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*For compliance reasons, we can’t include names of all cards/banks. 🧳 Latest Card-Linked Offers for TravelI found a bunch of travel-related card-link offers that might be useful for upcoming travels. Expiration dates are in parentheses.
And if you want to automate adding these card-linked offers so you don't have to do it yourself, try CardPointers Pro with 30% off here. ✈️ Up to 30k Aeroplan Points on Hotels & Car RentalsAir Canada Aeroplan members can earn up to 30,000 points when they redeem points for hotel stays or car rentals booked through Air Canada. Register for the promo here and make the bookings before 4/13 for stays or rentals through 9/30. 💰 Points & Miles on SaleI wouldn’t speculatively buy these unless you’re familiar with these programs or have a specific redemption in mind. That said, the Wyndham deal is pretty interesting if you're redeeming points towards a Vacasa Rental, where you can get up to 1.67¢ per point in value.
🏨 Wyndham + Hilton Timeshare OffersI'm not a fan of timeshare presentations, but if you don't mind wasting some of your time, there are a few interesting offers right now:
🤑 Latest Deals📱 Free International eSIM Data PlansGigSky is offering free international data plans for Visa Infinite and Signature cardholders. If you're not sure if you have one of these, check your cards – I suspect many of you already do.
And if you don’t have a visa card, you can still save 10% on most plans with the promo code FREQUENTMILER. 💵 Best Brokerage Bonus of 2025: 1% Unlimited MatchLast week I shared an uncapped 2% brokerage bonus from Robinhood on all transferred assets through 3/31. While 2% is more than 1%, you need to keep those assets at Robinhood for 5 years to get the full bonus. With SoFi, the holding period is only 9 months. For balances under $20,000, the E*Trade offer is even better.
🎂 Birthday FreebiesIf you know me, you know I love spreadsheets, and I’m sure you'll love this birthday freebie spreadsheet too. It has a list of restaurants and stores that offer birthday goodies/deals, a lookup option to search for a specific store, and even a tracker to ensure your coupons don’t expire. Thanks for putting this together, Bonnie! 💬 Parting ThoughtsAs 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 |
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