👋 Hi Reader,

Happy Saturday! Here's a quick sneak peek of today's newsletter:

• 🎁 Gift card deals and secrets to save $5k+/yr
• 🗓️ 100% LifeMiles transfer bonus (ends today!)
• 💸 $3,750+ in bank/brokerage bonuses
• 🏨 Bonus hotel points (up to 20k)
• 💳 Card-linked offers worth $750+
• 💰 Points & miles on sale and more!

If you enjoyed reading this, please feel free to forward it to anyone else who might (and if that's you, you can subscribe here). Thanks in advance!

Chris

💸 Gift Card Deals and Secrets to Save $5k+/yr

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Lately, I've been fascinated with gift cards because there are so many opportunities to save and profit. So I invited Logan to share all the different strategies to find the best deals, master gift card reselling, avoid common pitfalls, and more!

P.S. Make sure to read further for the latest gift card deals.

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🤑 Latest Deals

🎁 Best Gift Cards Deals

Here are some of the best gift card deals I found recently. If you didn’t listen to the full episode above, also check out the site I put together with discounted gift cards (up to 15% off) for brands like Amazon, Walmart, Airbnb, DoorDash, Uber and more!

• inKind: $100 gift card for $59.99 at Costco (limit 5, ends 2/23)
• Uber/UberEats: $100 gift card for $74.99 at Costco (limit 2, ends 2/23)
• Macys’s: Free $10 Best Buy gift card with a $100 gift card purchase
• Domino’s: $100 (4 x $25) gift card pack for $70 at Sam’s Club (limit 5, ends 2/23)
• Texas De Brazil: $100 (2 x $50) gift card pack for $69.98 at Sam’s Club (limit 5, ends 2/23)
• Kroger: 4x fuel points on 3rd party gift cards + value Visa and Mastercard gift cards (ends today 2/1)
• CVS: $10 back on select $50 3rd party gift cards (ends today 2/1)

🏦 $3,750+ in Bank & Brokerage Bonuses

Bank and brokerage bonuses are one of the many tactics to maximize your savings (more in Ep #184). So here are a few of the latest:

• ​Up to $1,500 from Capital One: Open a new 360 Performance Savings account with promo code BONUS1500 and make a qualifying deposit within 15 days and maintain the balance for 90 days.
• ​Up to $1,000 from Merrill Edge: Open a Merrill Edge® Self‑Directed account and make a qualifying deposit within 45 days and maintain your balance for 90 days.
• ​Up to $155 from One Cash: Sign up for a One Cash account with this Rakuten link and complete a direct deposit of $500. Plus, sign up here to get $30 as a new Rakuten member.
• ​$101 (in stock slices) from Schwab: Open a new Schwab investment account with this link and deposit $50 within 30 days.

💳 Card-Linked Offers Worth $750+

Here are some of the card-linked offers I found this week.

• Four Seasons: $150 off $750+​
• Emirates: $150 off $1,000+​
• Sonesta: $60 off $300​
• Giant/Stop & Shop: 4% back up to $30 (x12)
• Grubhub: $5 off $20 (x2)
• The Art Of Shaving: $20 off $20​

Note that some offers are targeted. To automate adding these offers, try CardPointers Pro with 30% off here.

🛫 Travel, Points & Miles

🏨 Bonus Points and Elite Nights At 4 Hotel Groups

Be sure to take advantage of these offers to earn extra bonus points if you have upcoming travel.

• Marriott: Earn 1k points + an extra elite night credit per night for stays between 2/11 and 4/28. Register here.
• IHG: Earn double elite night credits on up to 10 nights with this targeted offer.​
• Accor: Earn 4x points on 2+ night stays before 7/13. Register here.
• Best Western: Up to 20k bonus points (ends 5/11), a $50 gift card after a 2-night stay before 5/11, 3x bonus at WorldHotels and 10k points on stays in Asia (5/11). More details, terms and conditions on all promotions are here.

🗓️ 100% LifeMiles Transfer Bonus from Bilt Rewards

​Bilt’s February Rent Day promo is offering up to a 100% transfer bonus from Bilt to LifeMiles, depending on your Bilt status. The offer is only valid until 11:59pm PT today. There are a few great sweet spots in the LifeMiles award charts, so this could be great if you're planning a trip.

💰 Points & Miles on Sale

If you have a redemption in mind (or if you’re familiar with these programs), these deals for buying points and miles might come in handy! Expiration dates are in parentheses:

• Qatar Airways: 1.44¢ with a 60% bonus (2/1)
• Air Canada:1.7¢ with up to a 30% bonus (2/18)
• Wyndham: 0.81-0.93¢ with up to a 40-60% bonus (2/16)
• Hilton: 0.5¢ with up a 100% bonus (3/14)

🕵️ Great Finds

⛽ Show Recommendation: Landman

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I just finished Season 1 of Landman and really enjoyed the their portrayal of the West Texas oil business. The show reminded me a bit of Yellowstone and Billions (which is a good thing) and I love that it was inspired by the “Boomtown” podcast. Landman is on Paramount+, which is free with Walmart+ (which is free with a few credit cards).

📧 Join Me at the Newsletter Marketing Summit

I'm really excited to be speaking later this month at the Newsletter Marketing Summit in Austin. The lineup of speakers is excellent and the content is not just about newsletters, but will also cover Podcasts, YouTube and more. If you're in any of those spaces, I'd consider attending and if you do, defintiely come say hi!

💬 Parting Thoughts

As always, thanks so much for reading! I’d love to hear your thoughts on today’s newsletter, and if you enjoyed it, please let me know why!

Chris