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

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📰 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

👾 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

🤑 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
This is why we can't have nice things... (h/t Couch)