{"id":8503,"date":"2023-11-01T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-11-01T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/milesearnandburn.com\/?p=8503"},"modified":"2023-10-31T23:29:54","modified_gmt":"2023-11-01T05:29:54","slug":"wednesdays-halloween-hangover","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/milesearnandburn.com\/index.php\/2023\/11\/01\/wednesdays-halloween-hangover\/","title":{"rendered":"Wednesday’s Halloween Hangover"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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  1. The Citi Shop Your Way Rewards Mastercard<\/a> has new targeted offers for utility spend, once per month for November, December, and January, delivered by both USPS mail and email. We’ve seen:

    – 10% back for $600 or more in spend, up to $700 in spend
    – 10% back for $450 or more in spend, up to $500 in spend
    – 5% back for $500 or more in spend, up to $1,200 in spend

    (Thanks to birt and Dave)
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  2. Plastiq is once again accepting American Express cards for payments in certain categories<\/a>. Fees are currently 2.9% + $0.99-$1.49 which makes it more expensive than average for credit card bill payment services, though not without utility.

    Is Plastiq trustworthy? Well, they’ve effectively exiting bankruptcy and have a person best described by “    a kid’s cartoon cowboy transforms into a real person, puts on a suit, and for some reason is always a little sweaty<\/a>” as a CEO. So, uh, yeah. At least you have chargebacks as a backstop.
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  3. Giftcards.com<\/a> has 5% off of $100 Visa gift cards with promo code SPOOKY5<\/em> or SCARY5<\/em> through November 6, maximum $15 back per order.

    Normally these range somewhere between a good deal and a great deal when stacked with portal bonuses, however apparently they sent an email to affiliates saying that there’s no payout on orders places utilizing these codes. There’s a small chance that the email is wrong, so if you’ve got a gambling mindset today then you\u2019ve found your mark. (Thanks to     GCG<\/a>)
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  4. Do this now:<\/strong> Register for Wyndham’s Q4 promotion for double points<\/a> on stays of two nights or longer through January 12, 2024. (Thanks to FM<\/a>)
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  5. The Chase Marriott Boundless card has a targeted sign-up bonus for 75,000 Bonvoy points and a $300 Marriott e-gift card<\/a> after $3,000 spend in three months via the Chase app. The card has a $95 annual fee, and my unpopular opinion is that this is the best version of this card’s sign-up bonus because the $300 card pays for resort-fees and parking on those “free” points or certificate stays.

    My more popular opinion is that you’ll still be Bonvoyed somehow while you’re at a Marriott property.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Happy Wednesday!<\/p>\n\n\n

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    Plastiq’s CEO shows up at MEAB’s doorstep later today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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