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June 22, 2024

๐Ÿค‘ Latest Deals, Finds and Recommendations (6/22/24)

๐Ÿค‘ Latest Deals, Finds and Recommendations (6/22/24)

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๐Ÿ•ต๏ธ Great Finds

๐Ÿฆ Best Bank Accounts in 2024 for Max Interest on Cash

My goal is to be earning ≥5% on all my cash (including checking), so I spent dozens of hours evaluating every bank option out there and put together this episode to lay out my framework for evaluating banks and my top three recommendations.

๐Ÿ“• GV's Free Customer Sprint Playbook

I've seen so many startups struggle to find their ideal customer and figure out if they’re solving the right problem for them. However, during my time at Google Ventures (GV), I got to work with one of the best customer researchers, Michael Margolis, who just released a FREE step-by-step playbook called “โ€‹Learn More Fasterโ€‹” to help accelerate customer discovery.

๐Ÿ“ฒ Code Piper: Easy SMS 2FA on Mac

I have two-factor authentication for everything I can and prefer using passkey's and rotating 2FA codes I can store in 1Password. However, its impossible to avoid some apps that require SMS 2FA. On iOS, I love how easy it is to paste the 2FA codes, but unless you're using Safari (I'm not, I'm using Arc), you have to manually copy/paste the codes. Then I found โ€‹Code Piperโ€‹, a macOS app that automatically copies incoming codes to the clipboard so you can easy paste them anywhere.

๐Ÿซ Breathing: The Most Underrated Health Tip

Humans are the worst breathers in the entire animal kingdom and improper breathing has been linked to numerous health issues that include poor sleep, asthma, chronic congestion, ADHD and anxiety. But don't worry, James Nestor, award-winning author of the book โ€‹Breathโ€‹, shares research-backed techniques to identify and fix your breathing habits in last week's episode.

๐Ÿง˜‍โ™‚๏ธ The Power of Quiet Compounding

I really enjoyed Morgan Housel's โ€‹latest articleโ€‹ on how people get so caught up in external validation and comparing their success that they forget to recognize how everyone's journey is unique. Housel argues that true financial success is achieved through patience, steadiness, and staying focused on your own path, something he calls "quiet compounding" and that I completely agree with!

โŒ› What to Do When Your Parents Get Old

Shaan Puri, co-host of โ€‹My First Millionโ€‹, collected ideas of things you can do for your parents when they get old and put together this โ€‹great postโ€‹ of what he learned. It's all broken into different levels in terms of cost and effort.

๐Ÿ’ธ Stocks vs. Real Estate: What's a Better Investment?

In this โ€‹week's episodeโ€‹, the experts at The Motley Fool and BiggerPockets discuss whether stock investing or real estate is the faster path to wealth. We cover everything from tax advantages, cash flow potential, long-term returns, and wealth-building strategies associated with each investment path.


๐Ÿ›ซ Travel, Points & Miles

๐ŸŒŽ Oneworld To Add Fiji Airways + Oman Airways

Fiji Airways and Oman Air are set to join the Oneworld alliance, with Oman Air expected to join within the next few months and Fiji Airways becoming a full member by 2025. โ€‹These partnershipsโ€‹ will hopefully open up a bunch of new opportunities to visit Fiji, the South Pacific and the Middle East on your points.


๐Ÿค‘ Latest Deals

๐Ÿ” Current Transfer Bonuses

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’ฐ Points & Miles on Sale

Here are the latest deals for buying points and miles, which can be ideal if you have a specific redemption in mind or are familiar with the programs. Expiration dates are in parentheses.

๐Ÿ›ซ Flying Blue Promo Rewards for June 2024

Air France’s Flying Blue Promo Rewards program offers 25% off select monthly award travel on Air France and KLM. The โ€‹June 2024 reward listโ€‹ includes some great options for economy class seats to Europe from New York, Washington, Boston, Houston and Seattle for just 15k miles. These offers are only valid for bookings made between 6/1/24 to 6/30/24 but can be used for travel until 11/30/24.


๐Ÿคฉ Recommendations

๐Ÿช Kim's Convenience

Amy and I really enjoyed this show about the misadventures of a Korean-Canadian family running a convenience store in Toronto and just noticed all โ€‹5 seasons are on Netflixโ€‹.


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