{"id":4792,"date":"2022-07-01T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-01T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/milesearnandburn.com\/?p=4792"},"modified":"2023-04-18T11:35:20","modified_gmt":"2023-04-18T17:35:20","slug":"weekend-quick-hits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/milesearnandburn.com\/index.php\/2022\/07\/01\/weekend-quick-hits\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekend Quick Hits"},"content":{"rendered":"

Watch for a barrage of promotions over the holiday weekend, especially for the gift card resale markets. In the mean time, there are a few interesting promotions to kick off the weekend:<\/p>\n

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  1. Starting today and running through July 15, the OnJuno debit card has 10% cash back on spend of up to $1,000<\/a> provided that\u2019ve set your spending source to USDC. Effectively any manufactured spend should work to meet this promotion.<\/li>\n
  2. Many Hilton free night certificates are expiring today thanks to past COVID extension policies<\/a>. Some customer service representatives will extend these for you, and I have multiple reports of successful reinstatement and extension of the certificates if you call the day of expiration and ask to use them.\n

    You may have to try a couple of different times to get a representative who knows how to extend though, and you shouldn\u2019t sleep on this if you\u2019re affected because it\u2019s not likely to work after today.<\/li>\n

  3. Yun was the first to let me know that the Upgrade rewards debit<\/a> card has a new referral bonus program of $100 for the referrer and referred<\/a> after three debit card transactions within 60 days. Upgrade\u2019s debit card pays:\n

    \u2013 2% at drug stores, gas, subscriptions, restaurants, and utilities
    \u2013 1% everywhere else (including PIN transactions)<\/p>\n

    Nearside\u2019s 2.2% cash back debit card is currently more interesting, but at the end of 2022 their rewards rate will also be 1% so it may be worth grabbing a $100 sign-up bonus from Upgrade in anticipation of that if you\u2019re in the rewards debit game.<\/li>\n

  4. The Citi Shop Your Way Rewards Mastercard<\/a>, a MEAB Unsung Hero<\/a>, has a new targeted offer for 15% back in statement credits on gas, grocery, and restaurant spend up to $90 for each month between July and September. (I got and maximized the same offer for April through June too<\/a>.)\n

    Check your inbox for email with the subject: \u201c[NAME], activate your limited-time statement credits offer now\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Finally, I\u2019m going to be like a normal blogger for a second and vent about something that none of you care about and isn\u2019t related to the site\u2019s mission \u2014 sorry in advance: The Crown City Classic<\/a> is a 7.4 mile race for July 4 (7\/4), and it\u2019s something that P2 and I have participated in for years. This year though, they moved it to July 2 because reasons, and we didn\u2019t figure that out until a week ago after our travel was already booked. Why do I bring it up? Always double check dates for events that you\u2019re traveling to. I wish I had.<\/p>\n

    Have a nice holiday weekend!<\/p>\n

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    \"\"<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

    The Crown City Classic race organizers trying to figure out exactly when 7\/4 is.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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