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- Credit-card points and travel benefits can help anyone afford to travel more — or more comfortably. The trick is to use your credit card is if it was a debit card, and only spend what you can afford to.
- Travel photographer and blogger Erin Sullivan— also known as @erinoutdoors— uses rewards and perks to help run her business, and make the most of all of her trips.
- In an interview with Business Insider, she explained how she's always looking out for a new sign-up bonuses, and shared her two everyday go-to cards: the Chase Ink Business Preferred Credit Card, and the Chase Sapphire Reserve.
The world of credit card rewards can open a ton of doors — as long as you use them responsibly. By only spending what you can afford to pay off right away — therefore avoiding credit card debt and interest fees — you can earn rewards for free travel or upgrades, and benefits that can help you travel more comfortably, or even save you money with built-in protections and insurance.
That's something that travel photographer and blogger Erin Sullivan began to realize soon into her career. Shortly after graduating college, while employed as a guide for an adventure tour company, she opened her first credit card in order to start building her credit score.
After she opened that first card — a Capital One VentureOne Rewards Credit Card— she began to realize what an opportunity points — and credit card travel benefits — presented.