Free First Class Next Month: The Updated End with Table of Contents

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This is the thirty-fifth and final post in a monthlong beginner series that started here.

You did it! You passed Miles Collecting 101. You should now have the basic tools to accrue millions of miles through credit card sign up bonuses mainly, but also online shopping, dining, flying cheap paid fares, and many other ways.

So what’s next?

Your mileage education is never complete. There’s always something more you can learn, so check back daily at this blog. Hopefully you now have the basics down and can understand a few of the more complicated posts.

Keep up with your new hobby, and maybe I’ll see you at the front of the plane in the flying bed across the aisle from mine. It’s your turn to enjoy Free First Class Next Month This Month.

Here is a link to every post in the series in case you missed one. Reading the whole thing should take less than hour.

Free First Class Next Month: Table of Contents

1. An Updated Guide to Free Travel with Miles and Points
2. Signing Up For Travel Loyalty Programs
3. Sign Up for Award Wallet
4. Check Your Credit Score
5. Putting All Your Spending on Credit Cards
6. Bluebird
7. Double Credit Card Miles with Business Cards
8. Best Practices for Your First App-o-Rama
9. Best Current Credit Card Offers
10. An Easy Way to Meet Multiple Minimum Spends at Once
11. Transferable Points Program Basics
12. Category Bonuses
13. Other Credit Card Benefits
14. Cancelling Cards
15. Keeping Miles Active with Dining Programs
16. Shopping Portals
17. You Can Earn Miles Doing Anything
18. Airline Hubs and Alliances
19. Searching United.com to Redeem United and US Airways Miles
20. Searching AA.com to Redeem American Airlines Miles
21. Searching BA.com to Redeem American Airlines Miles
22. Using Qantas.com to Redeem American Airlines Miles
23. Using Delta.com to Redeem Delta Miles
24. Using Expert Flyer to Redeem Delta Miles
25. Planning Awards with Wikipedia and Kayak
26. Using Seat Guru to Pick the Best Award
27. Using the Great Circle Mapper
28. Using the FlyerTalk Mileage Run Deals Forum to Find Cheap Flights and Mistake Fares
29. Using ITA Matrix to Find Cheap Flights and Fuel Surcharge Info
30. Status
31. Cheapskate Lodging with Hotel Promos, Hostels, airbnb, and CouchSurfing
32. Name Your Own Price on Priceline to Save Hundreds on Hotels (Part 1)
33. Name Your Own Price on Priceline to Save Hundreds on Hotels (Part 2)
34. Using the MileValue Calculator
35. The End (this post)

Other good beginners’ posts:

Two Foundational Questions in Miles Collecting

Rookie Alli’s First App-o-Rama

Best Current Credit Card Offers

Free Credit Card Consultation

MileValue Award Booking Service