Ep 52 - October Recap: $4,180 + 270K Points
Redcard churns are baack, new Capital One & Sapphire lounges, Southwest companion pass season, Amex incognito offers, Robinhood transfer bonuses, almost-free Netflix premium, CLEAR hacks, cheap Mario and much more!
- 00:59 - News (RedCard, Wyndham & Vacasa, C1 lounge, Sapphire lounge, BofA Day)
- 08:48 - Credit Cards (SW, Amex Gold & Plat, Biz Venture X, BofA UCR, CIP)
- 21:11 - Banks (C1, Ally, Upgrade)
- 23:07 - Brokerages (Wells Fargo, Robinhood, MooMoo, WeBull)
- 29:08 - Discounts & Freebies (VZW & Netflix, Clear, QVC, Amex, Lowes, Marriott, Amazon, Starbucks, Chipotle)
- 40:31 - Final Tally ($4,180 + 270K UR)
Show Notes
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📰 News
🎈 Target RedCard is baaack!
- 180-day churn timer on debit redcards ⏰
- $50 off $50 from 10/29 to 12/9 - DoC
✈️ Award Travel
- Wyndham x Vacasa devaluation to $350 per room - DoC
- Correction: 15K redemption per bedroom, not per night
- Capital One Denver lounge opening date rumors - reddit (Nov 4? 🤞)
- Sapphire Lounge Boston... 🤯 - OMaaT | upgradedpoints
💰 BofA Cashback Day
- Thurs Nov 9: extra 2%/2x boost on all credit cards - DoC
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October Recap
💳 Credit Cards
- 🔥 Increased: Southwest 75K bonus for $3K spend (all personal cards) - DoC
- Now available via referrals - request them in the Discord!
- Reddit's comprehensive 2023 companion pass FAQ - r/churning
- Modified Double Dip (MDD) reference thread - reddit
- 👇 Primer: churning Southwest companion pass - Episode 10
Ep 10 - Southwest Companion Pass
https://stream.redcircle.com/episodes/d2a57b7b-32b0-40dd-a3c9-99c60915e563/stream.mp3
- 🔥 170K Business Platinum / 150K Business Gold - meab
- Capital One Business Venture X 150K for $30K spend - DoC | referral
- Wyndham Business Earners 45K for $3K spend - barclays | previous 75K offer
- BofA Business Unlimited Cash Rewards $500 for $5K spend - DoC
- Chase Ink Preferred 100K for $8K spend - DoC | referral
💵 Banks
- Capital One 360 Checking $350 for 2x $250 deposits - DoC
- Ally $200 Checking Bonus for $1.5K deposit - DoC
- Upgrade Checking $150 bonus for $1K deposit - DoC | referral
📈 Brokerages
- Wells Fargo $2500 for depositing $250K assets - DoC
- Robinhood 1% Unlimited 🤯 Brokerage transfer bonus - DoC
- Robinhood 3% IRA match bonus - DoC
- Back again: MooMoo $100 for transferring $3K+ assets - DoC
- WeBull $100 for transferring $2K assets - check promotions tab in-app
- 👇 Primer: Easy brokerage bonus churning using Fidelity - Episode 49
Ep 49 - Ally & Fidelity: Best Hub Accounts for Churning Bonuses
https://stream.redcircle.com/episodes/7e29dfb8-09d3-4e8c-9c4b-f34dffbade0f/stream.mp3
🤑 Discounts & Freebies
- 🔥 Verizon customers: 1 Year Netflix Premium + Starz/AMC for $75 - slickdeals
- Clear $75 Uber Voucher for new sign up - DoC
- 😏 Easy hack to extend Clear by 2 free months - DoC
- QVC $30 off $60 coupon = ☄️ Super Mario Bros Wonder for $35 - slickdeals
- Capital One Shopping Extension: $30 sign up bonus - referral
- Amex Member Week - $50 off $250 Lowes - DoC
- Round 2: another $50 off $250 Lowes (expires 12/31) - DoC
- Amex Offer: $100 off $250 Marriott - frequentmiler
- Amazon gift card glitch -> $25 courtesy credit - starbucks | amazon
- 40% off Amazon using 1 Amex point - DoC
- Starbucks 50% off handcrafted drink (10/26 only) - slickdeals
- Chipotle $6 entree (10/31 only) - slickdeals