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For years, people with Visa business cards could enroll in a program called Visa SavingsEdge. This program provided card-linked offers that gave statement credits for certain retailers, services, travel companies, etc. For example, you could earn 2% when filling up at Chevron, 4% on Wyndham and MGM Resorts bookings, 5% on Mailchimp subscription payments, etc.

New Visa SavingsEdge has launched; need to relink credit cards (but might not be worth it)

Several shopping portals are offering increased rates for purchases at GiftCards.com that yield between 2 and 4 points per dollar spent. Better yet, American Airlines and Southwest Airlines both have site-wide shopping portal bonuses ending today and tomorrow that would stack nicely to make for a great return on spend.

2-4x at GiftCards.com, stack with airline portal promos

In April, when Mr & Mrs Smith properties went live within World of Hyatt, the details didn’t exactly impress us. There’s not much in the way of guaranteed benefits and the properties (overall) are a poor value when booked as awards. Now, there’s at least some incentive to...

World of Hyatt credit card now earns 4x at Mr & Mrs Smith properties

Hertz – 10.1%. There are some good cashback rates available here if you’re wanting to book any paid travel with the eligible companies. Be sure to also check Capital One Shopping as you might see even higher targeted rates there (e.g. I have an offer for up to 12% with Priceline).

TopCashback Travel Tuesday Flash Cash Back: Hilton 9%, Best Western 15.15%, Virgin Atlantic 3.03% & more

The Sonesta World Mastercard is out with a new offer that could be quite valuable for Sonesta fans: now earn 120,000 points after just $2,000 in purchases in the first 90 days, an additional 5,000 points after adding an authorized user within the first 90 days, and score an automatic upgrade to Sonesta Travel Pass Gold status upon approval (which is their “free breakfast” status). While Sonesta doesn’t draw much attention in the hotel space, this could nonetheless be a really good deal for someone interested in the program.

Now 125K points + Gold status with new Sonesta World Mastercard offer

Air France and KLM released a new batch of Flying Blue Promo Rewards this past week. There’s a larger selection of eligible US cities this month, with half a dozen featuring discounted awards to/from Europe. The Deal. Book discounted economy award flights between the following cities and Europe with...

Flying Blue Promo Rewards for June – Boston, D.C., Houston, New York, Phoenix & Seattle

Robinhood Gold costs $5 per month and comes with a number of benefits, including (currently) 5% APY on uninvested cash, a 3% match on IRA contributions, and a handful of other benefits. A while back, Doctor of Credit reported a cool benefit I hadn’t realized: Gold members can access up to $1,000 a month via margin borrowing interest-free. I just noticed an update they did last month that some users can actually borrow up to $2,000 interest-free, and sure enough I see that capability in my own account. That might be of interest to some since one could at least theoretically pull that cash out and put it in a high-yield vehicle to come out ahead of the cost of Robinhood Gold.

Borrow up to $2K interest-free with Robinhood Gold (targeted / YMMV)

Save 15% on the cash component of IHG Points & Cash bookings. This offer for 15% savings on the cash portion of Points & Cash bookings (the “Offer”) is available only to select IHG One Rewards members who book their stay during the period of June 17, 2024 through June 21, 2024 (the “Booking Period”) and then complete their stay during the period from June 17, 2024 through July 31, 2024 (the “Stay Period”).

(Targeted) Get 15% off IHG Points & Cash (buy IHG points for ~0.56cpp)

Earn 5x bonus Marriott Bonvoy points when booking Marriott Homes & Villas stays of 5+ consecutive nights. A “stay” is defined as five (5) or more consecutive nights spent at the same property, regardless of check-in and check-out activity. Registration of Marriott Bonvoy Member’s Marriott Bonvoy account is...

Earn 25x Marriott Bonvoy points with new Homes & Villas promotion (book by 6/26/24 for stays through 3/31/25)

Yesterday Hilton announced that AutoCamp properties were now bookable through Hilton for both cash and points stays. To celebrate that launch, they’re also offering 1,000 bonus points per AutoCamp stay through August 12. The Deal. Earn 1,000 bonus Hilton Honors points when booking AutoCamp stays. Direct link to offer...

