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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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BONUS | $7000+ Saved Flying Free as a Single Parent to College Visits, Hawaii, Yoga Retreats & More With Heather Hill

Heather shares how she’s flown for free with her son for college visits, traveled to Hawaii and more in her...
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82 | Flying Free Success Stories: How All Types of Families Are Traveling Beyond Their Wildest Dreams

Families Fly Free members are taking amazing trips, saving thousands of dollars and coming up with creative ways to use...
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81 | Success Story: How a Wealth Advisor Netted $7,000 in Travel Savings With George Pedraza

George Pedraza, a wealth advisor, shares how his family found value in the Families Fly Free membership even as a...
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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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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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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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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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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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74 | Why Colorado Is a Top Family Destination

Colorado is a destination that Lyn's family returns to year after year for its sheer beauty, abundance of outdoor activities...
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73 | Slow-ER Travel: 4 Ways to Experience the Joy of Travel at a Slower Speed

Lyn shares how her family adopted a different style of travel this summer re-visiting old favorites and "hanging out." She...
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72 | How My Family Switched Entirely to Carry-ons

In a shocking switch, Lyn's family who's long checked bags because it's free to do so on Southwest, made the...
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