Sally French

I think other couples getting married might hate me for saying this, but in my opinion, I'd much rather a guest skip the gift and show up if it's a trade-off between sending a gift and spending all this money on travel. Quite frankly, I will say it is always okay to skip the trip entirely if it's a financial burden.

We're just excited to have all our friends under one roof.

We're just excited to have all our friends under one roof.

We're just excited to have all our friends under one roof.

And please, no one go into credit card debt to come to my wedding or anyone else's. Let's just get dinner together when we see each other.

And please, no one go into credit card debt to come to my wedding or anyone else's. Let's just get dinner together when we see each other.

And please, no one go into credit card debt to come to my wedding or anyone else's. Let's just get dinner together when we see each other.

All right, let's hear it. So you know me well, and you know I love free food. Here is my hot take. Most weddings have absurd amounts of leftovers. I am concerned mine will too. It's definitely better to have too much food than not enough. Oh, that's not the hot take. That is a fact. But my hot take is every wedding should have a pile of to-go boxes.

All right, let's hear it. So you know me well, and you know I love free food. Here is my hot take. Most weddings have absurd amounts of leftovers. I am concerned mine will too. It's definitely better to have too much food than not enough. Oh, that's not the hot take. That is a fact. But my hot take is every wedding should have a pile of to-go boxes.

All right, let's hear it. So you know me well, and you know I love free food. Here is my hot take. Most weddings have absurd amounts of leftovers. I am concerned mine will too. It's definitely better to have too much food than not enough. Oh, that's not the hot take. That is a fact. But my hot take is every wedding should have a pile of to-go boxes.

For people whose hotels don't have free breakfast, bam, free breakfast.

For people whose hotels don't have free breakfast, bam, free breakfast.

For people whose hotels don't have free breakfast, bam, free breakfast.

Hello, Megan, the listener. Here's what she writes. I started listening to the Smart Travel podcast because I'm curious about using points for the trips that I go on with my family. It seems like a lot of the accounts are showing how you can use sign-up bonus offers to pay for a trip or two. That's great. But my question is, how do you make traveling off of points sustainable over multiple years?

Hello, Megan, the listener. Here's what she writes. I started listening to the Smart Travel podcast because I'm curious about using points for the trips that I go on with my family. It seems like a lot of the accounts are showing how you can use sign-up bonus offers to pay for a trip or two. That's great. But my question is, how do you make traveling off of points sustainable over multiple years?

Hello, Megan, the listener. Here's what she writes. I started listening to the Smart Travel podcast because I'm curious about using points for the trips that I go on with my family. It seems like a lot of the accounts are showing how you can use sign-up bonus offers to pay for a trip or two. That's great. But my question is, how do you make traveling off of points sustainable over multiple years?

There are only so many credit cards and bonuses that you can get. I'd love some advice on what happens after that to keep taking trips and using points.

There are only so many credit cards and bonuses that you can get. I'd love some advice on what happens after that to keep taking trips and using points.

There are only so many credit cards and bonuses that you can get. I'd love some advice on what happens after that to keep taking trips and using points.

Megan, that's great. If we're going to go with this, then I would say that there is good news. And that's that long-term love is possible with points. You've just got to shift from honeymoon phase to sustainable relationship.