🤑 My Top Finds, Latest Deals, and Best Recommendations (6/14/25)
👋 Hi there,
Hope your weekend is off to a great start! Here's a quick look into today's newsletter:
🚀 50 ways to upgrade your life, money, and travel
💳 4 new welcome offers worth 100k+ points
👨🏻🍼 Last minute Father’s Day gift ideas
✈️ Over 63k bonus miles from Delta, United & Alaska
💳 New card offering 4% back on everything
🏦 Bank bonuses worth $700+
🏨 Latest Hyatt & Marriott hotel promos
📚 Free month of coding for kids and more!
I really hope you enjoy reading! Feel free to share this newsletter with someone else who might too! (And if that's you, subscribe here so you don't miss out on amazing deals in the future). Thanks so much!
Chris
🚀 Top 50 Ways to Upgrade Your Life, Money, and Travel
I still cannot believe we've had 230+ episodes of the show! So here are the top 50 hacks, learnings, and lessons I've learned along the way. I share actionable strategies to level up your travel, wealth, points & miles, productivity, relationships, and so much more!
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🛫 Travel, Points & Miles
💳 Four Limited-Time Increased Hotel Card Offers
This week, four co-branded hotel cards announced limited-time welcome offers, all worth >100k points. We have two of these cards, but you can find the offer details for all four cards here, along with all the other increased hotel and airline card offers for June.
✈️ Earn 63k+ Bonus Miles via Delta, United & Alaska
Up to 60k Bonus MileagePlus Miles: United co-branded credit cardholders can now earn up to 60,000 bonus miles (up to 10 miles per $1 spent) when you book a United Cruise before 6/22. Just make sure you book a balcony stateroom or suite on a qualifying cruise.
Up to 2,600 Bonus SkyMiles + $50 Gift Card: Delta SkyMiles members can earn up to 2,600 bonus miles when they complete activities with partners: Starbucks, SkyMiles Dining, and Delta Cars. Plus, earn a $50 Delta gift card if you complete all 3 tasks before 10/5. Register here before 7/5 to become eligible.
Up to 1,000 Bonus MileagePlus Miles: Through 6/15, you can earn up to 1,000 bonus MileagePlus miles through the United shopping portal. Spend $400 to earn 1,000 bonus MileagePlus miles or $200 & earn 500 bonus miles.
500 Bonus Mileage Plan Miles: Spend $200 through the Alaska Airlines shopping portal before 6/20 to earn 500 bonus miles. FYI, these bonus miles will count towards Elite Qualifying Miles (EQMs).
💸 Points & Miles on Sale
If you have a redemption in mind (or if you’re already familiar with these programs), these deals for buying points and miles might help you save on your summer travel! Expiration dates are in parentheses:
Avianca: 1.29¢ with 155% bonus (today, 6/14).
Virgin: 1.21–1.48¢ with 70% bonus (6/23).
Flying Blue: 1.69¢ with 80% bonus (6/25).
Alaska: 1.74¢ with 70% bonus (6/26).
United: 1.88¢ with 100% bonus (6/29).
Hilton: 0.5¢ with 100% bonus (7/24).
🏨 Latest Hotel Promos Worth 36k+ Points
Here are 2 more promos to help maximize your points if you have upcoming travel plans.
Hyatt: Up to 16k points when you complete an eligible stay at select Hyatt Place, Hyatt House, or Hyatt Studios locations between 6/10 and 9/7. Registration is required.
Marriott Homes & Villas: Up to 20k points when you book a 2+ night stay before 7/17 and complete your stay before 9/30. Registration is required.
💳 New Coinbase Card Earns 4% Back on Everything
A new Coinbase credit card is launching in Fall 2025 and will offer 2–4% back in Bitcoin on every purchase. Your rewards rate is based on how much crypto you hold in your Coinbase wallet (but thresholds haven't been announced). The card is exclusive to Coinbase One subscribers, and you can join the waitlist here.
🛒 Earn 2x Hyatt Points with Instacart Benefits
World of Hyatt credit cardholders can now earn 2x bonus Hyatt points per $1 spent on Instacart orders until 9/3. Plus, register here to get 3 complimentary months of Instacart+ and a $10 monthly Instacart credit.
