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💰 50+ Ways to Earn More Points and Miles Without Spending More
This week, I shared 50+ different ways you can earn points and miles (without spending any extra money) on groceries, flights, rent and even donations! Learn how to leverage partnerships between airlines, hotels, and various services to rack up points effortlessly.
🛫 Travel, Points & Miles
🧳 New $1,000+ Welcome Offer
One of my favorite travel cards, the Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card, has an elevated welcome offer worth up to $1,050 in Chase Travel℠ value. You'll earn 60,000 points plus a $300 travel credit after spending $4k. Even better the card has a lower annual fee than many premium cards ($95), but still has great earning rates.
🏨 10,000 Bonus Points on a $400+ Hotel Stay
Here’s a great deal if you have an upcoming hotel stay. Chase is currently offering 10k bonus points if you book a $400+ hotel stay by 1/31 via their travel portal. Just make sure to activate the bonus here.
💳 17 Best Credit Card Welcome Offers for October 2024
If you like earning points and miles, then credit card welcome bonuses are a great way to help boost your journey. Given how many great offers there are right now, I decided to put together this list of the 17 best welcome offers for October 2024 to help you maximize your points.
🇨🇦 Travel Card Adds Air Canada Lounge Access
The Chase Sapphire Reserve® card will now get you access to Air Canada Lounges when flying with Air Canada or a Star Alliance partner airline on the same day. This is in addition to having unlimited access to Chase Sapphire Lounges, as well as the full Priority Pass lounge network.
🛫 Flying Blue Promo Rewards for October 2024
Air France-KLM's Flying Blue program's October 2024 Promo Rewards is offering a 25% discount on economy award flights between Europe and LA, Atlanta, Dallas, Miami, Chicago and other locations. Book between 10/1/24 and 10/31/24 for travel until 3/31/25.
Quick reminders: 1) Use the “secret” award calendar if you can't find availability, 2) Kids (2-12) get 25% off Flying Blue award tickets and 3) Flying Blue is transfer partners with the 5 major U.S. reward programs, which means you can transfer points earned from a variety of cards.
🤑 Latest Deals
💸 5 New Bank & Brokerage Bonuses
On Ep #184, I shared how you can leverage bank bonuses to maximize your savings and here are five you can take advantage of right now:
- $500 from Bank of America: Open a new checking account with promo code MCC500CIS and maintain a deposit of $15k for 120 days and complete a qualifying activity.
- $200 from Bask Bank: Open a new Bask Interest Checking Account before 11/29/24 and conduct 2 eligible electronic Bill Center transactions before 3/31/25.
- (Business) Up to $900 from U.S. Bank: Open a new business checking account with promo code Q4AFL24 before 1/15/2025 and maintain a qualifying deposit for 60 days.
- (Business) $500 from TD Bank: Open a business checking account and maintain a deposit of $2,500 for 115 days and complete 25 qualifying transactions across the first 3 statement cycles. Offer available in select states.
- (Brokerage) Up to $6,000 from E*Trade: Open a new eligible brokerage account with promo code OFFER24 before 1/31/25 and make a qualifying deposit within 60 days.
🍽️ Marriott's Eat Around Town: Earn 8x Points Per Dollar
Marriott’s Eat Around Town promo lets you earn 8 points per dollar on dining and takeout when you pay with a linked card throughout October 2024 (just make sure to enroll here). Plus, you can stack this with cards that offer bonus points on dining and restaurants, like the American Express® Gold Card or the Bilt Mastercard®, for even more rewards.
🔁 Current Transfer Bonuses
I don’t recommend speculative transfers, but if you’re planning a trip, you might be able to score a great deal using one (or more!) of these bonuses. Expiration dates are in parentheses.
- Chase ➡️ Avios: 30% (10/31)
- Citi ➡️ Qatar Avios: Up to 35% (10/31)
- Hotel Points (e.g. Marriott) ➡️ United: Up to 30% (10/31)
- Marriott ➡️ Aeroplan: 15% (10/31)
- Citi ➡️ Etihad: Up to 40% (10/31)
🕵️ Great Finds
🤢 Reduce Motion Sickness with iOS 18's Motion Cues
If you’ve ever struggled with motion sickness while looking at your phone, iOS 18 has a solution: Vehicle Motion Cues. Your iPhone can now detect when you're in a moving vehicle and adjust how content is displayed to reduce motion sickness. I used to only be able to look at my phone for a few minutes in a car, but after turning this on, I went a few hours last week with no issues.
📉 15 Ways to Lose Money in the Markets
Here's a great read from Ben Carlson on what NOT to do when investing in the markets. If you like this post, you'll probably enjoy Ep #191 where Ben and I cover 11 essential lessons every investor should know to build a resilient portfolio.
📺 Show Recommendation: Nobody Wants This
Amy and I have been enjoying this rom-com about a romance between a podcaster and a Rabbi. Apparently the series was inspired by the creator and producer Erin Foster's real-life love story.
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