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Benji Stawski @benjistawski is a strategic travel reporter at The Points Guy. In today's episode, Benji and I walk through his career journey of how he got started writing for TPG and other outlets while he was still in college, not majoring in journalism. He also provides us with some behind-the-scenes info on what it's like to report these travel stories from first-class cabins for one of the largest points and miles media outlets in the world.
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Timestamps:
(00:00) - Introduction: Benji's Journey (06:15) - Convincing Mom Digitally (09:27) - Writing for The Points Guy (15:42) - Freelance to Full-Time (19:56) - Travel Writing at TPG (26:19) - Spontaneous Travel, Points (30:37) - Food Delivery Savings (33:31) - Maximize Credit Card Spending
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