Business is continuing to go well with Best Buy with laptops and this month I was able to buy Playstation Portals for the first time. I did have a few issues with packages not getting delivered and I had my first missing items case with Amazon. I also recap my experience with the Bank of America business checking bonus and how I eventually got it to post.

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A recap of our week-long trip in Miami and St Croix, USVI, where we had a really fun experience. I also discuss the latest Wyndham/Vacasa and Hyatt devaluations and what's next after Best Buy.

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This month I didn't sign up for any new credit cards, but instead put a lot of effort into figuring out how to order from Best Buy and had good success with dropshipping Echo Dots. I also spent a lot of time at the Apple store on the Apple Vision Pros, which turned out to be profitable for me despite not being as good as we had expected.

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I start with a deep dive into what happened with the crypto collapse and the bankruptcy of "crypto lending" platforms, then discuss what we can learn from them and how to think about the risk with churning-related activities.

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Amex continues to be very strong and will put me in a great position for the first half of 2024. It was another decent month for Amazon and I'm looking ahead to scale up WM & BB spend. I also discuss the Apple Vision Pro release and what's going on with Paypal Bill Pay. 

A recap of my recent trip to St. Anton, Austria to go skiing with my brother. The skiing was awesome and it was a really fun trip!

Flights:

• PDX-SFO-FRA-INN on UA/LH/EN for 90k Aeroplan + $94.
• ZRH-LHR-LAX-PDX on BA/AA/AA for 57.5k AA miles + $102.

Hotel:

• Omaela Apartments: $1,300 for 4 nights. 

Skiing:

• $243 for a lift ticket for 3 days (not per day).

This was the highest intensity month I have had to date, with a lot of great deals to wrap up the end of the year. The main ones were AirPods from Verizon and Capital One Shopping Portal referrals, but there were some other gift card deals mixed in as well as the usual Amazon BG stuff.

Recapping our 2-week trip to India, including Delhi, Rajasthan, and Goa. We faced a lot of unexpected challenges during the trip but overall had a great time!

Award Flights:

• PDX-YVR-DEL on AI Y/J/F for 55k/90k/117k Aeroplan.
• PDX-SFO-EWR-DEL on UA J for 80k United Miles (in both directions).
• GOI-DOH-SFO on QR J for 80k Avios.

Award Hotels:

• Hilton Jaipur for 20k HH/nt (upgraded to Diamond floor w/Gold status).
• Alila Diwa Goa for 9k Hyatt/nt (upgraded to Junior Suite with Explorist status).
• Club at Alila Diwa for 15k Hyatt/nt.

A short month for me since I was out for the last two weeks, but I still made use of some decent deals for BGs and GC reselling. I got another batch of BoA Alaska Business cards and discuss the plans for my new Citi AA Business card.

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This episode covers a couple of trips that I went on over the past few months and some general award travel advice on how to plan your trip to Europe this summer. If you are interested in a churning meetup in Portland, I've linked a quick google form if you want to give any input:

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