First Class Travel on a Budget: How to Hack Your Credit Cards to Book Incredible Trips for Less Paperback – April 25, 2023

At the beginning of the book, Zachary discusses the golden rule of credit cards: “always pay off the balance in full and on time”. He emphasizes how important that is. My take on that, is that a strong appreciation of the golden rule is key to the rest of the book.The following chapters are filled with essential information, explanations, examples and personal experiences. He combines his expertise with his desire to help the readers achieve their travel dreams. I find that the book is very informative and enjoyable and fits well with the other resources that Zachary also offers (MonkeyMiles website, e letters, Instagram and TikTok).

This book has great tips on how to level up your “travel with points” game. I have been following Zach on insta for a while but having the info in book form is really helpful.

Zach writes in a way that breaks what could be confusing for most people in a way anyone can understand how to get the rewards from your credit cards and use them to your advantage. It's wonderful how he is sharing the knowledge with everyone. Thanks Zach!!! I subscribe to his newsletters and his Instagram and he is a wealth of information especially if you like to travel and are on a budget. Highly recommend this book.

Hard to engage since it’s all black and white. Would love if a color version is printed since there are so many photos / screenshot portals.

I’m new to travel hacking & I’ve been following Zach’s Instagram account for a while. My book was delivered a few hours ago, and while I haven’t read it all yet, I can’t wait to finish it. There is so much information - the format is easy to read; there are lots of photos, graphs and illustrations; and the info is invaluable if you want to travel using points. The writing is conversational in style and easy to understand. I know this book will be a great resource for me - thanks!!

I was so overwhelmed with how to make the most out of travel using credit cards. Zach breaks it down and gives helpful advice on how to access everything your cards have to offer. I’ve been following him and Monkey Miles on Instagram for years. I’ve suggested that my friends follow as well. When I had questions I’ve been able to DM him and get responses. I’m so grateful to have a manual to better understand how he does what he does.

After reading this book I developed a better understanding of the possible ways to enhance travel, however, the emphasis placed on credit cards was excessive (especially BILT rewards). The majority of the best credit cards required an excellent credit score which narrows the audience reading this book. For college students for instance or people who have just started working without excellent credit scores, only the building credit score credit cards are targeted toward us. More content on buying points on different loyalty programs could have been provided and which airline/hotel loyalty programs have the best CPP values. Buying American Airlines miles provides much better value than buying Delta miles for instance and the differences not completely communicated to us.

One of the most honest, clear and concise books with hundreds of little golden nuggets of frequent flyer point information so you can fly at the front of the plane everytime.Worth every penny, just page 98 will cover your cost of this book and thensome.Love it.