{"id":7924,"date":"2023-07-07T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-07-07T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/milesearnandburn.com\/?p=7924"},"modified":"2023-07-06T17:38:43","modified_gmt":"2023-07-06T23:38:43","slug":"weekend-mixed-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/milesearnandburn.com\/index.php\/2023\/07\/07\/weekend-mixed-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekend Mixed News"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>July is apparently a good news and bad news sort of month. For example in the apparently not-a-joke competitive sphere of competition eating <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/joey-chestnut-wins-16th-nathans-famous-hot-dog-eating-contest-after-2-hour-weather-delay-190303905.html?guccounter=1&amp;guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&amp;guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAMW8n8ZgjNccDdanXr1AOyQumTUORk9zzHtlOKOilpu3PLqgJ-QeGV5YTgZ07dlkn4k4w6pSZU17yjRpXIIBU9TtRFokvudt4-i7IiQC_r9o8h6Cmy0MHoZCw0kNQJfbdaQtzStetuVk13FRpIyfSsmaG01JctrWN--X_wvogzdB\" class=\"ek-link\">Joey Chestnut won a 16th hot dog eating contest<\/a> on Tuesday, but to win<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/2023\/07\/04\/nathans-hot-dog-eating-contest-2023-results\/70381518007\/\" class=\"ek-link\"> he had to eat 62 hot dogs<\/a> so there&#8217;s that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In our world we&#8217;ve got a bit of bad news too:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dannydealguru.com\/cathay-pacific-devaluation\/\" class=\"ek-link\">Cathay Pacific has devalued<\/a> premium cabin travel award prices<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/frequentmiler.com\/chase-pay-yourself-back\/\" class=\"ek-link\">Chase Pay Yourself Back devalued<\/a> redemptions on Ink cards, but so far not others<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/gcgalore.com\/a-pause-on-posting-giant-gift-card-deals-as-their-deals-suck\/\" class=\"ek-link\">Giant grocery store gift card deals<\/a> have been declared dead<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>American Express card sign-up bonuses are posting very slowly<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>But, there&#8217;s good news:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rakuten.com\/delltechnologies.com\" class=\"ek-link\">Rakuten will have 10x back at Dell<\/a> (and probably <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rakuten.com\/saksfifthavenue.com?query=saks&amp;position=2&amp;type=suggest&amp;store=9154\" class=\"ek-link\">Saks<\/a>) on Monday, so you&#8217;ve got time to strategize your American Express credit liquidation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihg.com\/onerewards\/content\/us\/en\/creditcard\/premier\" class=\"ek-link\">IHG credit card&#8217;s sign-up bonus has bumped to 140,000 points and a $100 statement credit<\/a> at IHG properties after $3,000 spend in three months<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Barclays Wyndham Business card has a targeted offer for 5,000 bonus points:<br><br>&#8211; 1,000 bonus points per month for any purchase in June, July, and August<br>&#8211; 2,000 additional points for $3,000 in spend or more over all three months<br><br>Yes, we&#8217;re past June, so really this is a 4,000 bonus point offer going forward. Look for an email from info@emails.barclaysus.com to see if you&#8217;re targeted. (Thanks to Welcome Offer)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>American Express sign-up bonuses do eventually post<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Have a nice weekend!<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-editorskit-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/milesearnandburn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-1024x682.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7925\" width=\"420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/milesearnandburn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-1024x682.png 1024w, https:\/\/milesearnandburn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/milesearnandburn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/milesearnandburn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-1536x1024.png 1536w, https:\/\/milesearnandburn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-1320x880.png 1320w, https:\/\/milesearnandburn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image.png 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:14px\">Another good news \/ bad news situation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>July is apparently a good news and bad news sort of month. 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