Preferred account and transfer into hotel and airline partners
Annual fee is quite low at $95 a year + you get a 10% anniversary bonus on points + $50 hotel credit in Chase travel.
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