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🏃LAST CHANCE: $0 annual fee card worth 90k⌛ {apply today!}

These were the MOST popular offers in 2023 and we get them for a few short weeks in 2024. Earning bonuses on these cards 3x (and referring back and forth) is what helped Micah and I earn over a million points in 2023. This email has EVERYTHING you need to know about them. CARD 1: (This bank no longer permits me to name the cards in emails) You will earn 96,000 points after completing the minimum spend. You can earn 5x on Office Supply stores and some people take advantage of this to earn more...

3 months ago • 3 min read
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Beyond credit card offers, you can keep earning Southwest points all year round in other ways. This can also be helpful if you need a few more points to reach that 135,000 point threshold. Southwest Rapid Rewards Shopping Southwest Rapid Rewards Shopping is available as a browser extension or you can click through from their website to different deals. You can earn on online purchases for places you already shop - like Walmart, Kohls, Home Depot, etc. Some deals offer fixed points per dollar...

4 months ago • 1 min read

When talking about the Companion Pass, I often emphasize how important the timing of this is. I'm dedicated this week's Bootcamp to explaining the "why" of the timing -- as well as offer some reminders. Companion Pass Tracker Resets on January 1 This is the single more important factor for timing. Your Companion Pass Tracker looks something like this. You can find it when you're logged in to your Rapid Rewards account. This is an old screenshot so it only shows 125,000 points needed. It shows...

6 months ago • 2 min read

Today we're starting at the end. That's because I want you to go into this process of earning a Southwest Companion Pass knowing what to do at the very end of the process. Plus a lot of you already have had a Southwest card (or still have one) and are trying to figure out what to do with it while going for the Companion Pass. When To Close a Southwest Card for Max Value Timing your card closure can help you (1) earn more points and (2) be ready to get another Companion Pass in a few years....

7 months ago • 3 min read
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