The Daily Churn (Page 2)

09 Aug 2024 💬 Recap

Ep 68 - July Recap: $3,630 + 100K Points

Results of last month's mealkit probe, new churning tools & apps, Pepper changes, hoarding vs cashing points, ideas for sitting cash, debit rewards & local credit unions 👽👉, Bank of America deep-dive, free Chick-fil-A, and much more!

23 Jul 2024 💬 Trip Report

Ep 67 - Four Days in Japanese Jail: Part 2

Part 2 of the Japanese Jail saga. In January of 2020, I was arrested in Tokyo and spent four days in Japanese jail. This is the story of what happened, told in words and photos.

05 Jul 2024 💬 Recap

Ep 66 - June Recap: $2,290 + 570K Points

$750 Triple Cash, 120K Southwest & Ink bonuses, easier Amex incognito offers, Fidelity SPAXX hub accounts, Costco vs Vuori, Prime Day, Pepper & Kudos, Starbucks scams & wins, Marley Spoon 🪦, HelloFresh and much more!

30 Jun 2024 Interview Bonus Episode

Bonus: Interview with Chris from All The Hacks

I recently did an interview with Chris for his show, All The Hacks. We chat about all the churns, including my favorite ways of meeting credit card spend, bank and brokerage bonuses, credit cards, meal kits, cellphones, discounts, freebies & much more.

21 Jun 2024 💬 Trip Report

Ep 65 - Four Days in Japanese Jail: Part 1

In January of 2020, I was arrested in Tokyo and spent four days in Japanese jail. This is the story of what happened, told in words and photos.

07 Jun 2024 💬 Recap

Ep 64 - May Recap: $668 + 530K Points

Moviepass hacks, Resy Plat 15x offers, Kudos & Pepper coins, Robinhood $2K free margin, increased Upgrade and BofA bonuses, US Bank app-o-ramas, Paxlovid bots, free burgers & Starbucks, chicken pot pies and much more!

07 May 2024 💬 Recap

Ep 63 - April Recap: $9,559 + 5K Points

US Bank quadfecta app-o-ramas, Amex 10x & Chase 7x dining bonuses, Robinhood 1% brokerage matches, free cellphone plans & $20 phones, Target Circle Card churns, Pepper YOLOs & Ibotta IPOs, new Wells Fargo & cashbackmonitor discoveries and much more!

24 Apr 2024 💬 FIRE Personal Finance

Ep 62 - The Big Churn: Glidepath Investment Strategy

Final installment of the Big Churn series, exploring how to better optimize your retirement portfolio for maximum growth & longterm sustainability, and why Target Date Funds can delay your retirement and leave you retiring with less.

05 Apr 2024 💬 Recap

Ep 61 - March Recap: $14,445 + 390K Points

Tips for pulling up Amex 250K Business Plat, Robinhood IRA transfers & WeBull comparison calcs, min spend ideas & 10x dining, new award travel tools, Pepper app deep dive, Marley Spoon mealkits, free burgers and much more!

22 Mar 2024 💬 Flights

Ep 60 - Booking Award Flights: Best Tools & Workflow

Do you have friends or family who pay cash for flights? Are you manually searching and comparing award prices? This episode dives deep into my award booking workflow and compares new tools like PointsYeah and Seats.aero and why they have become an essential part of the process.