{"id":1489,"date":"2021-04-29T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-04-29T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/milesearnandburn.com\/?p=1489"},"modified":"2023-04-18T14:34:00","modified_gmt":"2023-04-18T20:34:00","slug":"closing-out-april","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/milesearnandburn.com\/index.php\/2021\/04\/29\/closing-out-april\/","title":{"rendered":"Closing Out April"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s the end of the month, don\u2019t leave money on the table with expiring credits. Check the following:<\/p>\n

1.<\/strong>\u00a0Make sure you\u2019ve spent any American Express credits in Uber Eats or Uber by tomorrow night.<\/p>\n

2.<\/strong>\u00a0Check for any credit cards that have had annual fees post and call the bank for a retention offer. I suggest saying: \u201cI\u2019m thinking of closing this card given its high annual fee, but before I decide what to do I was wondering if there are any retention offers or spend bonuses.\u201d Bonus if you add \u201cCOVID has made it hard to use the benefits\u201d.<\/p>\n

Caveat: If you take a retention offer from American Express, plan on keeping that card for 12-13 months to avoid getting popups denying you credit card bonuses in the future. Good retention offers are well worth the extra year.<\/p>\n

3.<\/strong>\u00a0If you have an American Express co-branded personal card (Marriott, Delta, Hilton),\u00a0make sure you\u2019ve attached the dining offer to your card<\/a>\u00a0and that you\u2019ve spent it. The easiest way to do this from home seems to be to buy an exact value DoorDash gift card on\u00a0Fluz<\/a>, which will should code correctly as dining. Amazon Meals is another decent option. As always, find a Fluz referral from a friend to make their day if you don\u2019t have an account already.<\/p>\n

4.<\/strong>\u00a0Spend any American Express co-branded business card wireless credits before tomorrow. I prepay my cell phone bill with this one and all of the credits over last year and this year mean that my bill will be $0 after the credits are applied for a long, long time.<\/p>\n

5.<\/strong>\u00a0Make sure you\u2019ve spent any $10 American Express Personal Gold dining credits by tomorrow. The easiest way IMO is to buy something for pickup for $10ish at a local coffee shop on GrubHub, but a combo meal at a ShakeShack is also a good option for many of you.<\/p>\n

6.<\/strong>\u00a0Cancel any cell phone burner accounts that you\u2019re done with (and for which you didn\u2019t use a virtual credit card number that already expired).<\/p>\n

7.<\/strong>\u00a0Spend your AmEx Personal Platinum $30 PayPal credits. The easiest way to get these out under the wire is with\u00a0PayPal Digital Gifts<\/a>\u00a0which has been paying the credit even though the T&C says that it shouldn\u2019t. If you\u2019re set up as a gift card reseller, you can alternatively buy gift cards for resale on Fluz<\/a> or eBay gift cards on Slide<\/a>.<\/p>\n

8.<\/strong> The time remaining for Q2 bonused spend is already one third over. Check the current Q2 categories and reassess your strategies<\/a>.<\/p>\n

9.<\/strong> Still with me? Get yourself a drink, you won!<\/p>\n

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