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May 4, 2024

๐Ÿค‘ Latest Deals, Finds and Recommendations (5/4/24)

๐Ÿค‘ Latest Deals, Finds and Recommendations (5/4/24)

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๐Ÿ›ซ Travel, Points & Miles

๐Ÿ’ต Cash Back vs. Points: Are We Doing It All Wrong?

If you’re a long time subscriber, you might be surprised that I did an entire episode (โ€‹#180โ€‹) making a case for cash back as your credit card strategy. There have been so many recent changes in the points and miles world, so I wanted to do an in-depth analysis on how to think about cash back (and I think the results might surprise you).

๐Ÿ’ณ New & Improved Credit Card Optimizer Tool

After making the Points vs. Cash Back episode above, I spent dozens of hours building out a more robust version of my โ€‹credit card optimizer toolโ€‹, so you could maximize your earnings from credit cards. It's currently $10 off, but if you're a memberโ€‹ (or want to be), you’ll get free access to the tool and so much more!

 

๐Ÿค‘ Latest Deals

๐ŸŒด Hilton Double Points Summer Promo

Hilton Honors members can earn 2x points for stays at any Hilton Portfolio hotel or resort this summer between 5/2 and 9/2. There’s no limit on how many bonus points you can earn and there’s no minimum stay needed, but members are required to โ€‹registerโ€‹ before checking in.

๐Ÿ›ซ $500 Southwest Gift Cards for $419.99 (16% off)

Sam's Club and Costco are both currently offering $500 Southwest Airlines gift cards for $419.99 (โ€‹Sam's Club Linkโ€‹ and โ€‹Costco Linkโ€‹), which works out to be 16% off. These Gift Cards don't expire, so they can be a great pickup if you regularly fly Southwest. Also, I've heard that Cash Back portal links for Sam's Club might work with these purchases, so take a look at all the options โ€‹hereโ€‹.

๐Ÿ” Current Transfer Bonuses

  • Amex โžก๏ธ AeroMexico: 20% (through 5/31)
  • Amex โžก๏ธ Virgin Atlantic: 30% (through 5/31)
  • Citi โžก๏ธ Qatar Airways: 30% (through 5/31)

Note: I don’t recommend speculative transfers, but if you’re planning a trip and can use one of the bonuses, it’d be an even better deal!


๐Ÿ•ต๏ธ Great Finds

๐Ÿ“ฉ Superhuman: The Fastest Email Experience Ever

I’ve saved so much time on email since switching to โ€‹Superhumanโ€‹. It works on top of Gmail or Outlook, is lightning fast, has keyboard shortcuts for everything and recently launched AI that will write entire emails in your own voice and tone. I’m leaving off a ton of features, so just go try it for a free month โ€‹hereโ€‹ with code ALLTHEHACKS.

๐Ÿ’ฐBest Big Spend Cards for Elite Status and Free Perks

I loved โ€‹this Frequent Miler postโ€‹ that lays out every hotel and airline credit card that offers the ability to spend money to earn perks like elite status, free nights and companion tickets. Definitely worth a read if you’re chasing status or have some big spending coming up. And if you’re considering any of these cards and want to support us, please check out โ€‹our cards pageโ€‹ (as long as it has the best offer).

โฃ๏ธ Using Radical Candor to Strengthen Relationships

I loved reading Kim Scott’s โ€‹Radical Candorโ€‹ years ago and was thrilled to have her on last โ€‹week’s episodeโ€‹. She shared great tactics to overcome the discomfort of giving and receiving criticism to strengthen relationships at work and home. We also discuss how Radical Candor has evolved into โ€‹Radical Respectโ€‹, a concept she explores in her new book coming out 5/7 (โ€‹preorderโ€‹ now).

๐Ÿš— Why Car Insurance Rates Are So High

Auto insurance rates have gone up more than 20%, and I enjoyed โ€‹this article from Voxโ€‹ about how inflation, dangerous driving, and underlying costs are behind the price increases. Hopefully the author is right that they won’t keep going up like they have been!


๐Ÿคฉ Recommendations

๐Ÿ’ Mother’s Day Gift Ideas

With Mother’s Day around the corner, I thought I’d share some thoughtful gift ideas that my wife Amy highly recommended.

๐Ÿ“บ Trafficked with Mariana van Zeller

I’m about done binging every episode of Trafficked on YouTube and am so impressed with how deep the host (Mariana van Zeller) goes. It’s a docuseries that explores the often dangerous inner-workings of the global underworld - everything from drug cartels to black market organs to online romance scams. There are full length episodes on โ€‹YouTubeโ€‹, โ€‹Huluโ€‹ and โ€‹NatGeoโ€‹.


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