{"id":3286,"date":"2021-12-13T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-12-13T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/milesearnandburn.com\/?p=3286"},"modified":"2023-04-18T12:04:57","modified_gmt":"2023-04-18T18:04:57","slug":"monday-vibes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/milesearnandburn.com\/index.php\/2021\/12\/13\/monday-vibes\/","title":{"rendered":"Monday Vibes"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hello friends! Let\u2019s start the week off right with a few quick hits and a few big deals:<\/p>\n

1.<\/strong> Here\u2019s an updated link<\/a> for the Delta Platinum 7,500 miles authorized user bonus from last Thursday<\/a>, give this one a shot in case the other one didn\u2019t work for you.<\/p>\n

2.<\/strong> A follow-up from a week ago<\/a>: my application for the US Bank Business Triple Cash card was approved with a ginormous credit line. How I\u2019m going to play it: Hit the minimum spend to earn $500, lower all of my US Bank credit lines, then apply for three or four more of these before the offer goes away.<\/p>\n

3.<\/strong> Rakuten\u2019s card-linked cash back program<\/a> has added BestBuy, Walmart, Gamestop, and Walgreens cash back at 5%, which blows the Staples 2.5% that we discussed in early December<\/a> out of the water. Each of these stores sells one or more valuable gift cards, and each of them will let you buy those gift cards with a credit card (like perhaps an Amex that has an 99 employee card for 1.8 million points<\/a> offer and a +4x<\/a> offer attached?) Just don\u2019t forget to link your cards to Rakuten and click \u201cLink Offer\u201d in your account.<\/p>\n

The last time Rakuten had great partners with their card linked program it all went well for a while until they shut down a few accounts doing major volume in gift card purchases. So, add a kombucha, a banana, and a usb cable to your purchase to mask what you\u2019re doing. At 5% cash-back, you can afford to treat yourself to America\u2019s favorite fruit.<\/p>\n

4.<\/strong> I think that Staples has had more weeks with a gift card sale going than weeks without one in 2021. Maybe next year I\u2019ll post only if they\u2019re not running<\/em> a promo to save everyone time. That said, it isn\u2019t next year yet, so\u2026 Staples is having a $200 fee-free sale on Visa gift cards<\/a> issued by Metabank running through Saturday, limit five per transaction. (Thanks to GC Galore<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Liquidation? Try bill-pay services and try grocery stores that aren\u2019t Kroger or Safeway\/Albertsons; also, maybe look at the Western Union agent locator<\/a>. Remember, the velociraptors in the documentary Jurassic Park<\/em> found weaknesses in the electric fence that separated them from the money order terminals by probing. Be a velociraptor.<\/p>\n

5.<\/strong> American Express has a 20% transfer bonus to Singapore Krisflyer, and Gary pointed out that<\/a> this stacks with a promotion that Singapore Airlines is running through the end of February for Star Alliance Gold status. I\u2019m calling this out because if you fly United a lot, and I mean a lot,<\/em> and if you want to redeem a Singapore award for you and P2 (and maybe P3+) in the next couple of months you could get a ton of value because Star Alliance gold status through Singapore will get you into United Clubs when flying United Airlines (and a free checked bag, but if you\u2019re flying United a lot then they\u2019ve already lost your bag so you don\u2019t have one to check, and you didn\u2019t have to pay for them to lose it thanks to your status).<\/p>\n

Just do this one on or after January 1 so that you\u2019ve got effectively 25 months of club access (through February 2024).<\/p>\n

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