The Daily Churn

Dec 6, 2024 💬 Recap

Ep 74 - November Recap: $3,112 + 80K Points

Schwab shenanigans, Gift of College x Kudos plays, Pepper changes, US Bank & BofA bonuses, Hyatt spend unicorns, P4 growing pains, Black Friday madness, 2024 churning surveys, and much more!

Nov 21, 2024 💬 Trip Report

Ep 73 - Four Days in Japanese Jail: Part 4 (Finale)

Finale of the Japanese Jail saga. In January of 2020, I was arrested in Tokyo and spent four days in Japanese jail. This is the story of what happened, told in words and photos.

Nov 5, 2024 💬 Recap Trip Report

Ep 72 - Sept + Oct Recap: $4,030 + 540K Points

Burning 2 million miles in a month, Amex Platinum hacks, Alaska transfers, SAS EuroBonus challenge 😬, $500 Mercury bonus, Fidelity 21 day holds, Save referral scams, Chase Ink bonuses, PetSmart quadruple stacks, and much more!

Sep 17, 2024 💬 Trip Report

Ep 71 - Four Days in Japanese Jail: Part 3

Part 3 of the Japanese Jail saga. In January of 2020, I was arrested in Tokyo and spent four days in Japanese jail. This is the story of what happened, told in words and photos.

Sep 6, 2024 💬 Recap

Ep 70 - August Recap: $2,269 + 127K Points

Current state of Pepper, Chase + US Bank + BofA app-o-ramas, P3 onboarding hiccups, evergreen Hello Fresh codes, MoviePass hacks, Petsmart triple stacks, Kudos boosts, free Chipotle & Chick-fil-A, and much more!

Aug 16, 2024 💬 Interview Buying Group

Ep 69 - The Story of Aligned Incentives with Logan

I spoke with Logan from Aligned Incentives on how he went from a casual churner to co-founder of a multi-million dollar gift card reselling business. What's that like, and how does it happen? Can anyone do it?

Aug 9, 2024 💬 Recap

Ep 68 - July Recap: $3,630 + 100K Points

Results of last month's mealkit probe, new churning tools & apps, Pepper changes, hoarding vs cashing points, ideas for sitting cash, debit rewards & local credit unions 👽👉, Bank of America deep-dive, free Chick-fil-A, and much more!

Jul 23, 2024 💬 Trip Report

Ep 67 - Four Days in Japanese Jail: Part 2

Part 2 of the Japanese Jail saga. In January of 2020, I was arrested in Tokyo and spent four days in Japanese jail. This is the story of what happened, told in words and photos.

Jul 5, 2024 💬 Recap

Ep 66 - June Recap: $2,290 + 570K Points

$750 Triple Cash, 120K Southwest & Ink bonuses, easier Amex incognito offers, Fidelity SPAXX hub accounts, Costco vs Vuori, Prime Day, Pepper & Kudos, Starbucks scams & wins, Marley Spoon 🪦, HelloFresh and much more!

Jun 30, 2024 Interview Bonus Episode

Bonus: Interview with Chris from All The Hacks

I recently did an interview with Chris for his show, All The Hacks. We chat about all the churns, including my favorite ways of meeting credit card spend, bank and brokerage bonuses, credit cards, meal kits, cellphones, discounts, freebies & much more.