{"id":8515,"date":"2023-11-03T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-11-03T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/milesearnandburn.com\/?p=8515"},"modified":"2023-11-03T08:52:31","modified_gmt":"2023-11-03T14:52:31","slug":"the-holiday-deal-ramp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/milesearnandburn.com\/index.php\/2023\/11\/03\/the-holiday-deal-ramp\/","title":{"rendered":"Daylight Savings Work"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>You know how most of you get an extra hour this weekend? Well, there&#8217;s plenty to fill it:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a class=\"ek-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.capitalone.com\/bank\/fall23\/\">Capital One has an interesting bank bonus for a high-yield savings account<\/a>:<br><br>&#8211; $20,000: $300 bonus<br>&#8211; $50,000: $750 bonus<br>&#8211; $100,000: $1,500 bonus<br><br>You must fund the account within 15 days, and hold it for 105 days after.  The APR is currently 4.30% so the opportunity cost of holding funds is much lower than most recent bank bonuses.<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flyingblue.us\/en\/spend\/flights\/rewards\" class=\"ek-link\">AirFrance and KLM&#8217;s FlyingBlue has released discounted promo award cities<\/a> for travel through April 30, 2024 booked by this month. New York, Los Angeles, Miami, Seattle, Dallas, San Jose, and Raleigh\/Durham are this month&#8217;s US cities included in the promotion.<br \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thegiftcardshop.com\/\" class=\"ek-link\">The Gift Card Shop has 100% off of purchase fees for custom designed Visa gift cards<\/a> through November 8 with code <em>CUSTOMHOLIDAY23<\/em>. <br \/><br \/>These are InComm gift cards. (Thanks to SideShowBob233)<br \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mastercardgiftcard.com\/\" class=\"ek-link\">MasterCardGiftCard.com has 50% off of purchase fees<\/a> for orders over $150 through November 16 with code <em>SHOPEARLY2023<\/em>.<br \/><br \/>These are InComm gift cards; is there an echo in here? (Thanks to SideShowBob233)<br \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Citi ThankYou Points has a couple of has transfer bonuses:<br \/><br \/>&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thankyou.com\/partnerProgramsListing.htm\" class=\"ek-link\">25% to Avianca LifeMiles<\/a> through tomorrow night<br \/>&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.qatarairways.com\/en\/Privilege-Club\/offers\/convert-rewards-to-avios.html\" class=\"ek-link\">30% to Qatar Avios<\/a> through November 10, posted by Qatar within 45 days<br \/><br \/>Both of these programs have sweet spots, google is your friend for some of them.<br \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The major airline shopping portals have new holiday spend bonuses:<br \/><br \/>&#8211; AA: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aadvantageeshopping.com\/p\/extra-rewards.htm\" class=\"ek-link\">4,000 miles with $1,600 in spend<\/a> through November 17<br \/>&#8211; Alaska: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mileageplanshopping.com\/p\/extra-rewards.htm\" class=\"ek-link\">1,500 miles with $650 in spend<\/a> through November 17<br \/>&#8211; Delta <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skymilesshopping.com\/p\/extra-rewards.htm\" class=\"ek-link\">2,000 miles with $1,000 in spend<\/a> through November 17<br \/>&#8211; Southwest: <a href=\"https:\/\/rapidrewardsshopping.southwest.com\/p\/extra-rewards.htm\" class=\"ek-link\">4,000 points with $1,000 in spend<\/a> through November 22<br \/>&#8211; United: <a href=\"https:\/\/shopping.mileageplus.com\/p\/extra-rewards.htm\" class=\"ek-link\">5,000 miles with $1,200 in spend<\/a> through November 20<br \/><br \/>It&#8217;s possible to hit all of these bonuses with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cashbackmonitor.com\/cashback-store\/giftcards.com\/\" class=\"ek-link\">giftcards.com<\/a> assuming that you have a good liquidation channel.<br \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/giftcards.kroger.com\/exclusive-offers\" class=\"ek-link\">Kroger.com has 5% off of physical Visa and Mastercard gift cards<\/a> ordered online through November 15 using promo code <em>FALLFRENZY23<\/em>.<br \/><br \/>These are US Bank gifts, the purchase won&#8217;t code as grocery, and will earn fuel points. (Thanks to <a href=\"https:\/\/gcgalore.com\/kroger-online-save-5-on-visa-mastercard-gift-cards\/\" class=\"ek-link\">GCG<\/a>)<br \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/milesearnandburn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_5669.png\" class=\"ek-link\">Citi has been sending personal and business AA card holders<\/a> offers for additional bonus miles for making at least one purchase in the next three billing periods:<br \/><br \/>&#8211; 500 miles for the first statement<br \/>&#8211; 1,000 miles for the second statement<br \/>&#8211; 1,500 miles for the third statement<br \/>&#8211; 2,000 miles in addition to the above for all three statements<br \/><br \/>(Thanks to Justmeha and MVC)<br \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.americanexpress.com\/en-us\/business\/checking\/\" class=\"ek-link\">American Express has increased its business checking account sign-up bonus<\/a> to 50,000 Membership Rewards, or $550 with the Schwab Platinum cash out. To be eligible, you&#8217;ll need to open an account by December 12 and:<br \/><br \/>&#8211; Deposit $5,000 within 30 days<br \/>&#8211; Maintain at least a $5,000 balance for the following 60 days<br \/>&#8211; Make five transactions within the first 60 days<br \/><br \/>ACHs and debit card activity both count as qualifying transactions. (Thanks to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.doctorofcredit.com\/american-express-business-checking-50000-membership-rewards-points-bonus\/\" class=\"ek-link\">DoC<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Have a nice daylight savings weekend! (Unless you&#8217;re in Arizona, then, well, good luck.)<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-editorskit-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"970\" height=\"970\" src=\"https:\/\/milesearnandburn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/El-Arroyo-AQUILA-Commercial-10.30.2023-970x970.jpg.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8517\" style=\"width:420px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/milesearnandburn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/El-Arroyo-AQUILA-Commercial-10.30.2023-970x970.jpg.webp 970w, https:\/\/milesearnandburn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/El-Arroyo-AQUILA-Commercial-10.30.2023-970x970.jpg-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/milesearnandburn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/El-Arroyo-AQUILA-Commercial-10.30.2023-970x970.jpg-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/milesearnandburn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/El-Arroyo-AQUILA-Commercial-10.30.2023-970x970.jpg-768x768.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 970px) 100vw, 970px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:14px\">How daylight savings was invented, except for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.urbandictionary.com\/define.php?term=zonies\" class=\"ek-link\">zonies<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You know how most of you get an extra hour this weekend? Well, there&#8217;s plenty to fill it: Have a nice daylight savings weekend! 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