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​Don’t Change What You Spend—Change Where It Takes You.

TPM helps you unlock the full potential of your everyday spending through smart points strategies, expert consulting, and premium travel planning—so you can fly further, stay longer, and travel better without spending more.

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About Us

The Points Manipulator (TPM) is a premium credit card rewards and travel consulting brand that empowers people to unlock the full value of their everyday spending. By strategically earning and redeeming points and miles, TPM helps clients travel more often, more comfortably, and more affordably—without spending more.

At its core, TPM is about turning informed strategy into elevated travel. Whether you're just starting out with a few credit cards or you’re a seasoned points optimizer, TPM offers a clear path to smarter travel.

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Our Services

Points & Strategy Consulting 

One-on-one strategy sessions to help you earn and redeem travel rewards like a pro. Choose from tiered plans based on your experience level — whether you're just starting or want a complete points ecosystem. We’ll audit your cards, build your travel goals into a plan, and optimize every swipe.

The Lounge Membership

Unlock exclusive access to premium blog posts, real travel itineraries, redemption case studies, tools, templates, cultural guides, and travel photo galleries. This members-only area goes far beyond basic tips — it's your personal library of real-world, strategy-driven travel resources.

Custom Trip Planning

Share your travel goals, and I’ll create a personalized itinerary with options for point-friendly flights, hotel options, and booking instructions. You get a fully mapped plan based on your budget, schedule, and travel style. You book it, your way.

Meet Your Travel Strategist

Hi! I am Lauren, a travel enthusiast, photographer, and lifelong explorer obsessed with unlocking smarter ways to see the world. From luxury flights booked on points to curated trips that feed the soul, I’ve built a life around discovering — and sharing — how to travel better.

When I’m not chasing sunsets or planning trips, you’ll find me lifting weights, hanging with animals, learning something new, helping others craft journeys of their own, or doing my day job :)

If you want to travel more, spend less, and explore deeper — I’m here to guide you.

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Summer at the Beach

OUR TRIP TO SANTORINI WAS INCREDIBLE!

Thank you so much for making this trip such a wonderful experience.  Your attention to detail, your thoughtful understanding of our needs, your cheerful attitude...they made this whole process incredible..

– ELICK & JOANNE 
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