Earn 1,000 bonus Hilton Honors points on AutoCamp stays through 8/12/24

Get a status match from Enterprise. A status match will be granted upon review and approval to members with valid elite status in any one of a variety of travel loyalty programs (i.e. hotel, airlines, car rental.) Matched status is valid through February 28 of the second calendar year following...

Enterprise status match giving status through February 2026 (match from hotel, airline & car rental programs)

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The first time my family walked into a Ponderosa Steakhouse was in the late 1960s. It was new and the experience was great. Like other new restaurants, if the management doesn't stay on top, the quality of service can decline. The location we went to did change through the years, but in the beginning, it was great.

The 1960s: the Ponderosa and Bonanza Steakhouses are still around in some states

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Alameda Post

California regulators just stopped AT&T from pulling the plug. California’s Public Utilities Commission on June 20 rejected AT&T’s application to stop providing landlines and other services in areas where there is no other option.

Still Need Your Landline?

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Anika Jindal

A subtle sign of low intelligence is an inability to understand or appreciate complexity. People with low intelligence may have difficulty understanding abstract concepts or thinking outside the box. They may also be more likely to believe simplistic explanations or conspiracy theories.

12 Subtle Signs Of Low Intelligence

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The global economic collapse is adversely affecting relationships. Some zodiac signs are struggling to pick partners who will stand by them when they are financially unstable. The zodiac greatly affects people’s character. However, it isn’t the only thing you should consider when choosing a lover. Select someone who is understanding and you are compatible. This might be time-consuming but it is worth it. Which reliable zodiac signs are ideal to start a long-term relationship with?

4 Zodiac Signs Who Always Stand Up For Their Partner

Choice Privileges isn’t a program that gets a ton of digital ink in the points and miles blogosphere. At FM, we’ve primarily been interested in it because of its partnership with Preferred Hotels and Resorts, something that Greg the Frequent Miler has taken advantage of several times. A...

Choice Privileges removes 35K cap from award redemptions

Chase Freedom and Freedom Flex, Discover It, US Bank Cash+ and Citi Dividend cards which have rotating quarterly categories that earn 5% back have opened registration for Q3 2024. Here’s the details of each card’s categories from July 1 to September 30, 2024, along with links to activate the bonuses....

Q3 2024 Quarterly Bonus Categories for Chase, Discover, US Bank & Citi Dividend

Loyalty Lobby covers a cool easy opportunity for hotel elite status: I Prefer, the loyalty program of Preferred Hotels & Resorts, is offering top-tier Titanium status for new members signing up with promo code AIRCANIPT. My wife just signed up with the promo code and received instant top-tier Titanium status.

Easy I Prefer Titanium status for new members with promo code

Save 25% when booking Southwest award flights and using promo code SAVE25. Must book by June 17th and travel by November 20th, 2024. Book a Southwest® flight on Southwest.com or swabiz.com using your Rapid Rewards® points from June 14 through June 17, 2024 (the “Booking Period”) and receive 25 percent off when you fly between June 14-November 20, 2024 with travel blacked out July 6 and July 7 (the “Travel Period”).

Southwest Award Sale: Get 25% Off Points Bookings

During our team’s 2024 last-minute-travel challenge, Flying by the Seat of our Points, each of the contestants found excellent award flights. In this post, I’ve described step by step (to the best of my memory) how I found each award. Hopefully this will prove helpful for your award searches in the future, regardless of whether you’re booking last-minute or well in advance.

How I found awesome awards for our last minute travel challenge

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Up to 12x Dell via Rakuten today (stack with card-linked offers & credits)

Shopping portal Rakuten is featuring increased rates for Dell purchases today, with 10% / 10x Membership Rewards points per dollar spent on laptops and desktops or...

Up to 12x Dell via Rakuten today (stack with card-linked offers & credits)

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