π Hi Reader, Happy Saturday! Hope your weekend is off to a great start and an early Happy Father's Day to all the Dads! Here's some quick highlights from today's newsletter: π I Was Wrong About Travel Insurance π Up to $100 Off a Costco Membership π Earn Miles on New iPhones & MacBooks πΏ Award Search Tool Built Into Google Flights π¦ Amazon Prime Day This Week βοΈ Avios Getting Harder to Use for Family & Friends π± 50% "App of the Day" Promo for CardPointers+ If you enjoyed reading this...
7 days agoΒ β’Β 5 min read
π Hi Reader, Happy Monday! We were traveling last week, so this email is coming to you a few days late. Fortunately that means I could include a few new offers that came in over the past 72 hours. Here's teh highlights: π₯π³π₯ Four Best-Ever 100K+ Welcome Offers βοΈ United Points Pooling Just Got Better π° $1,250 New Customer Brokerage Bonus π Three New Shopping Portal Bonuses πΏ My Top Recommendations for Fathers Day π Two New Airline/Hotel Transfer Bonuses If you enjoyed reading this newsletter,...
12 days agoΒ β’Β 6 min read
π Hi Reader, Happy Saturday! Hope your weekend is off to a great start! Here are some quick highlights of today's newsletter: π³ Delta Amex: best-ever bonuses + new perks π¨ The sticker maker my kids are obsessed with π©Ί My playbook for taking control of my health βοΈ Alaska's new higher fees and monthly award sales π 5 new transfer bonuses this month π₯ Last call on two huge 150K welcome bonuses If you enjoyed reading this newsletter, I'd really appreciate it if you would forward this to a friend...
22 days agoΒ β’Β 5 min read
π Hi Reader, Happy Saturday! It's a lighter week on the top picks, but instead of "promoting" things that don't deserve to be there, I'm leaving the list short. Here are some quick highlights of today's newsletter: π³ Three new 80-90K Southwest welcome bonuses π§° I might be opening a Bay Area studio for builders π¦ Why an 800+ credit score can still get denied βοΈ AA blocking close-in partner awards π€ Is AI actually creating more work? If you've been forwarded this, you can subscribe here. And if...
28 days agoΒ β’Β 4 min read
π Hi Reader, Happy Memorial Day weekend! Hope you enjoy the long weekend and get to spend some quality time with friends and family! Here are some quick highlights of today's newsletter: π° Lots of points are on sale, but should you buy? π How long-term investors think about risk π¨ How bad was the big Hyatt devaluation βοΈ New award flight option for biz class to Asia π Three new transfer bonuses to hotel programs ποΈ Bunk beds on flights are coming soon ποΈ Award-winning documentary on beating...
about 1 month agoΒ β’Β 6 min read
π Hi Reader, Happy Saturday! Hope your weekend is off to a great start! Here are some quick highlights of today's newsletter: π³ Up to 15x points on United, Newegg, Sephora and more π οΈ The AI Tools I'm Building for Everyday Optimization π Great new book on risk, volatility and long-term wealth π Rare 30% transfer bonus to Southwest β Ask me anything on credit cards, points & miles βοΈ JetBlue + United elite perks are now active π¨ Last call to book Hyatt awards before 5/20 increase If you...
about 1 month agoΒ β’Β 6 min read
π Hi Reader, Happy Saturday, and more importantly, Happy (early) Happy Mother's Day to all the Moms out there! Hope your weekend is off to a great start! Here are some quick highlights of today's newsletter: π₯ Managing medical emergencies abroad πͺπΊ Best ways to get to Europe on points π³ 3x best-ever 100k+ card offers ποΈ My favorite purchase from the past year π United & Alaska shopping portal bonuses π¦ Three $800+ bank bonuses β½ 50Β’ off per gallon at 7-11/Speedway If you've been forwarded...
about 2 months agoΒ β’Β 5 min read
π Hi Reader, Happy Saturday! Big thanks to everyone who sent feedback on the new format for the newsletter. I read (and replied) to every one. Special thanks to Rob, who said he missed hearing more of my commentary on everything, which inspired me to add a lot more of my takes below. Here's a quick highlight of what's below: π―π΅ Tips from booking our Japan Spring Break trip π³ Best-ever 150K bonus on a personal travel card π 10% off Disney and Southwest Gift Cards π΅ Rakuten's week of deals...
about 2 months agoΒ β’Β 6 min read
π Hi Reader, Happy Sunday! A note before we get into it: the newsletter just crossed 100,000 subscribers this week, which is genuinely surreal. Thank you for being one of them. The fact that this lands in your inbox every weekend and you actually open it is something I don't take for granted. I also took an extra day this week to restructure how the newsletter works. The goal is to spend less time on the long list of every deal that crossed my desk and more time on the things that actually...
2 months agoΒ β’Β 7 min read