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August 01, 2023Ep 46 - July Recap: $10,893 + 165K IHG
By far the biggest month to date, thanks to massive bonuses from Wells Fargo and MooMoo, along with Gateway, Oxygen, Upgrade, UNest, Amazon, and many more!
(1:31) - News (Private Discord, MGM/Hyatt/MGM, PD TV, Kroger, Hanscom)
(8:07) - Credit Cards (Ink Preferred, IHG)
(12:21) - Banks (Wells Fargo, Gateway, US Bank, Upgrade, Oxygen, Laurel, Save)
(22:36) - Brokerages (MooMoo, UNest)
(27:50) - Hacks, Freebies & Discounts (Apple, McDonalds, Chick-fil-A, Amazon)
(32:23) - Final tally ($1,410 + 195K Points)

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34 min
July 11, 2023Ep 45 - Deal Alerts & June Recap
Exciting news on a new Deal Alerts feature, along with a detailed breakdown of $1,410 + 195K worth of churns in June, including the massive MooMoo referral bonus, new Chase Ink Preferred offer, RedCard news, Prime Day & more!
(1:43) - News (Deal Alerts, Target RedCard, Prime Day, Dell, Marriott, Costco)
(10:57) - Brokerages (MooMoo, UNest)
(18:04) - Banks (Wells Fargo, US Bank, Chase, Oxygen, Laurel, I-Bonds)
(24:34) - Credit Cards (IHG, Ink Preferred, Leverage, Hilton, Marriott)
(33:04) - Freebies & Discounts (Bilt, Lyft, Cap1, DoorDash, Southwest, Amazon)
(36:13) - Final tally ($1,410 + 195K Points)
(36:57) - Deal Alerts beta 🔒

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44 min
June 21, 2023Ep 44 - Asking for More: How to Ask for Upgrades, Discounts & Free Stuff
Most of us are out of practice, and bad at it. Like public speaking, it's often avoided. So where do people go wrong, what can you do to improve, and how do you apply it to real-life scenarios, like hotel check-ins?
(0:00) - Why ask for more?
(5:06) - Attitude & Approach
(7:58) - Four types of people
(12:43) - The Goldilocks Zone
(14:13) - Four magic words
(20:56) - How to push one extra step
(26:11) - When to escalate
(28:48) - Recognize openings
(31:14) - Get your reps in

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39 min
June 07, 2023Ep 43 - May Recap: $2,660 + 250K Marriott
Redeeming Marriot Bonvoy free night certificates in Hawaii, the new I-Bonds rate and alternative 5%+ options for parking cash, an easy hack for half price pet food, why we're transferring all of our brokerage accounts to Fidelity, plus much more!
(3:04) - Award travel (Bonvoy Hawaii)
(8:19) - Credit cards (Marriott Boundless, IHG Biz, Amex Biz Plat NLL)
(10:31) - Banks (US Bank Biz, Oxygen, Laurel)
(15:43) - Parking Cash (I-Bonds, Juno, Public)
(19:48) - Brokerages (Fidelity, Wells Fargo, Interactive Brokers)
(31:31) - Hacks / Discounts / Freebies (Petsmart, Rakuten, Amazon, Bud)
(35:36) - News (Redcards, Daily Getaways)
(38:48) - Final tally ($2,660 + 250K Marriott)

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41 min
May 09, 2023Ep 42 - April Recap: $1,060 + 219K Points
Back in the swing of things in April, tackling brokerage bonuses from Wells Fargo, Ally, Fidelity, MooMoo, plus big SUBs from Chase Ink, IHG & Marriott, US Bank and Gateway, along with some easy churns from Oxygen, Target, and Amazon.
(2:11) - Wells Fargo / Vanguard saga
(11:52) - Other brokerages (Vanguard, Fidelity, Ally, MooMoo)
(16:55) - Banks (Go2Bank, Wealthfront, Oxygen, Gateway, US Bank, Laurel)
(21:41) - Credit cards (IHG Biz, Marriott Boundless, CIU, Venture)
(28:06) - Freebies & Discounts (Target, Amazon, Southwest)
(31:04) - Mealkits (HelloFresh, EveryPlate)
(33:47) - Final tally ($1,060 + 219K UR)

