New Information on FREESPIRIT Miles for Cheap Travel
- Abigail Gaston
- Sep 6, 2018
- 5 min read
Do you participate in FREESPIRIT miles? If not, you should! Regardless of how you may feel about Spirit Airlines and their bare fare program, you have to admit that sometimes they truly are the cheapest airline carrier to the destination you are looking to go. Even with their baggage fees and seat assignment costs added in, sometimes they just are the most budget friendly, and after-all, the majority of us do have to manage a budget.
Trust me, I get it; I have already stated in my post titled “Spirit Airlines Credit Card” that the ‘Bare Fare’ business model is not my absolute favorite. I have already been open about the fact that I typically do not fly Spirit if I am vacationing somewhere that requires me to pack more than a personal item (free item). If I am flying more than two hours, three maximum, it is likely I will not fly Spirit because of the lack of entertainment and the narrower personal space, and if I do it is because the cost difference is significantly cheaper than anything else.
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With the above said, there are many nearby places (a two hour or less flight) that I love to visit and ones that I have yet to see altogether, and I will fly Spirit if the price point is right. Bottom line, I am not too proud to save hard earned cash! This is why I signed up for the FREESPIRIT Master Card or FSM (well, this and the fantastic deal they were offering if approved – check it out here).
I love flying Delta Airlines; they are always reliable and, in my opinion, reasonably priced for all that they offer. However, I just know that occasionally, Spirit Airlines is going to beat them at the price game by a large margin – even with all their fees. In that moment, all I can think of is what I am going to do with that exciting savings! Maybe I will see a Broadway show in NYC or perhaps I will go on a haunted tour in New Orleans (both great excursion choices and you can book them, as well as one hundred thousand more activities, for a low price here).
Although we would all love to be filthy rich, the fact of the matter is that there are far more regular working-class individuals out there than millionaire’s; therefore, sometimes we just have to go with whoever is the cheapest in regards to booking flights, especially families, and oftentimes the cheapest route is Spirit Airlines. For this reason alone, I personally think enrolling in the FREESPIRIT program is worth it! If you are a family who likes to travel, miles can build up pretty quickly when you are purchasing flights for 3+ individuals!
Now that we have discussed why you should take advantage of the FREESPIRIT miles (besides the fact that it is FREE), I want to provide you with evidence for why it does not hurt to start racking them up even if Spirit is not your favorite airline to fly. And, why you might want to look into applying for a FREESPIRIT Master Card.
Again, I currently have a FREESPIRIT Master Card through Bank of America. Although I did think about canceling it at its renewal date because of the annual fee ($59 annually but waved in the first year), they did supply me with a decent amount of points (15,000 bonus points) for only having to spend $1,000 in three months. At its highest, my FREESPIRIT account points balance was at around 22,500 points. The points and bonus from applying and getting approved helped me go on 3 trips without paying for airfare at all or only for a small portion of it (still had to pay government taxes and bags for one trip).
The Breakdown:
October 2018, I opted to apply for the FREESPIRIT Master Card because I was purchasing one-way tickets to New York City and if I was approved, I would receive a $100 statement credit after my first purchase (the flights qualified as my first purcase) + 15,000 bonus points after spending $1,000 in the first 3 months. The $100 statement credit meant that I would actually make $4 on my one-way flight, as the flight total was only $96.
April 2018, I purchased three one way tickets from Orlando to Detroit; costing me 7,000 points total (2,500 points each). As a FREESPIRIT Master Card holder, I do have the luxury of the occasional 2,500 points one way airfare opportunities; they may be few and far between, but they are there and when they line up just right, the price cannot be beat!
September 2018, I booked round trip flights for three travelers from Detroit to LaGuardia (NYC). Our trip departed Detroit on November 30th and returned home the following evening on December 1st. This travel itinerary qualified for the FSM 2,500 points one way travel. Therefore, I was eligible to purchase three round trip flights at 5,000 points each. However, when I added the flights to my cart, I was promptly informed that the flights totaled 15,000 points and I only had 10,500 points in my bank. Darn it, right?
Wrong! And this is where new information on FREESPIRIT miles for cheap travel comes into play. Spirit does not allow you to pay with points + cash, like some other airlines, nor do they allow you to use your points like cash. They do, however, allow you to purchase additional points.
Point ranges can be purchased from 1,000 to 60,000. The best time to purchase FREESPIRIT points is during their points buy-up promotion. Below was the promotion taking place when I purchased additional points.
FREESPIRIT Points Buy-Up Promotion:
THE PROMO: "Get even More Go for less when you purchase your Spirit miles for up to 30% off, now through September 16, 2018."
Buy 3,000 - 10,000 miles = 10% discount Buy 11,000 - 19,000 miles = 20% discount Buy 20,000+ miles = 30% discount
Purchase Costs (navigate to Spirit points purchase page here):
1,000 pts. = $25
2,000 pts. = $50
3,000 pts. = $67.50 (reg. $75)
5,000 pts. = $112.50 (reg. $125)
15,000 pts. = $300.00 (reg. $375.00)
40,000 pts. = $700 (reg. $1000)
60,000 pts. (max) = $1050 (reg. $1500)
I needed 5,000 points to be able to purchase my three round trip flights with points. I easily selected the 5,000 points amount, added my payment method, and instantly saw my 5,000 points in my FREESPIRIT points balance. For three flights to New York City from Detroit, I paid just under $200 total. My points purchase was $120 ($112.50 + $7.50 tax). I paid for my flights with my 15,000 points; however, the government cut and flight taxes brought my checkout cost total to $78.60. Still, $66.20 for a round trip flight is pretty darn good!
I was so satisfied with my points buy-up discount, I decided to purchase 20,000 more points at a 30% discount, and renew my master card. It $350 (a savings of $150) and is a pretty great deal! I may not be all about the Spirit Airlines ‘Bare Fare’ style; however, cheap travel is right up my alley. If Spirit Airlines offers this type of promotion a few times per year, it is definitely worth keeping the FREESPIRIT Master Card in my wallet.
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