Tom and Melissa live in – guess where? – Pittsburgh! They live there with their three kids and needy dog. Tom and Melissa are busy parents who both work in healthcare, so they don’t usually have the flexibility to go after a great spur of the moment deal or travel at off-peak times. While they’ve gotten tons of information from the travel-hacking community at large, they started this blog to try to share information and connect with other people with day jobs, kids, and other responsibilities that make award travel more challenging than many of the influencers make it out to be. They are particularly interested in trying to connect with other Pittsburghers who are already doing this or who want to get started.
When Tom is not finding ways to earn more points and bank account bonuses, he enjoys running or getting out into the woods for a hike. When Melissa isn’t looking for ways to redeem Tom’s points, she also enjoys those things with a tiny bit of cycling sprinkled in. At the top of Melissa’s travel hacking bucket list is to get the family to Hawaii for as little cash cost as possible. Tom really wants to see the Northern Lights from a Scandinavian country. Come along with us and see what we can hack!