Families Fly Free

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Longtime travel journalist Lyn Mettler shares her top tips to help families quickly and easily travel for less using rewards points and inspires you with ideas of where to travel.

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59: Your Small Business Can Entirely Fund Your Free Travels: Here’s How

A small business can greatly increase your ability to fly free both by allowing you to earn miles and points...
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58: Best Travel Cards, Southwest Companion Pass, Travel Insurance & More in This Ask Lyn Anything Q&A Session From Families Fly Free

If you could ask Lyn a travel question, what would it be? In this week's episode, Lyn shares a recording...
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57: Top Accommodations for Pennies on the Dollar: Renting Other People’s Timeshares

When you start flying free multiple times a year, you're going to need to find a way to save on...
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56: Flying Free Is Amazing, But So Are These Other Side Benefits That Come With It

While flying your whole family free is plenty amazing in itself, there are also quite a few side perks that...
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55: BONUS EPISODE: How I Flew 5 People Free in 2021 With Amylee Udell

Now in her second year of flying her family of 5 free, Amylee Udell, of ProductiveMama.com, shares her insight after...
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54: They Canceled My Flight! What to Do in This All-Too-Common Scenario

In today's crazy times, airlines are canceling many flights due to staffing, weather and the pandemic. In this episode, Lyn...
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53: 10 Creative Ways to Meet a Credit Card Minimum Spend

Meeting a travel credit card minimum spend can net you a lot of points for free travel, but sometimes we...
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52: Travel Lies: Dispelling the 7 Most Common Concerns About Flying Free

People come to Lyn with lots of concerns about the process of flying free, but in all cases, they simply...
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51: You Can Have Abundant Travel! Here’s the Right Mindset to Get You There With Jill Wright

It takes the right mindset to be able to travel free abundantly. In this episode, Jill Wright, the Money Coach,...
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50: 5 Ways to Earn Southwest Points Fast & Before Year’s End

Have you earned all the points you need to get your Southwest Companion Pass by December 31? If not, the...
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BONUS|We Saved $5,000 in 5 Months Flying 5 People With Cheryl Frank

Cheryl explains how her family has saved more than $5,000 on free flights in just 5 months as a member...
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49: Walt Disney World With Genie+ Thanksgiving 2021 Trip Report

Lyn shares what she's learned after trying out Disney World's new replacement for FastPass, Genie+, and a recap of her...
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