When you hear the word “hacker”, you probably don’t picture someone like Brandon Loo. But if you ask Loo, a mild-mannered 30-year-old from Perth who originally trained in allied health, if he’d describe himself as a hacker, he’ll say: “Definitely.”
Loo is one of a few people in Australia who have made careers out of teaching people how to “hack” credit cards to accrue as many reward points as possible. He spends four days a week working for the guide website Points Hacks, waking up early because its office operates on Melbourne time. You can get a “really good experience”, Loo says, such as a first class Emirates flight from Sydney to Christchurch with à la carte dining and an onboard shower “for only 64,000 points”.
