Lyn Mettler

Lyn Mettler is a longtime travel writer for US News & World Report, USA Today 10Best and The TODAY Show who created Families Fly Free, a program that teaches families her simple system to use travel rewards to fly for free. She is one of the industry's foremost experts on collecting and using travel rewards with her expertise featured in major media outlets and on podcasts, television and radio.
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80 | Flying Free While Achieving Financial Independence With Cami Sauder

Chasing financial independence, aka FI? Families Fly Free team member Cami Sauder shares her inspiring story of achieving FI and...
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79 | How to Earn a 2023-2024 Southwest Companion Pass

Lyn talks about how to get the Southwest Companion Pass for 2023-24. How to qualify for the pass, and why...
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How Can I Earn the Southwest Companion Pass for Two Full Years

Lyn explains how to time your Southwest points-earning in order to earn a Southwest Companion Pass so that it is...

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78 | Travel Style with Judith Gaton

Style Coach Judith Gaton tells us everything we need to know about making good style choices that travel well. She...
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Top 3 Ways to Never Run Out of Miles & Points

How can you be sure you always have enough frequent flyer miles and points to travel where you want to...

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77 | Success Story: How We Saved $7,700 Across 22 Free Flights! with Melissa Judd

Melissa explains how her family has saved at least $7,700 on flights to Mexico, Disney, Hawaii, Las Vegas and more...
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TSA Precheck vs Global Entry vs CLEAR | What’s the Difference?

Wondering about TSA PreCheck vs Global Entry and CLEAR, but not sure how they’re different? Lyn explains these programs that...

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Choose FI Travel Rewards Refresher with Lyn Mettler (Episode 393)

Think you can’t travel while working toward financial independence (FI)? Think again! I was a guest on episode #393 of...

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Hyatt Centric The Liberties Dublin Hotel Review

Hyatt Centric The Liberties is a fantastic choice for a Dublin hotel as you get acclimated to the time change...

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76 | 5 Fun Halloween Getaways for the Spookiest Season!

Halloween is Lyn's favorite time of year and her family has taken many a Halloween-themed trip. She shares her top...
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Priority Pass: What Is It and How Can I Get One Free?

What is a Priority Pass and how can it help you get access to airport lounges? Learn all about this...

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75 | Why I Joined Disney Vacation Club

Think Disney Vacation Club is an overpriced scam? Lyn's about to blow that misconception and explain how DVC can actually...
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