🤑 My Top Finds, Latest Deals, and Best Recommendations (2/8/25)
👋 Hi there,
Happy Saturday! Here’s a sneak peek of today’s newsletter:
💳 100k+ point welcome bonuses & free SW Companion Pass
☕ Free Starbucks coffee on 2/10
🎁 10 new gift cards deals
🛫 Book TAP Air Portugal with JetBlue Points
🤑 Up to 11k bonus points & miles
🤩 Exploring the 5 types of wealth
💺 Award Promos for Feb and more!
I really hope you enjoy reading, and please don't forget to forward this to someone who might enjoy it too! (And if that's you, make sure to subscribe here). Thanks so much!
Chris
🤩 The 5 Types of Wealth with Sahil Bloom
What if there's more to wealth than just money? Sahil Bloom shares 5 different types of wealth to lead a fulfilling life, including strategies to build lasting financial freedom, invest in your health, regain control of your time, deepen your relationships and enhance mental clarity.
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🛫 Travel, Points & Miles
💳 Limited-Time Offers on Airline Cards
Increased welcome offers on credit cards are a great way to earn some extra points and miles and travel for free. Right now, there are 8 airline credit cards with limited-time welcome offers up to 110k bonus miles and free Southwest Companion Pass for a year.
🤑 Earn Up to 11,000 Bonus Points & Miles
Here are some other creative ways to earn some bonus points or miles.
Delta: Earn 2000 miles after you complete your first Turo rental and get 500 miles for subsequent rentals.
Hyatt: Get 500 bonus points per night at 24 new Hyatt hotels around the world. No registration required.
AAdvantage: Earn 500 bonus miles after a $200 spend on the American Airlines shopping portal before 2/9.
Alaska Airlines: Earn 500 bonus miles after a $150 spend via the Alaska Airlines shopping portal before 2/14.
United: New MileagePlus Shopping members get 500 bonus miles after $25 spend within 14 days of registering or existing members get 500 bonus miles after spending $150 before 2/10.
IHG: Earn 5000 points when you complete a stay within 21 days of registering as a new member before 4/30. Plus, get 500 points when you download the IHG app.
💺 Flying Blue Promo Rewards for February 2025
Air France-KLM's Flying Blue program's February 2025 Promo Rewards is offering a 25% discount on economy award flights between Europe and New York, Houston, Boston, Denver, Ottawa, and other locations. Book between 2/3 and 2/28 for travel until 7/31.
Quick reminder to use the “secret” award calendar if you can't find availability and also get 25% off tickets for kids aged between 2-12.
🛫 Book TAP Air Portugal Flights with JetBlue Points
You can now redeem JetBlue TrueBlue points on TAP Air Portugal with economy flights priced as low as 19k points and business as low as 59k (both one way). Plus, if you don’t have JetBlue points, you can also transfer points from a few credit card programs at a 1:1 ratio.
🔁 Current Transfer Bonuses
There's two transfer bonuses right now that might help you get a good deal, but wouldn't speculatively transfer unless you're planning a trip.
Virgin Atlantic: 30% bonus till 2/17
Avianca LifeMiles: 15% bonus till 2/28
✈️ Earn 15-20x Avios on Hotels & Car Rentals
The Avios travel portal that lets you book hotels, car rentals and experiences has 2 offers to boost your miles.
Earn 20x Avios on hotel bookings made before 2/24 for stays till 12/31. Note that you won’t be able to earn elite night credits, hotel points, or receive elite status benefits because the booking is processed via Expedia.
Earn 15x Avios on car rental bookings made before 2/24 for rentals till 5/20.
🏨 $100 Worth of Best Western Gift Cards
Earn up to $100 in Best Western gift cards when you stay for 2 nights at any Best Western branded property in the United States, Canada, or the Caribbean between 2/3 and 5/11. Note that registration is required, and the gift cards will expire by 8/3/25.
🤑 Latest Deals
☕ Starbucks Monday: Free Coffee on 2/10
Get a free Starbucks tall hot or iced brewed coffee on 2/10, the Monday after the Super Bowl. If you're not already a Starbucks Rewards member, make sure to sign up before 11:59pm PT on 2/9.
🎁 Current Gift Cards Deals
I've temporarily paused orders on my gift card site (though large orders are still open). However, there are a bunch of other gift deals right now:
Zift Giftcards: 10% off at TheGiftCardShop.com with code VDAY25 (ends 2/16)
Lowe’s: $100 for $90 at Newegg (limit 5)
Starbucks: 10% off at DoorDash
eBay: 10% off $100 at Giftcards.com with code SCORE (limit 3, ends 2/14)
UberEATS: 10% off $100 at Giftcards.com with code SUPEREATS (limit 3, ends 2/14)
DoorDash: 10% off $100 at Giftcards.com with code SUPERDASH (limit 3, ends 2/14)
Apple: $10 Best Buy gift card with a $100 gift card purchase (limit 1, ends 2/11)
Meijer: 5,000 points for a $50 gift card purchase (ends 2/15)
Select brands (including Gap, Macy's Sephora etc): $15 H-E-B gift card with a $75 gift card purchase at H-E-B Stores (limit 1, ends 2/11)
Select brands (including Chipotle, Disney, Zift Zillions etc): $10 off a $50 gift card purchase at Safeway (ends 2/13)
If you want to go deep on how to save and profit from gift cards, make sure to listen to Ep #212.
💳 $1,300+ in Savings with Card-Linked Offers
Here are a few found card-linked offers I found this week but if you want to automate adding these card-linked offers, try CardPointers Pro with 30% off here.
Dell.com: Up to $1,000 off with 13% back
Icelandair: $225 off $1,500+
AT&T Wireless: $50 off $65 for new customers
Food Lion: Up to $100 off with 5% back
📺 Streaming Subscription Deals
There are a few streaming deals out now:
YouTube Premium: $11.99 when bundled with Google One
Peacock Premium: $29.99 for 12 months
Paramount+: Free month w/ code OGGMPZR3YBW
MLS Season Pass On Apple TV: Free subscription
Discovery+: $5.99 off $5.99 Back (limit 3)
🕵️ Great Finds
📱 Free Phone Plan from Helium Mobile (No CC Needed)
Helium Mobile has launched a free Zero Plan with 3GB of data, 300 texts and 100 mins of calls and no credit card required. You can join the waitlist here, but there is a requirement to always have location turned on in the Helium app so you may have some privacy concerns.
🏎️ How F1 Has Recently Exploded in Growth
Between Netflix's Formula 1: Drive to Survive and getting invited to the 2021 F1 race in Austin, I've increasingly become an F1 fan. I don't watch every race, but I defintiely watch all the highlights and I've been fascinated by the entire business behind the sport, which is quickly becoming one of the most popular sports in the world.
💬 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