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Chris Hutchins

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๐Ÿค‘ My Top Finds, Latest Deals, and Best Recommendations (8/30/25)

๐Ÿ‘‹ Hi Reader, Happy Labor Day weekend! Here's what's included in today's newsletter: ๐Ÿ’ธ Strategies for retirement, wealth building, and taxes ๐Ÿ’ฐ New 2-3% brokerage transfer bonus ๐Ÿ’บ Biz class award deals to 5 destinations (incl. Italy & Japan) ๐Ÿ’ณ 50% off one of my top apps for credit card offers ๐Ÿ”— Card-linked savings worth $1,200+ โ“ Submit questions for an ask me anything ๐Ÿจ Hotel promos from Marriott, Wyndham & more ๐Ÿ“ˆ 42 lessons from 15 years of investing and more! One small favor: if you enjoyed...

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๐Ÿ‘‹ Hi Reader, I hope your weekend is off to a great start! Here's a quick sneak peak of what's included in today's newsletter: ๐Ÿค‘ Deep dive on Capital One cards and miles ๐Ÿงณ How to get 2,500 bonus miles if your luggage is delayed ๐Ÿคฉ 100k welcome offer on new Alaska Atmos card ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ Final call for the All the Hacks Iceland trip (2 spots left!) ๐Ÿ’ณ New 125k welcome offer on a top personal card ๐Ÿ’บ Biz class award deals to Europe ๐Ÿ’ฐ Free event on must-know tax moves for business owners ๐Ÿ‹๐Ÿฝ How to use your...

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๐Ÿ‘‹ Hi Reader, Happy Saturdayโ€”hope your weekend is off to a great start! Here's what's included in today's newsletter: ๐Ÿ’ณ Last chance for two 100k welcome offers ๐Ÿค‘ 10+ new cards and bonuses to earn more points ๐Ÿ’ธ Bank & brokerage bonuses worth $7,000+ ๐Ÿจ Latest hotel promos for IHG, Marriott & Wyndham ๐Ÿ’บ Google flights finally allows filtering out basic economy ๐Ÿš• Pricing hack for Uber airport rides ๐Ÿง‘โœˆ๏ธ How airlines choose which planes to fly and more! One small favor: if you enjoyed reading, please...

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๐Ÿ‘‹ Hi Reader, Happy Saturdayโ€”hope your weekend is off to a great start! Here's a quick look into today's newsletter: ๐Ÿค‘ Top transfer partners to maximize your points ๐Ÿ’ณ Up to 80k points from best-ever JetBlue card offers ๐Ÿ’บ Biz class award flight deals to Europe, Asia & more โœˆ๏ธ 5k Aeroplan points off your next flight ๐Ÿ“š Back-to-school shopping w/o sales tax in August ๐Ÿฝ๏ธ Another InKind deal for $25 off $25 ๐Ÿบ Card game recommendation: COYOTE ๐Ÿ  Up to $400 off Costco Direct and more! I really hope you...

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๐Ÿ‘‹ Hi Reader, Hope your weekend is off to a great start! Here are a few highlights from today's newsletter: ๐Ÿ” Learn to take a break sooner with a mini retirement ๐Ÿ’ณ Up to 185k bonuses on Amex Marriott cards ๐Ÿคฉ New Citi cards and transfer partner ๐Ÿฆ $2,000+ in bank bonuses ๐Ÿ‘Ž Negative changes to another U.S. Bank card ๐Ÿงด $15 off $50+ Amazon household products ๐ŸŽ—๏ธ Support cancer research and earn AA Miles ๐Ÿ’ธ How to make your kid a tax-free millionaire and more! As always, I hope you enjoy reading, and...

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๐Ÿ‘‹ Hi Reader, Happy Saturdayโ€”hope your weekend is off to a great start! Here's a quick look into today's newsletter: ๐Ÿ—บ๏ธ My favorite tactics for booking travel with points & miles โœˆ๏ธ Southwest card refresh w/ increased offers, new perks & more ๐Ÿ’บ Deals on business class award flight deals to Europe + Asia ๐Ÿ›๏ธ $9,500 bonus points via shopping portal ๐ŸŽฏ Enter to win 1M Choice Privileges points ๐Ÿ’ณ $500+ worth of savings via card-linked offers ๐Ÿ“ˆ How to invest at all-time highs and more! I really hope...

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๐Ÿ‘‹ Hi Reader, Hope your weekend is off to an amazing start! Here are some highlights from today's newsletter, including a new section at the end on some things I've been up to this week. ๐Ÿค‘ How to design a rich life at any income ๐Ÿ“‹ What I've been up to (deals, cards, shows, etc.) ๐Ÿฆ Bank bonuses worth $1,700+ ๐Ÿ›๏ธ 5,500 bonus points from shopping portals ๐Ÿ›’ Free BJโ€™s Club Annual membership ๐ŸŒ Newly launched "Mastercard Collection" ๐ŸŒด 4 ways to earn & save on Hyatt stays this summer ๐Ÿ’ฐ New $1,500 biz...

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๐Ÿ‘‹ Hi Reader, Happy Saturdayโ€”hope your weekend is off to an amazing start! Here's what's included in today's newsletter: ๐Ÿ’ณ Deep dive on 30+ Amex cards & Membership Rewards ๐Ÿก Earn 50,000+ points on a new mortgage or refinance ๐Ÿฆ Bank bonuses worth $4,300+ ๐Ÿ’บ Deals on business class award flights to 7 destinations ๐Ÿ”— $500+ worth of savings via card-linked offers ๐Ÿ’ณ 3 New Bilt cards coming in 2026 ๐ŸŽ Up to 20% off popular gift card brands ๐Ÿ›ฌ U.S. airports with summertime flight delays and more! One...

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๐Ÿ‘‹ Hi Reader, Hope your weekend is off to a great start! Here's a quick look into today's newsletter: ๐Ÿ’ฐ My 10-step money allocation framework ๐ŸŒ Earn 1 million points by flying to 6 continents ๐ŸŽฏ Up to 50% off + free $50 credit at Target ๐Ÿค— Free museum tix, fitness membership, ice cream ๐Ÿ’บ 20% off Flying Blue award flights ๐Ÿคฉ Easy bonus miles & points: United, Marriott & Hyatt ๐Ÿ’ณ $20 off Amazon with Discover cards ๐Ÿ“ˆ Increased award ticket fees & taxes on Virgin Atlantic ๐Ÿ’ธ Learn to spend money and...

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๐Ÿ‘‹ Hi Reader, Hope your weekend is off to a great start! Here's a quick look into today's newsletter: ๐Ÿก New card to earn points on mortgages, daycare and more ๐Ÿ’ธ What each generation gets right & wrong about money ๐Ÿ’ณ New Amex Gold & Platinum bonuses up to 175k โœˆ๏ธ JetBlue promo to earn 350k points & status for 25yrs ๐Ÿ’ฐ Up to 2% bonus for Robinhood crypto transfers ๐Ÿ’บ Biz class award flight deals to 10+ destinations ๐ŸŒด Summer travel: hotel promos, bonus points, cash back ๐Ÿž๏ธ Free National Park Annual...