Labored News

1. Do this now: Try and register for Hyatt’s targeted promotion for 5,000 bonus points for each 5 nights stayed in the next 90 days, up to 45,000 total bonus points.
   
2. Do this now: Register for Marriott’s fall promotions:
   
   – 2,000 bonus points per 2+ night paid stay (+2,000 if it’s an MGM property)
   – 2,000 bonus points per 2+ night paid stay for Marriott credit card holders
   
   These stack, but honestly 4,000 bonus Marriott points is probably worth $20 at best so don’t go nuts.
   
3. Office Depot / OfficeMax stores have $15 off of $300 or more in Visa gift cards through Saturday. For best results:
   
   – Buy in even multiples of $300
   – Link your cards to Dosh
   – Remember that the variable loads work too
   
   Just don’t be like me last week and try and load $500 on a $200 card. The register will take it, but I promise nothing good happens.
   
4. The Citi Shop Your Way Rewards Mastercard, the most sung of Unsung Heroes, has released new beginning of month offers, each is slightly complex because #extra. Each is good monthly for September, October, and November, and each will stack with other offers as applicable. We’ve seen:
   
   – $60 statement credit for a purchase $450+, good twice per month
   – $60 statement credit after six $75+ purchases
   – $50 statement credit for a purchase $375+, good twice per month
   
   I’ll be knocking this out with two $1,000 purchases at a grocery store to combine with outher outstanding credits. (Thanks to Brooke and birt)
   
5. Rakuten has 15% back or 15x Membership Rewards on purchases at Dell, likely ending today. Use a friends referral if you don’t already have a Rakuten account, or use George at TBB’s otherwise.
   
6. Avelo has $50 off of round-trip fares booked by Tuesday, for travel between September 17 and February 11, 2025 using promo code LABORDAY.

Pictured: The source of my instructions to load $500 onto a $15-200 variable load card.
(Thanks to IAD_Flyer for the picture)