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Point Me To First Class · Monday, August 10, 2026

Podcast Host Builds 'Hidden Travel Budget Calculator' to Estimate Points Earning Potential

Devin Gimble, host of 'Point Me to First Class,' has developed a new tool called the Hidden Travel Budget Calculator. This calculator aims to help users estimate their potential points earnings from expenses and understand how much of that potential they are currently tapping into, providing a new way to gauge one's success in the points and miles hobby beyond just redemption value.

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But how do we know if we're actually tapping into the full potential value of our expenses in terms of optimizing our ability to earn points?
Devin Gimble
So I built this points earning potential calculator. First, to show you what's possible. And second, to help you more confidently make decisions about where you want to spend your time, energy, and attention when it comes to this hobby.
Devin Gimble
It's called the Hidden Travel Budget Calculator. And it estimates both the amount of points that you could potentially earn based on your expenses and gives you a range of the approximate value of those points.
Devin Gimble
Heard on Point Me To First Class — “180. Estimating Your Points Earning Potential: What Your Expenses Are Worth, published Monday, August 10, 2026. Heardvine summarizes and quotes with attribution and timestamps, and links to the original everywhere.
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