👋 Hi Reader,

Hope your weekend is off to a great start! Here's a sneak peek of what's included in today's newsletter:

💰 50+ ways to earn more points
🧳 New $1000+ welcome offer
🍽️ Earn an extra 8x points on dining
🏨 10k points on a hotel stay
💳 Top card offers this month
💸 5 new bank & brokerage bonuses
🤢 App to reduce motion sickness
🔁 New transfer bonuses, and more!

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Thanks so much!

Chris

💰 50+ Ways to Earn More Points and Miles Without Spending More

This week, I shared 50+ different ways you can earn points and miles (without spending any extra money) on groceries, flights, rent and even donations! Learn how to leverage partnerships between airlines, hotels, and various services to rack up points effortlessly.

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🛫 Travel, Points & Miles

🧳 New $1,000+ Welcome Offer

In addition to points from the welcome bonus, one of my favorite travel cards* now includes a generous travel credit. Even better, the card has a low annual fee and great earning rates on travel and dining.

🏨 10,000 Bonus Points on a $400+ Hotel Stay

Here’s a great deal if you have an upcoming hotel stay. A popular bank* is currently offering 10k bonus points if you book a $400+ hotel stay by 1/31 via their travel portal. Just make sure to activate the bonus here.

💳 17 Best Credit Card Welcome Offers for October 2024

If you like earning points and miles, then credit card welcome bonuses are a great way to help boost your journey. Given how many great offers there are right now, I decided to put together this list of the 17 best welcome offers for October 2024 to help you maximize your points.

🇨🇦 Travel Card Adds Air Canada Lounge Access

This very popular premium travel card* will now get you access to Air Canada Lounges when flying with Air Canada or a Star Alliance partner airline on the same day. This is in addition to access to the bank's own lounges, as well as the full Priority Pass lounge network.

🛫 Flying Blue Promo Rewards for October 2024

Air France-KLM's Flying Blue program's October 2024 Promo Rewards is offering a 25% discount on economy award flights between Europe and LA, Atlanta, Dallas, Miami, Chicago and other locations. Book between 10/1/24 and 10/31/24 for travel until 3/31/25.

Quick reminders: 1) Use the “secret” award calendar if you can't find availability, 2) Kids (2-12) get 25% off Flying Blue award tickets and 3) Flying Blue is transfer partners with the 5 major U.S. reward programs, which means you can transfer points earned from a variety of cards.

*For compliance reasons, we can’t include names of all cards/banks.

🤑 Latest Deals

💸 5 New Bank & Brokerage Bonuses

On Ep #184, I shared how you can leverage bank bonuses to maximize your savings and here are five you can take advantage of right now:

$500 from Bank of America: Open a new checking account with promo code MCC500CIS and maintain a deposit of $15k for 120 days and complete a qualifying activity.
$200 from Bask Bank: Open a new Bask Interest Checking Account before 11/29/24 and conduct 2 eligible electronic Bill Center transactions before 3/31/25.
(Business) Up to $900 from U.S. Bank: Open a new business checking account with promo code Q4AFL24 before 1/15/2025 and maintain a qualifying deposit for 60 days.
(Business) $500 from TD Bank: Open a business checking account and maintain a deposit of $2,500 for 115 days and complete 25 qualifying transactions across the first 3 statement cycles. Offer available in select states.
(Brokerage) Up to $6,000 from E*Trade: Open a new eligible brokerage account with promo code OFFER24 before 1/31/25 and make a qualifying deposit within 60 days.

🍽️ Marriott's Eat Around Town: Earn 8x Points Per Dollar

Marriott’s Eat Around Town promo lets you earn 8 points per dollar on dining and takeout when you pay with a linked card throughout October 2024 (just make sure to enroll here). Plus, you can stack this with cards that offer bonus points on dining and restaurants, like the American Express® Gold Card or the Bilt Mastercard®, for even more rewards.

🔁 Current Transfer Bonuses

I don’t recommend speculative transfers, but if you’re planning a trip, you might be able to score a great deal using one (or more!) of these bonuses. Expiration dates are in parentheses.

A Popular Bank* ➡️ Avios: 30% (10/31)
Citi ➡️ Qatar Avios: Up to 35% (10/31)
Hotel Points (e.g. Marriott) ➡️ United: Up to 30% (10/31)
Marriott ➡️ Aeroplan: 15% (10/31)
Citi ➡️ Etihad: Up to 40% (10/31)

*For compliance reasons, we can’t include names of all cards/banks.

🕵️ Great Finds

🤢 Reduce Motion Sickness with iOS 18's Motion Cues

If you’ve ever struggled with motion sickness while looking at your phone, iOS 18 has a solution: Vehicle Motion Cues. Your iPhone can now detect when you're in a moving vehicle and adjust how content is displayed to reduce motion sickness. I used to only be able to look at my phone for a few minutes in a car, but after turning this on, I went a few hours last week with no issues.

📉 15 Ways to Lose Money in the Markets

Here's a great read from Ben Carlson on what NOT to do when investing in the markets. If you like this post, you'll probably enjoy Ep #191 where Ben and I cover 11 essential lessons every investor should know to build a resilient portfolio.

📺 Show Recommendation: Nobody Wants This

Amy and I have been enjoying this rom-com about a romance between a podcaster and a Rabbi. Apparently the series was inspired by the creator and producer Erin Foster's real-life love story.

💬 Parting Thoughts

As always, thanks so much for reading - I hope you enjoyed it!

Please feel free to reply to this email with any thoughts, feedback or even if you just want to say hi! :)