Apropos of nothing, do you have an American Express Platinum or Business Platinum card? Hmm, interesting. That probably means you shouldn’t worry about Bilt’s stupid elite status challenge tomorrow, right? Still, I bet you can find a few tens of thousands of words written about the match between Friday and now though. Yay marketing!
- Do this now (if you have the Schwab American Express Platinum card): Cash-out as many Membership Rewards today as you can physically bring yourself to do; this applies especially if you’re sitting on 10 million or more points with no redemption plan (if you think I might be talking about you – you’re right, I am).
Today’s the last day of unlimited 1.1 cents per point cash-out. Starting tomorrow, you’re limited to 1 million per calendar year though points cashed-out today don’t apply to that limit. - Do this now: Cash out any Ultimate Rewards points in increased value pay-yourself-back categories, all of which are set to expire today and may or may not be refreshed or replaced tomorrow.
- Do this now (if you have a Chase United card): Check for a spend bonus on spend through December 15. I had three choices:
– 1,000 bonus miles after $1,000 spend (extra 1x)
– 7,500 bonus miles after $5,000 spend (extra 1.5x)
– 18,000 bonus miles after $9,000 spend (extra 2x)
Even though United MileagePlus miles suck, the third one is a big enough bonus on top of base spend that I’ll hit it. - Meijer Perks has $10 off of $150 or more in Mastercard gift cards in-store through Saturday with clipped digital coupon. This type of coupon can usually be re-clipped after each use.
Meijer carries both Pathward and Sunrise gift cards. - 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
– Both variable and fixed load cards work
– Look for lower fee Everywhere cards if you know how to liquidate them
– Try for multiple transactions back to back
These are Pathward gift cards. (Thanks to Will) - Turkish Airlines has 40% off of economy award flights booked by Wednesday for travel from November 1 until March 31, 2025. Most of Turkish’s network is included.
- Weis Markets have 8x points on One4All and Choice gift cards through October 9. Some Choice cards can be easily converted to high resale rate bulk brand gift cards. (Thanks to GCG)
Too soon, or too not soon enough?