👋 Hi Reader,

Happy Saturday! Hope your weekend is off to a great start! Here are some quick highlights of today's newsletter:

• 💳 Delta Amex: best-ever bonuses + new perks
• 🎨 The sticker maker my kids are obsessed with
• 🩺 My playbook for taking control of my health
• ✈️ Alaska's new higher fees and monthly award sales
• 🔄 5 new transfer bonuses this month
• 🔥 Last call on two huge 150K welcome bonuses

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Chris

🩺 Taking My Health Into My Own Hands

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This week, I share the playbook I used to take control of my health after digging into my family historical and lab results. I'll break down which tests I think are actually worth your money and when each one matters. Plus, I'll share the personal health AI I built on top of my medical records to surface what doctors missed.

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📋 My Past Week

• We got a membership to the SF Zoo last year that expires at the end of the month, so we got in another trip last weekend. It was the first time we’ve gone in the afternoon and either we got lucky or we should have been doing that since the beginning, because all the animals were out and active. Everyone had a great time.
• On the way home from the Zoo, we stopped at Jagalchi, a huge 75,000 square foot Korean food complex in Daly City, CA. They have a bakery, restaurant, half a dozen food stalls, sushi counter, cocktail bar and a full grocery store. We picked up a bunch of groceries and had great dinner at the restaurant (Pogu). Highly recommend checking it out if you’re ever nearby.
• Somehow I missed that Visa has a partnership with GigSky to offer free international data. It’s a great free offer, but it made me want to see what other credit card benefits I was missing. So I spent most of this week reading dozens of benefit guides for popular cards and doing a ton of research. That led me down another rabbit hole about whether Travel Insurance ever makes sense. Expect an episode on everything I learned on both topics before the end of the month.
• With the school year coming to an end and all the kids with summer birthdays trying to have their parties before summer starts, it feels crazier than ever. I’m really looking forward to a trip we’re taking to Mexico to relax after all the chaos is over.
• We made Crispy Gnocchi With Burst Tomatoes and Mozzarella this week and it was quick, easy and delicious. It was also the kids favorite meal of the week, with everyone (myself included) coming back for seconds. Also, if you don’t have an NYT Cooking subscription, don’t forget you can get it free with Instacart+, which you should have free with any Mastercard or many cards from a popular bank.

⭐ My Top Picks

✈️ Delta Amex Cards: Best-Ever Offers + New Perks

To celebrate 30 years of partnership, Delta Amex Cards have new best-ever 90K-125K welcome bonuses. Additionally, the cards now include a free 2nd checked bag on domestic flights and the Gold/Business Gold cards added a $120 rideshare credit ($10/mo). Both of those perks come with no increase in annual fees.

💳 Last Call: Two Best-Ever 150K Welcome Bonuses

Two record-high 150K offers are about to disappear. If you can meet the minimum spend and are eligible, I think they're great offers.

• Popular personal travel card: Best-ever 150K bonus​
• Capital One Venture Business: Up to 150K miles (ends 6/8)

With both these bonuses worth >$2,000 to me, I'd be all over both of them if I didn't already have the cards.

🔄 5 New Transfer Bonuses Live This Week

Several new transfer bonuses are out this month. As always, I don't suggest moving points speculatively without a booking in mind.

• Amex → Flying Blue: 25% Bonus — This one is my favorite, especially with recent award availability​
• Amex → Marriott: 20% Bonus — Still not worth it.
• Citi → Qatar Avios: 30% Bonus — Don't forget you can move points freely between all Avios programs.
• Hotel points → United: 25% Bonus — Also a poor trade
• Rove → Turkish: 50% Bonus — Post TK deval, I'm not excited

🏨 Marriott Card: Best-Ever 125K + Free Night Offer

A personal Bonvoy card is now offering a best-ever welcome offer of 125K Marriott points plus a free night award, which I value at ~$1,300. The free night is good for up to 50K points, but top-able to 75K. For a low fee card with a low minimum spend, this is great offer if you're interested in accumulating Bonvoy points and can get good use out of a 50K free night award.

✈️ Alaska Atmos: Increased Fees + 50% Off Award Sale

Mixed news from Alaska's Atmos Rewards. The bad: the partner award booking fees are rising from $12.50 to $20 each way on 7/1, and Saver (basic economy) fares stop earning points and status for bookings made on/after 6/11. The good: the new monthly Global Getaways award sale offers up to 50% off economy awards. Right now you can go to Mexico City from 7,500 points and Europe from 15K (for travel 9/1-11/15), but you need to book by 6/6 (today). I'm excited to see what these deals look like each month.

🍿 My Recommendation: Stickerbox

​Stickerbox is an amazing device that turns ideas into stickers. My Dad got my daughter one for her birthday and now both my girls are obsessed. You just press the button on top, say what you want on the sticker and it prints instantly on BPA/BPS-free paper. Check it out here.

📰 The Rest of the Week

💳 Credit Cards & Points

• Amex Green: Renamed 'Classic Green' — Likely means a new version is coming
• Bilt: Palladium Cardholders Seeing $50K Limits — I got my limit bumped to $50K this week too
• Citi: Custom Cash 5X Discontinued for New Applicants​
• Wells Fargo: New Premier Autograph w/ 100K Bonus — It's invite-only, but the 100K bonus is pretty great

✈️ Airline News & Promos

• Lufthansa: Stops Releasing First Class Awards to Partners — If this is true, it definitely sucks, I've always wanted to fly LH First
• Oneworld: AA & Alaska Elites to Get Taj/IHCL Status — I have status on Alaska, so I'll take some free status when it's live.
• Delta: Free Premium Drink for T-Mobile Customers​

🏨 Hotel News & Promos

• Hyatt: Up to 30K Points at Hyatt Place & Hyatt Select​
• Wyndham: Summer of Rewards, Get Up to 15K Bonus Pts​

💎 Award Deals

• 🇦🇪 Dubai: Emirates biz from 96K + $835​
• 🇬🇷 Greece: AA biz to Athens from 55K Atmos​
• 🇰🇪 Kenya: Safari Camp for 100K Virgin pts/night​
• 🇵🇪 Peru: AA biz to Lima from 27.5K AA​
• 🇧🇷 Rio: GOL biz from NYC for 40K AA​
• 🇪🇸 Spain: Iberia biz to Madrid from 32K Avios​
• 🇬🇧 UK: Virgin Upper Class to London from 29K pts​

🔗 Card-Linked Offers

• Amex: Up to $2,400 Back on Electronics/Software​
• Amex: 10% Back at IKEA, up to $27​
• Amex: $250 Back on $2,000+ Virgin Atlantic​
• Citi: $50 Back on $65+ AT&T Wireless​
• Disney Visa: Up to 35% Off + $150 Credit at Aulani​

🏦 Bank / Brokerage Bonuses

• Bank of America: $100–$500 Checking Bonus​
• E*Trade: $400 Savings Bonus on $20K + 4% Intro​
• Four Leaf FCU: Up to $550 Checking Bonus​
• PNC: $100–$400 Checking Bonus​
• SoFi: Up to $765 Checking & Savings (with Swagbucks)​

💬 Parting Thoughts

Thanks so much for reading! Hit reply and let me know what you think – I read every response. 🙏

Chris