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36 min
April 11, 2023Ep 41 - March Q1 Recap: $3,050 + 394K Points
Full recap of churns from Jan, Feb and March, including big bonuses from Huntington, Wells Fargo & Chase, plus deals, discounts & freebies from Hellofresh, Target RedCard, Amazon, Wendy's & more!
(1:52) - Banks (Huntington, Live Oak, Laurel Road, DCU, Wells Fargo, US Bank)
(9:25) - Brokerages (Moomoo Invest)
(12:17) - Credit cards (Chase Inks, IHG)
(21:34) - Mealkits (HelloFresh)
(23:13) - Cellphones (Mint)
(25:11) - Freebies & Discounts (Target, Amazon, Wendy's)
(32:59) - Final tally ($3,050 + 394K points)
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34 min
March 21, 2023Ep 40 - McDonalds Madness: Secret Menu Deals
Kicking off Season 3 with a deep dive into the hidden McDonalds rewards app secret menu, which includes insane deals on Big Macs, large fries, and breakfast sandwiches that can be churned EVERY DAY.
Disclaimer: please don't eat McDonalds every day 😶
(1:06) - Podcast update
(4:32) - What's up with McDonalds?
(7:46) - How their app actually works
(11:59) - Secret menu deals 🤯
(14:57) - P1 + P2 workaround
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20 min
January 09, 2023Ep 39 - December & 2022 Recap: $32,454 + 981K points
End to a massive year, including big bonuses in December from Morgan Stanley and Public, along with a breakdown of all 2022 churns, plus a bonus recap of listener & subscriber stats from the podcast.
(2:08) - Credit cards (MS Amex Plat, Chase Inks)
(8:28) - Banks (DCU, Laurel, Upgrade)
(12:50) - Brokerages (Public)
(14:39) - Cellphones (Costco, Mint)
(18:12) - Mealkits (Green Chef, HelloFresh)
(20:41) - Freebies & Discounts (Peloton, Target, Turbotax, Sugarfina, Chase offers, Doordash, Apple Music, SiriusXM, StudentBeans, Dell, Starbucks)
(32:47) - December tally ($3,135 + 416K points)
(34:08) - 2022 tally ($32,454 + 981K points)
(44:36) - Bonus: Podcast stats 🤓
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1 hr
December 08, 2022Ep 38 - How to Open the Morgan Stanley Amex Platinum
Update on exactly how to open this confusing (but lucrative) card, including new methods involving Preferred Savings accounts, Active Assets Accounts (AAA), CashPlus engagement bonus & fee avoidance, and a walkthrough of two simple options for qualifying 👊😤
(0:00) - What's the deal with this card?
(7:11) - tldr: Preferred Savings ftw
(9:12) - Active Assets Accounts (AAA)
(10:20) - The magic of Preferred Savings
(12:31) - Why it's better than Access Investing
(14:28) - Preferred Savings vs CashPlus
(17:04) - Should I even open a CashPlus?
(19:55) - How does AMEX get data from MS?
(20:38) - Option 1: Preferred Savings + CashPlus (safest)
(23:50) - Option 2: Preferred Savings only (riskier)
(25:33) - What we did (riskiest 😁)
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31 min
December 01, 2022Ep 37 - November & Black Friday Recap: $3,880 from Banks, Mealkits, Cellphones & More
Jam-packed episode covering huge bonuses from Huntington, Upgrade and Chase, plus holiday deals & discounts from Amazon, Target, Wayfair, HelloFresh, Green Chef, Visible, Mint and more!
(2:29) - Banks (Huntington, Laurel, Amex, Juno, Upgrade)
(14:06) - Credit cards (BofA, Venture X, Chase Ink, MS Amex Plat)
(19:10) - Black Friday (Liam Neeson x Breadmaker 😤)
(26:05) - Discounts & Freebies (Saks, Peacock, Hulu + Disney, Target, Rakuten, Amazon, Wayfair, Starbucks, Peloton)
(38:00) - Mealkits (HelloFresh, Blue Apron, Green Chef)
(42:03) - Cellphones (Visible, Walmart, Mint)
(53:18) - Final tally ($3,880 + 60K Amex)
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56 min

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