๐ฌ My Recent AMA Episode
In this week's episode, I took a ton of listener questions on points and miles, credit card optimization, travel tips, career growth, top podcasts and more. The episode was even better because my good friend Kevin Rose joined to help host the episode. I'm planning to do another AMA episode soon, so if you have any questions you want to ask, please share them โhereโ.
๐ค Latest Deals
๐ฌ 50% Off Stable's Virtual Address and Mailbox
I recently started using a virtual mailbox service called โStableโ to be the address of record for the business, keeping my home address private. Now, I can now manage my mail, forward packages, deposit checks and a lot more – all from the web. I'm a huge fan Stable, and you can get โ50% off your first year hereโ.
๐ Current Transfer Bonuses
Here are transfer bonuses you might be able to use to score an awesome deal for an upcoming trip:
- Virgin Atlantic: โ40% bonus till 11/30โ
- AirFrance/KLM FlyingBlue: โ20% bonus till 11/10โ
As always, I wouldn't recommend taking advantage of these if you don't have a trip in mind. Here’s โa list of historical transfer bonusesโ, so you can get a good sense of what to expect in the future.
๐ธ Latest Bank Bonuses
If you haven’t already listened to โEpโโ #184โ, I share how you can earn thousands of dollars through bank and brokerage bonuses. Here are some bank bonuses that you can leverage to maximize your savings.
- โUp to $1,500 from Citiโ: Open a new checking account before 1/7/25 and maintain a qualifying deposit for 90 days + complete the required activities.
- โUp to $900 from Chaseโ: A best-ever bonus for opening an eligible checking AND savings account. Set up a direct deposit to the checking account and deposit a total of $15k into the savings account within 30 days, then maintain the balance for an additional 60 days.
- โUp to $400 from Chimeโ: Open a new Chime account through โSwagbucksโ or โMyPointsโ before 10/31/24 and complete the required steps. Earn 39k Swagbucks worth $390 (+ get a โ$10 bonus hereโ if you don’t have a Swagbucks account) or 64.6k MyPoints worth $400.
- โUp to $125 from Robinhoodโ: This is a targeted bonus for โRobinhood Goldโ subscribers. Deposit at least $2k before 10/22/24 and maintain your Gold subscription till 10/25/24.
Reminder that Robinhood also has it's โHOOD Weekโ until 10/27, where you can get 3% on IRA transfers and 1-2% on Brokerage transfers.
๐ซ Travel, Points & Miles
๐ New Ways to Earn Alaska Elite Miles in 2025!
Alaska Airlines is โupdating its Mileage Plan in 2025โ, making it easier to earn elite status. Changes include earning elite qualifying miles on award travel and credit card spending ($1 EQM per $3 spent, up to 30k miles annually), plus bonus miles for non-airline partners like Lyft. Members can also roll over 10k miles after hitting 85k miles in a year. The only downside is reduced mileage credit for some partner flights booked outside of Alaska channels.
๐จ 500 Easy/Free IHG Points
While it's not a lot of points, it's probably one of the easiest way to โearn 500 IHG One Rewards pointsโ. You just need to download the IHG app before 12/31 and sign in with your IHG account.
๐ฒ Earn Bonus Hyatt Points for Peloton Workouts
Hyatt and Peloton announced that Hyatt members can โearn 100 bonus pointsโ for each 20-minute Peloton workout they complete at a Hyatt gym (up to 10 workouts/month). Since I'll be at a Hyatt property for โFinConโ next week, I'm going to use this as an incentive to work out as much as I can. You can link your Hyatt and Peloton accounts โhereโ.
๐ต๏ธ Great Finds
๐งพ Kick Launches Self-Driving Bookkeeping
Kick recently launched their AI-driven bookkeeping software to the public and I'm really excited to be using it (and to no longer be using Quickbooks). You can check it out (and I think get a discount) โhereโ.
๐ 31 Years of Stock Market Returns
Ben Carlson โanalyzed 31 years of S&P 500 dataโ, showing that despite crises and downturns, the market still averaged a 10% annual return. The key takeaway: while short-term losses and volatility can be painful, a long-term investment strategy remains the most reliable approach.
๐ซFinding an Affordable Coronary Calcium Scan
Last month I shared โthis articleโ that called the coronary calcium score test "the highest ROI $100 you can spend on your health." However, I got a lot of follow-up questions about how to find a place to do get the test done. I didn't have a great answer until I came across โthis service from Instalabโ that makes it easy to find an affordable test near you.
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