Ep 50 - September Recap: $2,988 + 450K Points

Airline status matches and Globalist hacks, new bonuses from Morgan Stanley & Chase Inks, BofA app-o-ramas, new iPhone 15 Pros, Rakuten mealkit moneymakers, burger crawls, free peloton water bottles, and much more!

• 01:43 - News (Prime day, Globalist hacks, Delta fiasco, Churning podcasts)
• 11:49 - Credit Cards (Brilliant, SW CP, MS Plat, BofA CCR & UCR, CIP, CIU, CIC)
• 30:41 - Banks (USB, Cap1, Ally, Fidelity, Keypoint, Upgrade, Laurel)
• 38:10 - Brokerages (MooMoo)
• 39:35 - Cell Phones (Verizon, iPhone 15 Pro)
• 46:22 - Meal Kits (Rakuten, Daily Harvest)
• 50:05 - Discounts & Freebies (Dell, Petsmart, McD, Wendys, BK, Costco, Peloton)
• 57:03 - Final Tally ($2,988 + 300K UR + 150K MR)

Show Notes

📰 News

📦 Prime Big Deal Days

• Upcoming deals - amazon
• 40% off with 1 Amex point - amazon
• 40% off with 1 US Bank point - amazon
• 40% off with 1 Discover point - amazon

✈️ Award Travel

• ⭐️ Guest of Honor still valid after globalist expires - flyertalk
• Apply Southwest flight discounts without cancelling - DoC comment
• Hyatt Explorist & Globs: free AA Platinum status - upgradedpoints
• Jetblue matching Delta status - jetblue
• Alaska matching Delta status - alaska
• ICYMI: summary of the Delta fiasco - thriftytraveler

🎙 New Churning Podcasts

• Churners Digest - latest episode 13
• Churning Life - latest episode 3

👾 Deal Alerts leaving beta!

• Last chance at beta tier before Nov launch 🚀 - deal alerts

September Recap

💳 Credit Cards

• Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant Instant Platinum status - DoC
• Eligibility matrix of Marriott card eligibility - frequentmiler
• Southwest 120K Single Card Companion Pass - DoC
• How to churn the Southwest Companion Pass every 2 years - Episode 10
• Morgan Stanly Amex Platinum 125K - DoC
• How to qualify for the Morgan Stanley Amex Platinum - Episode 38
• US Bank Business Leverage 75K for $7,500 spend - DoC
• BofA Business Customized Cash Rewards $500 for $5K spend - DoC
• BofA Business Unlimited Cash Rewards $500 for $5K spend - DoC
• 🤯 Open multiple BofA cards with a single pull - meab
• Chase Ink Preferred 100K for $8K spend - DoC | referral
• 🔥 Live again: Chase Ink Cash & Unlimited 90K for $6K spend - DoC | referral

💵 Banks

• US Bank Business Checking $750 for $15K deposit (+$3K CC spend) - DoC
• Capital One 360 Checking $350 for 2x $250 deposits - DoC
• Ally $200 Checking Bonus for $1.5K deposit - DoC
• Fidelity Bloom $135 for $300 deposit - DoC
• KeyPoint $300 for $1K deposit for 6 months - keypoint
• Upgrade Checking $150 bonus - DoC | referral
• Laurel Road $300 bonus + $20 free per month - DoC

📈 Brokerages

• MooMoo $100 for transferring $2K+ in assets - DoC
• Easy Fidelity burner accounts for brokerage bonuses - Episode 49

📱 Cellphones

• How to get an almost-free iPhone 15 Pro - deal alert
• 🔥 Verizon hack: $10 monthly discount for 12 months - slickdeals

🍱 Mealkits

• Rakuten Daily Harvest moneymaker - deal alert | DoC

🤑 Discounts & Freebies

• Rakuten Dell 15% cashback - deal alert
• Rakuten Petsmart 20% cashback - rakuten
• Stacking 35% autoship to get 50% at Petsmart (churnable) - deal alert
• Rakuten $30 referral bonus - referral
• National Cheeseburger Day Sept 18 - foodandwine
• 🍔 McDonalds secret menu - Episode 40
• McDonalds 50c double cheeseburger - slickdeals
• Wendy's 1c Junior Bacon with any purchase - slickdeals
• Burger King free Whopper Jr with $1 purchase - slickdeals
• Costco $25 Shop card with $100 P&G products - costco
• 💦 $1 Peloton glass water bottle link - peloton