{"id":4938,"date":"2022-07-26T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-26T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/milesearnandburn.com\/?p=4938"},"modified":"2023-04-18T11:31:56","modified_gmt":"2023-04-18T17:31:56","slug":"tuesday-deluge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/milesearnandburn.com\/index.php\/2022\/07\/26\/tuesday-deluge\/","title":{"rendered":"Tuesday Deluge"},"content":{"rendered":"

A thought to start your Tuesday: Sometimes this hobby is slow, but based on my experience it\u2019s definitely not slow right now. If it feels slow to you, use the time to get out there and start probing. Keep building your network too; fellow churners and manufactured spenders probably have a few tools that you haven\u2019t used yet. Anyhooldes<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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  1. The Point debit card<\/a> refunded annual fees on a pro-rated basis and announced the existing version of the card would be shutdown on September 23<\/a>. They also announced that existing members will get a free year of PointCard Titan when it launches later this year. A few action items:\n

    \u2013 If you have a Point card, cash-out your balance sooner rather than later
    \u2013 If you don\u2019t have a Point card, I\u2019d try and get one now in case the free year of Titan is worthwhile [Update: Point seems to have pulled the application link<\/em>]<\/p>\n

    I earned over $10,000 in cash back with the Point card, most in the first half of 2021 after launch. I also got quite a bit of no-fee manufactured spend<\/a> in the first half of 2021. Based on those two experiences I\u2019m hopeful that the new Titan card will present a few nice opportunities. (Thanks to Nathan via MEAB slack)<\/li>\n

  2. Alaska<\/a> and AA\u2019s<\/a> shopping portals have a spend bonus like last week\u2019s Southwest and United portal bonuses<\/a>:\n

    \u2013 Alaska<\/a>: 1,200 bonus miles after $600 in spend
    \u2013     AA<\/a>: 2,000 bonus miles after $600 in spend<\/p>\n

    A manufactured spending hall of fame payment processor is still running some giftcards.com cards in a favorable way. <\/li>\n

  3. Clear is running a $75 Uber credit promotion for new accounts<\/a>. If you still have an unused American Express Platinum $189 Clear credit or two, sign up for an account with new information to cash-out that credit. So far, none of the Clear promotions like this have needed a complete enrollment at the airport in order to pay out.\n

    Remember, if you don\u2019t cash-out every one of those Clear credits, the terrorists win. (Thanks to FM<\/a><\/strong>)<\/li>\n

  4. According to DoC<\/a>, more people have been targeted for an American Express Business Gold or Green upgrade offer to the Business Platinum for 140,000 Membership Rewards after spending $10,000 in three months. To see if you\u2019re targeted, login to AmEx, set a Business Green or Gold card as your default card, then click \u2018Request an Upgrade\u2019 at this link<\/a>.<\/li>\n
  5. In a move that should surprise absolutely no one, starting tomorrow and running through Tuesday, August 9th, Kroger is having another 4x fuel points promotion<\/a> on third party gift cards.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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    A probing tool recommended by my network (In retrospect, I should have been more specific).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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