I know, this is the worst question ever, and there's a chance this thread will go down in a vicious wall of flames. But I know it would be useful info for me, and I suspect for a good number of other people here, too.

There are a few people in my life who know what I do, and how I afford to travel far beyond my means. There are always others who ask about it out of curiosity, or out of (legitimate) concern that I'm driving myself into the poorhouse. Depending on the person and the situation, my answer may vary from "we mainly use frequent flyer miles" to something a little more in-depth.

The problem that I (and probably everyone else) run into are those who decide it's a great idea, and want to do it themselves. I don't have time to talk people through every step of the process, nor do I want to. More importantly, for most people, I actually discourage them from really getting into it - many people don't have the time or willpower to do it correctly, and will end up getting themselves into trouble.

I've never really looked at any of the blogs - are there any that are actually good, reasonable sources of information about how churning works? Not the ones that say "Apply for every card, every day! You'll get all of them, and I'll get rich off referrals! It's all super easy!". I'm talking about sites that you could give to someone, let them read over them, and have the basic info they need to decide if churning (on any level) is for them, and what's involved. Having a site or two like this that we could point people to could save all of us a lot of time.

Obviously, FT is the place to come for all the real info, but not only do we not need a ton of noobs wandering around here, but I think explaining FT might take longer than explaining churning.