It’s been a few months since we last checked in on some of the other travel bloggers that are part of the Prior2Boarding network, but we’re back today with 6 questions with Caroline, who runs The Point Princess.
I grew up in mid-Michigan and currently live in Ann Arbor, Michigan. I moved to Ann Arbor when I started my bachelor’s degree at the University of Michigan and have considered Ann Arbor to be my home base ever since. I’m currently working on an MBA through Indiana University’s Kelley Direct program, their remote MBA. My family is a Big 10 rivalry to the max, considering that my mom and I both graduated from the University of Michigan, my dad graduated from Michigan State, and my sister will graduate in 2016 from Michigan State, and now I’m adding Indiana into the mix, but we have fun with it. (ED: O-H!)
Last year and this year I have had the Southwest Companion Pass and MVP Gold 75K status with Alaska Airlines. I have already requalified for Alaska MVP, and hope to at least hit MVP Gold. 75K is probably going to be out of reach.
I do a good mix of credit card signups, manufactured spending, and flying revenue tickets. I’ve cut back my manufactured spending quite a bit this year from the end of last year. I’d break it down like this: around 500,000 miles per year from credit card sign ups, 400,000 miles per year from manufactured spend, and 100,000 miles per year from flying. That’s a pretty rough estimate, and could very well change throughout the rest of the year, but that’s about what it’s looking like right now. Now, last year when I was hitting the manufactured spend thing harder, there was one month where I earned around 400,000 miles, so it really depends what opportunities are out there for me.
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I like these interviews! My parents love cruises as well and as a kid we saw the Mediterranean via cruise and loved it! As they told me, at least with a cruise you can see a lot of things in one trip and you can then decide whether you wish to return to some places for a more intense & detailed visit! In addition, if there are any cities/places you didn’t like, at least you know you were there for at most a day in your life. 😉
I love durian too! UMich Ann Arbor has a beautiful campus. My dad went there and I grew up wearing a MICHIGAN t-shirt!
Thanks for the feedback! I like learning about other travelers as well! Unfortunately it seems like these types of posts are not super popular with most people (as I don’t get a ton of traffic on them) so I’m glad to know there are some readers that like seeing them.