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!

Show Notes

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✈️ Travel News & Updates

πŸ˜ͺ 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 πŸͺ¦πŸ¦„
    • Same place under Home and Hideaways: 333K points / night ($4K at 1.2cpp)
Sad we didn't find this earlier... RIP

🍸 Airport Lounges

  • Capital One Lounge Denver πŸ™…
  • Renovated Delta lounge at SLC πŸ‘‡

πŸ–οΈ Free Nights & Cruises


πŸ‚ February Churning Recap

πŸ’΅ Banks

  • Fidelity Bloom 10% Match on $300 Deposit - DoC
  • πŸ”₯Β Increased: Upgrade Premier Saving $500 + 5.21% interest - DoC | referral
  • Upgrade Checking $200 for $1K deposit -Β DoC | referral

πŸ’³ Credit Cards

  • πŸ”₯ New: Amex 10x dining referral bonus on $25K spend (referrer only) - DoC
  • ⏱️ Ends March 11: Capital One Business Venture X 150K for $20K spend - DoC | referral
    • πŸŽ™οΈ 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
  • πŸ”₯ New: Chase Southwest 30K + Companion Pass through 2/28/25 - referralΒ |Β DoC
  • πŸ’° FrequentMiler Amex referral thread (ht dizzy) - frequentmiler

πŸ“ˆ 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
    • 🧠 Super in-depth discussion about this bonus - bogleheads
  • M1 Finance $100 via referral for $10K deposit - DoC | referral
  • πŸŽ™οΈ Primer episode on Roth IRAs - Ep 55 - Roth Conversions
  • πŸŽ™οΈ How to pool stocks between P1 and P2 - Ep 49 - Ally & Fidelity

🍱 Meal Kits

  • HelloFresh 75% off for returning customers (targeted mailer)
  • πŸŽ™οΈ Primer episode on meal kits - Ep 2 - Meal Kits

πŸ†“ Discounts & Freebies

  • Target RedCard Debit/Reloadable $50 Coupon - DoC
  • President's Day: PetSmart 20% Rakuten - rakuten
    • πŸ”’ 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
  • 🏷️ Home Depot & Lowes coupons (ht Chris & mforch) - savendeals | hugeoff