More like DO NOT use a credit card. Gotta get a leg up on developing a credit history, though. Your miles accumulation can come from other non credit card opportunities.
Unlike most of the gang here I just travel the world for the heck of it and participate in 50+ frequent flyer programs. While alot of folks here get miles for status or to travel, I am more in the game just to run the casino. There are a few of us cardcounter types here.
You do need a job for job history and you do need credit for credit history, but more than that you need to learn how to be independent and crafty, not young and stupid.
Many of us can teach you to fish, but you will drown in the water if you do not pay attention.
Originally Posted by
99luftballoons
Do NOT get a credit card. The best part of travel isn't the fancy flights. It's going places. You're young, get a job, save up, get the cheapest possible flight to Europe and go backpacking.
The anal retentive travel obsession you see here is largely fueled by most of us who are stuck with it for work. Being stuck at hotels and on places when everyone else is living their life isn't as glamorous as it seems.