Category: Quick Hits

There are some great and easy shopping portal bonuses for you and everyone in your household with a frequent flyer account:

  • Alaska: Spend $500, earn 1,500 bonus miles
  • American: Spend $1,000, earn 4,000 bonus miles
  • Southwest: Spend $1,000, earn 3,500 bonus miles
  • United: They suck badly, don’t bother. But, spend $1,000, earn 5,000 bonus miles

Here’s the thing though — giftcards.com awards portal bonuses on virtual Visa and MasterCards, and those can be used with several from-home MS techniques easily. You maybe surprised to find that the merchant coding gives bonus categories on certain credit cards when you buy the virtual gift cards (trust me on that one).

United Airlines Gate Agent after asking to switch seats

American Express is currently offering a $25 statement credit on $250 in spend at BestBuy in-store or online. A little bird told me that you can sell a $250 BestBuy gift card at between 99% and 101%, netting you some spend and some cash back.

Also, check your inbox for a (boring) offer from Amex for a $2 statement credit for using contactless payments, up to 5 times.

Too bad it doesn’t compare to this offer:

Cash App is offering 10% back on Grocery, up to $7.50, expiring in 3 days. (In case you’re not aware of Cash App, it’s a free cash management debit card and mobile app designed to transfer money from venture capitalists’ bank accounts to startups to your wallet.)

In case that doesn’t strike your fancy, Meijer Grocery and Staples are both offering fee free or better Visa gift cards this week.

Finally, there’s a good $750 sign up bonus for the Chase Ink Unlimited no annual fee card. See DoctorOfCredit for more details.

Sample venture capitalist: