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 and others have a larger point amount per purchase -- within the terms. Read the terms carefully and screenshot them! Here are some decent deals now that could help you quickly earn more points. There are more on the site for you to browse, too!

BlueApron - 3500 points for $18 IMPORTANT! You need to get the first delivery and then manually skip all other deliveries for 45 days before you cancel. If you cancel before 45 days you won't get your points. See Deal

HelloFresh - 2400 points for $30 Unlike BlueApron terms don't show a minimum before cancellation. You could still skip deliveries for a few weeks to be safe. See Deal

Barron's or WSJ or Marketwatch - 350 points for $8 You need to keep your membership for 45 days so will pay for 2 months at $4/month each. Click the deal for $1/week. You can do all three deals Barron's WSJ MarketWatch

MillionAcres or Motley Fool - 4300 points for $99 This is a more pricey way to earn points but if you want to earn points fast for a Companion Pass, it can make sense. You could do both of these deals. Million Acres Motley Fool

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Rapid Rewards Dining

Link a credit or debit card to Rapid Rewards Dining and you will automatically earn extra points when you pay for a meal at a restaurant in the program. I suggest linking whatever card you use the most to keep it easy.

Note that the 500 point bonus for signing up will not count towards your Companion Pass tracker.

Southwest Hotels

If you will be paying for hotels and are not concerned with trying to earn hotel elite status, booking via Southwest Hotels can be a great option. You can earn up to 10,000 points per night, though personally I have never found those rates. I have read the rates vary on location and inventory.

Other options

You can also browse the "Shop and Dine" and "Home and Lifestyle" sections on Southwest's website. Keep in mind that the "Specialty" category will earn points but not points that count towards a Companion Pass.

Happy Travels,

Katie

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