CONSCIOUS COMPASSPinnacle Points Playbook

Turning your everyday spend into elevated travel.

Your compass
to first class.

Maximize your points.
Optimize your perks.
Master the redemption.

The Passport Portfolio introduces the right cards. The Pinnacle Points Playbook shows you how to turn them into lie-flat flights and five-star stays.
Turning your everyday spend into elevated travel.

UNLOCK THE PLAYBOOK · $75 ↗

$75 Introductory price · increasing to $125
One-time digital purchase

Use the same email at checkout and when signing in.

An Adriatic sunset, a glass of champagne and a quiet moment on the water
THE DESTINATION IS PERSONAL.
The strategy makes it possible.

THE PORTFOLIO IS THE CURRENCY

The Playbook is
your compass.

You have seen what the right cards can offer. Now connect the decisions: what to use, how to earn, when to transfer and how to book.

Built for real lives, real spending and the dates you can actually travel—including school vacations.

INSIDE YOUR PLAYBOOK

The strategy.
The tools. The confidence.

A masterclass in the hidden currency of points—and the extraordinary travel everyday spending can unlock.

The hardest part is understanding what you have, knowing how to use it well, and keeping track of the details. I created the Pinnacle Points Playbook to bring it all together: your points professor, reference library and practical tools—always at your fingertips.

Learn the strategy. Look up the details. Follow the how-to guides, track your points and set reminders for your perks.

You don’t have to remember everything. You just need to know where to turn.

Bookmark it or add it to your Home Screen. Keep your cheat sheets, linked resources and exportable points organizer close.

01 / EARN WITH INTENTION

Make your everyday
spend go further.

Give every card a role. Compare welcome offers, match spending to earning categories and discover the opportunities already in your routine.

02 / REDEEM WITH PRECISION

Find the seat.
Know the next step.

Follow the award-booking workflow, compare partner programs and check the full cost before transferring points. Keep the plain-English glossary close.

03 / PUT IT INTO PRACTICE

Keep the details
working together.

Use the redemption calculator, browser-saved points inventory and hotel-credit guides. Learn from real family travel, with cash and points used where each makes sense.

Credits worth using. Reminders worth having. Download Apple Calendar-compatible reminders for selected card benefits—including personal Amex Platinum’s Resy and lululemon credits, and Chase Sapphire Reserve’s dining credit. Import them once, enable alerts and give yourself time to use eligible benefits before their windows close.

Shawnelle Prestidge in a flowering garden

EXPERIENCE, DISTILLED

I once dismissed
the annual fee.

For years, I ruled out annual fees as non-starters—which regrettably kept me grounded in economy. Education, the right card choices and strategic redemptions changed the way my family travels.

I made the mistakes so you don’t have to. I paid cash while points opportunities passed me by, dismissed annual fees and followed conflicting advice. The Playbook brings those lessons together: which cards to use, which benefits to activate and how to compare a redemption before you book.

The framework I wish I had—built to return to. Clear explanations, practical tools and a strategy you can use in real life.

— Shawnelle Prestidge

YOUR NEXT DEPARTURE STARTS HERE

Make your points
take you further.

An intentional way to earn.
An elevated way to travel.

GET THE PLAYBOOK · $75 ↗

One-time digital purchase · $75 introductory price, increasing to $125

If payment confirmation is still processing, check access again—there is no need to purchase twice.

A CONSIDERED PLACE TO BEGIN

Start with the Portfolio.

Explore the complimentary guide. Join the list for welcome notes, points education and ongoing tips.

GET THE FREE GUIDE & CHOOSE YOUR UPDATES →