New Tool: Best Rental Status with Your Cards
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Signing up for rental car loyalty programs is one of the most underrated things you can do to make your travel day go more smoothly. And it's free to do! This saved us *so much* time on our recent trip to California. We had rented with Budget and I saw a huge line at the Budget desk but knew we could skip that first desk because I was a Fast Break member. When we got down to the Fast Break desk, there was no line -- and the agent told us that upstairs, the line was so long because the non-Fast Break people were literally just waiting for cars to be returned before they could get one but that she had cars just for members. Keep in mind, it's FREE to become a Fast Break member. She looked us up and I had forgotten to put my Fast Break number on our Costco reservation (whoops), but she was able to quickly add it. They no longer had EVs (which we rented) but she gave us a choice of a few cars -- a minivan, Wrangler, or Bronco. We were out of there in less than 10 minutes with a Bronco while everyone upstairs was just waaaaaiting because they hadn't gone online before their booking to join FastBreak and upload their credit and driver's license. Don't make that mistake! And that was just with zero status - just regular free membership. On the next leg of our trip, I had rented a Nissan Altima with Hertz but since I have President's Circle (via my Capital One Venture X Rewards card), we got to pick from a row of cars that included vans and SUVs (we picked a Wrangler). This week we have a new article with a great new tool to help you easily maximize your rental car status depending on the cards you have! Happy Travels, Katie PPS: We got official word that the 100,000 point offer on the Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card (when you spend $5k in 3 months from opening) ends 7/30 at 9am EST. If you're eligible for this card and can meet the spend, this is the #1 card I recommend you open!
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I'm traveling home from the UK today after a lovely trip to London and Crickhowell, Wales. This newsletter will be very light but will include a full deal round up next week! While I hope to eventually give the trip highlights via Instagram, here is a quick rundown of this family trip (we had 10 people total!) London: Stayed at Hyatt House Stratford -- this is one of the cheapest Hyatts in London, most nights are 12k per night. You'll need 2 rooms if you have more than 2 people but still it...
ENDING SOON: Highest ever offers on two cards with no annual fee cards. No, we don't have an exact end date yet but when the bank tells us "ending soon" that usually means pretty soon! This email has all the details you need to know about these offers. Ink Business Unlimited® Credit Card {affiliate link} Earn $750 $1000 bonus cash back after you spend $8,000 on purchases in the first 4 months from account opening. You will earn a total of $1112 (112,000 points with the right card combo!)...
With less than 2 weeks of the Paze promotion, I'm finally kicking my butt into gear to try to use up my credits. There's a lot of potential ways to use the credits (many cards get 10 different $10 credits) but it's a little bit of a hassle. Here's what I'm doing to keep it simple Every morning, buy 3 new Dunkin' gift cards via the Dunkin app (paying with Paze). 3 is the max per day right now. I merge them with my existing gift cards as I go. Instructions here. Then I set a 24 hour reminder on...