Ep 72 - Sept + Oct Recap: $4,030 + 540K Points
Burning 2 million miles in a month, Amex Platinum hacks, Alaska transfers, SAS EuroBonus challenge 😬, $500 Mercury bonus, Fidelity 21 day holds, Save referral scams, Chase Ink bonuses, PetSmart quadruple stacks, and much more!
- 01:47 - Trip Report
- 22:42 - Travel News
- 32:47 - Amex Hacks
- 39:43 - Banks
- 45:55 - Brokerages
- 50:15 - Credit Cards
- 53:08 - Discounts & Freebies
- 58:57 - Final Tally
Show Notes
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👻 Sept + Oct Churning Recap
✈️ News (ICYMI)
- Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) EuroBonus Millionaire promotion - direct
- I’m Seriously Considering The Million Mile Challenge… liveandletsfly
- Greg, Nick, and Stephen's million mile trip journals - frequentmiler
- 72 page (and counting) thread about the promo on flyertalk - flyertalk
- Alaska Airlines completes acquisition of Hawaiian Airlines - alaskaair
- How to transfer points from Amex -> Hawaiian -> Alaska - thriftytraveler
Ep 60 - Booking Award Flights: Best Tools & Workflow
https://stream.redcircle.com/episodes/069593d9-2e06-459e-9818-1ba2f1f85e4c/stream.mp3
🤑 Useful Amex Hacks
- National Executive Elite status match form - national
- Avis President's Club status match email - reddit
- Saks $50 gift card in-store & item ideas - flyertalk
- Equinox $300 credit for massages - frequentmiler
📈 Banks & Brokerages
- 💩 Fidelity 21-day deposit hold - reddit
- Chase "infinite money" hack - forbes
- Mercury Business $500 for $10K debit card spend - DoC
- Save's $5K "equivalent investment" scam - joinsave
💳 Credit Cards
- 🔥 Ends 11/7: Ink Unlimited 90K after $6K spend - DoC | referral
- Chase Ink referrals reduced from 40K down to 20K - DoC
- [Expired] Chase Ink Preferred 120K after $8K spend - DoC
- [Expired] US Bank Business Leverage $900 for $7.5K - DoC
🆓 Discounts & Freebies
- 🐶 PetSmart Quadruple Stack
- Pepper 2x cashback for 15 days via referral
- Enter code 588660 during signup
- Amazon $40 off $100 using 1 Amex point - DoC
- Compare cashback portal discounts - cashbackmonitor
📸 Trip Report
🍜 Taipei, Taiwan
China Airlines Airbus A350 Business Class Review [TPE to SFO]
Find out what it was like to fly on board China Airlines’ Airbus A350 in business class between Taipei and San Francisco in our full review!
New! 20% Amex Transfer Bonus to Air France/KLM Flying Blue
American Express is out with a new 20% bonus when you transfer points to Air France/KLM Flying Blue. Be sure to take advantage before this transfer bonus ends on Nov. 10.
🏙️ Shanghai
List of largest cities - Wikipedia
⚡️ Beijing
🗽 New York
Ep 11 - National Car Rental
https://stream.redcircle.com/episodes/6add4728-935b-4235-9d75-fe21e1071dc0/stream.mp3
Ep 44 - Asking for More: How to Ask for Upgrades, Discounts & Free Stuff
https://stream.redcircle.com/episodes/260b30f5-506c-4bd1-942a-1e2aa34a41f7/stream.mp3