👭🏻 Discover: Get $50 for Adding AU (No Min Spend!)
Discover is offering a $50 cash back bonus to select cardholders who add an authorized user and make a purchase (no minimum spend) by 6/30. Check your email or account to see if you're eligible.
Pro tip: If you didn't receive this offer, try contacting Discover to see if they can extend you this offer :)
🤝 JetBlue Mosaic Status Match for AA & Delta Elites
Elite members of American Airlines and Delta can fast-track to JetBlue Mosaic 2 status until 6/30. Once matched, they have until 12/31 to earn 50 tiles and unlock Mosaic 4 status, which will be valid through 2026.
🐘 All-Inclusive Kenya Safari Camp for 100k Pts/nt
Virgin Red is offering an all-inclusive safari camp experience in Kenya for 125,000 points per night (normally 190k), which could be as low as 100k points with this transfer bonus (ending tomorrow). Must book by 6/30 for stays until 9/30.
🤑 Latest Deals
🏦 Bank Bonuses Worth $700+
Here are 2 bank bonuses with relatively easy requirements that might be worth checking out.
$465 from Chime: Open a new Chime account through InboxDollars and make at least two direct deposits of $200 or more before 6/30. Plus, get $5 if you're new to InboxDollars.
$250 from Mercury Business: Open a new Mercury business checking account and deposit $10,000 within 90 days.
🛍️ New Costco Executive Perks
Do you have a Costco Executive Membership? In addition to the 2% Annual Rebate, staring 6/30, you'll get a $10 monthly Instacart credit and exclusive morning shopping hours from 9-10am (more here).
🎁 Gift Card Deals: Up to 20% Off
On Ep #212, we discuss all the different ways to save and profit from gift cards. But for now, here are some gift card deals I found this week. Limitations and expiration dates are in parentheses.
DoorDash: $85 for $100 at Best Buy (limit 3).
Uber: $85 for $100 at Newegg.com (limit 5).
Instacart, Uber, DoorDash, Lyft etc: 10-20% off at Amazon.
Lowe’s & Gap: 10% off via DoorDash (limit 2).
Visa Gift Cards: $15 off $300 at Office Depot/Max (limit 10, 6/14).
Panera Bread: 20% off at Panerabread.com (6/20).
Giant/Stop&Shop/Martin’s: 4-6x points on 3rd party gift card purchases (6/19).
ShopRite: $15 back on $100 worth of 3rd party gift cards (6/14).
CVS: $20 back (as ExtraBucks) on $100 gift cards.
🛵 Amazon Prime: Free Grubhub+ and $10 Off Order
Amazon Prime members now get a free Grubhub+ membership (worth $120), offering $0 delivery fees, exclusive savings, and other perks. Plus, until 6/16, get a 25% discount (up to $10) on a $20+ order with promo code DAD25.
🍽️ Free $35 InKind Dining Credit
InKind is a free dining rewards app that's helped me save $100s at amazing restaurants. If you don't already have an account, use my referral link to get $25 off $50, plus get $10 off your next order of $30+ with this link. Both bonuses are valid until 6/30.
📚 Free Month of Coding for Kids
If you're looking to introduce your kids to coding, CodeSpark is offering one free month to try out their kid-friendly platform. Just use the promo code FREESTUFFFINDER30. Sounds like a great summer activity that’s fun and educational.
🕵️ Top Finds
👨🏻🍼 Father’s Day Gift Ideas
Father's Day is tomorrow, so if you're still looking for last minute gift ideas, here's a few products/services I love and/or have gifted before!
Loftie Alarm Clock (← 15% off)
Vuori (← 20% off, my favs = Sunday Performance Joggers, Kore Shorts and Strato Tech Tee)
Quince (my fav = Mongolian cashmere sweater)
Eight Sleep Pod 5 Ultra (← $200 off)
Storyworth (← $10 off)
MasterClass (← 15% off)
My birthday is coming up, so if you have any gift suggestions I can add to my list, I'd love to hear them. Just reply to this email and share! 🙏🏼
💬 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