{"id":11694,"date":"2025-04-22T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-22T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/milesearnandburn.com\/?p=11694"},"modified":"2025-04-21T23:17:02","modified_gmt":"2025-04-22T05:17:02","slug":"tuesday-wisdom-always-be-working-the-sign-up-bonus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/milesearnandburn.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/22\/tuesday-wisdom-always-be-working-the-sign-up-bonus\/","title":{"rendered":"Tuesday Wisdom: Always Be Working the Sign-Up Bonus"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Until you’ve graduated to the point where sign-up bonuses don’t really move the needle<\/a>, one of your primary churning goals ought to be “always be working on a sign-up bonus”. Specifically, a starting level of this hobby is:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Open a new card with a sign-up bonus<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Spend either organically or with manufactured techniques until you hit the spend target<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Start over at (1) immediately<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Sign-up bonuses are typically worth a 10%-50% rebate on your spend, so don’t worry about category bonuses until you scale up. If you’re worried about 5\/24 or other similar issues, focus on business cards, and especially business cards at small banks and credit unions until you graduate to a higher manufactured spend tier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Happy Tuesday!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    PS: Yes, “Always be working the sign-up bonus” isn’t nearly as sexy as “always be probing”, but that doesn’t mean it’s unsexy.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n

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    This weird 3D rendering’s message is on-point.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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