Ep 59 - February Recap: $5,628 + 464K Points
Massive Robinhood & WeBull transfer bonuses, new Amex 10x dining referrals, Hyatt Destination stealth devals, Marriott & Hilton FNC strategy, Target $50 coupons, increased Upgrade Savings bonus, Pepper 10% GC discounts, and much more!
- 02:38 - Travel News & Updates
- 17:30 - Banks
- 21:44 - Credit Cards
- 41:49 - Brokerages
- 51:16 - Meal Kits
- 53:12 - Discounts & Freebies
- 64:39 - Final Tally
Show Notes
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βοΈ Travel News & Updates
πͺ Hyatt Changes
- March 26: Hyatt award category chart updates - hyatt | OMaaT
- Stealth Deval: Hyatt Destination residences moving to Home & Hideaways (ht KungFlew)
- 4 bdrm Aspen Snowmass Hyatt Destination Residence booked for 70K / night πͺ¦π¦
- Same place under Home and Hideaways: 333K points / night ($4K at 1.2cpp)
πΈ Airport Lounges
- Capital One Lounge Denver π
- Renovated Delta lounge at SLC π
ποΈ Free Nights & Cruises
- Marriott 50K redemption ideas - Tambo del Inka
- Hilton FNC acquisition strategy - reddit
- Wyndham x Caesars Status Match - caesars
- Gaming casino status matches for free cruises - frequentmiler
- ποΈ Cruises are actually pretty awesome - allthehacks
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π February Churning Recap
π΅ Banks
- Fidelity Bloom 10% Match on $300 Deposit - DoC
- π₯Β Increased: Upgrade Premier Saving $500 + 5.21% interest - DoC | referral
- Upgrade Checking $200 for $1K deposit -Β DoC | referral
π³ Credit Cards
- π₯ New: Amex 10x dining referral bonus on $25K spend (referrer only) - DoC
- β±οΈ Ends March 11: Capital One Business Venture X 150K for $20K spend - DoC | referral
- ποΈ Capital One points posts super fast (1-2 days after spend) - Ep 58 - ANA & JAL
- Chase Hyatt Business 60K/75K after $5K/$12K spend - DoC | referral
- Chase Ink Premier 100K after $10K spend - DoC | referral
- Chase Ink Unlimited 75K (matched to 90K via SM) -Β DoC | referral
- Chase Southwest 80K Performance Business - Β referral
- π₯ New: Chase Southwest 30K + Companion Pass through 2/28/25 - referralΒ |Β DoC
- π° FrequentMiler Amex referral thread (ht dizzy) - frequentmiler
π Brokerages
- WeBull 3.5% / 4.5% IRA Transfer Bonus - DoC
- WeBull 3% Brokerage Transfer Bonus (targeted) - DoC
- Robinhood 1% Brokerage Transfer Bonus - DoC
- Robinhood 3% IRA Transfer Bonus - DoC
- π§ Super in-depth discussion about this bonus - bogleheads
- M1 Finance $100 via referral for $10K deposit - DoC | referral
- ποΈ Primer episode on Roth IRAs - Ep 55 - Roth Conversions
- ποΈ How to pool stocks between P1 and P2 - Ep 49 - Ally & Fidelity
π± Meal Kits
- HelloFresh 75% off for returning customers (targeted mailer)
- ποΈ Primer episode on meal kits - Ep 2 - Meal Kits
π Discounts & Freebies
- Target RedCard Debit/Reloadable $50 Coupon - DoC
- President's Day: PetSmart 20% Rakuten - rakuten
- π Petsmart 35% autoship hack - deal
- President's Day: Dell 15% Rakuten - rakuten
- Pepper App $20 + 5%/10% off GCs - allwaysaway | DoC | enter 588660Β duringΒ signup
- π·οΈ Home Depot & Lowes coupons (ht Chris & mforch) - savendeals | hugeoff