Takeoff: A Points and Miles Podcast · Wednesday, August 12, 2026
The common objections to the points and miles hobby – perceived scams, credit damage, complexity, and saving points – are rooted in natural human instincts like trust, protection, learning, and value preservation. However, when applied to this hobby, these instincts often lead to inaction, which has its own hidden costs.
“Isn't this a scam, is about trusting something that sounds too good to be true. And a world where two good to be true, often is.”
“Would this hurt my credit, is about protecting something that you built and maybe have spent a long time building and rebuilding.”
“There's too much to learn is about not wanting to make mistakes or look foolish. And should I save these is about not wanting to waste something of value that you worked for.”
“The problem is that every one of them, when applied to this hobby, tells you to do nothing. And doing nothing has a cost that never shows up on a statement.”