The New York Times recently profiled me. If you missed the article, you can find it here under “Wait a minute. How Can They Afford That When I Can’t?”
“I often have this struggle where it seems as if everybody around me is wealthy,” he wrote, adding that he often wondered how people he knew earned as much or less than he did could afford things he could not.”
It goes on to say:
“For years, Ellen watched her friends, who had similar jobs and the same number of children as she did, spend much more lavishly on just about everything compared with Ellen’s family. They did expensive home additions. They took twice as many vacations to places farther away. They drove nicer cars.”
It was a HUGE honor to be given any consideration for my financial guru’s second Edition of “I Will Teach You to be Rich”
OK, my name isn’t Ellen. I don’t have children or a car. But if you count adding a coat of plaster to my bathroom, then yes, that was an expensive home addition.
What I DO do is take twice as many vacations and if you’re like the rest of my friends you’ve all wondered, “how does James take all these trips?!”
I’m not rich. Just a successful actor and dancer. It doesn’t help my case that I was featured in the New York Times Bestseller “I Will Teach You to be Rich”, but trust me, I’m not!
What I DO know how to do is use miles earned through credit card opening offers for off-peak travel.
Take a look-
My recent trip to India: $175 round-trip (how do I emphasize this more…ROUND-TRIP to INDIA)
Previous trips to Nicaragua and Costa Rica: $100 round-trip
Countless trips between Chicago and NYC: $11 round-trip
The difference between Me and Ellen in the New York Times article is the secrecy. I’m literally telling you how I do it.
Do you have a dream destination? Does it seem out of reach?
After finally taking my dream trip to India at a price cheaper than what it takes me to get Los Angeles, California, I’m here to tell you that it IS possible for you.
With flights at these dirt cheap prices, I’m comfortable splurging on experiences like desert camel safaris, classical Indian dance lessons abroad and zip-lining over the rain forest.
The thing is, whether you want to travel within the country or outside the country, you need to be prepared for the moment to strike. That means you’ll need to apply for the credit card NOW so when you have that free time on the horizon, you’ve already earned the miles and can redeem them in an instant, without letting cost hold you back.
One of my favorite cards is the Southwest Rewards card, mostly for domestic travel within the US. For years I refused to pay yearly membership fees EXCEPT on this card because the rewards are that good.
APPLY HERE and with the “Plus” card you’ll earn 40,000 miles after spending $1000 in 3 months and I'll get a small bump too. $1000 is an easy goal to hit (trust me, I do 3x that amount these days) Those 40,000 miles are good enough for MULTIPLE round-trips and Southwest flies to dreamy, hot-spots like Hawaii and the Caribbean. This could be YOUR chance for a vacation that always seemed out of reach.