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Nov. 18, 2025
🎁 2025 Holiday Gift Guide
The holidays are around the corner, so I’ve put together a list of 100+ gift ideas across tech, kitchen, home, clothing, fitness, games, kids, and learning to help spark inspiration for everyone on your list. I'll share products and services t…
Nov. 15, 2025
💰 My Top Finds, Latest Deals, and Best Recommendations (11/15/25)
This week, we'll cover me and my wife's biggest mistakes from always optimizing, 400K miles = biggest welcome bonus I've ever seen, how to donate your unused Instacart credits, free/discounted subscriptions & memberships, up to 60% at LEGOLAND, …
Nov. 8, 2025
💰 My Top Finds, Latest Deals, and Best Recommendations (11/8/25)
This week, we'll cover important lessons on money and life, how to earn up to 18,500 bonus points via shopping portals, save $$$ negotiating your property tax, turn Rakuten cash back into valuable Bilt Points, a new 2% brokerage bonus from…
Nov. 7, 2025
🤔 10 Important Lessons on Money and Life
I recently attended a retreat for high-net-worth investors hosted by Long Angle, a private community for investors with more than $2.2 million in assets.
While there was some talk about markets and tax strategies, the weekend seemed to focus much m…
Nov. 1, 2025
💰 My Top Finds, Latest Deals, and Best Recommendations (11/1/25)
This week, we'll cover tips, tricks, and tactics for family travel on points, 10% off Disney gift cards this week, free $40-60 with 1-year Costco membership, earn 10x AA Miles for Hurricane Melissa donations, up to 60% off Ring devices on Amazo…
Nov. 1, 2025
👪 Tips and Tricks for Family Travel
With two daughters on board, I’ve learned a lot about family travel over the years, but only a few people have mastered it like Nick Reyes from the Frequent Miler. He’s flown his wife and kids to over 30 countries (often in business clas…
Oct. 25, 2025
💰 My Top Finds, Latest Deals, and Best Recommendations (10/25/25)
This week, we'll cover how to focus on what matters and let go of the rest, $4,000 worth of business bank bonuses, flight deals to Europe, Latin America & more, $1,000+ in savings with card-linked offers, 90K welcome bonus on the new Citi A…
Oct. 24, 2025
🏛 12 Habits to Help Focus on What Matters
When people think of Stoicism, they often imagine suppressing emotions or staying tough no matter what. But that’s not what Stoicism is really about.
In my recent episode with Ryan Holiday (one of the most influential modern Stoics), I learne…
Oct. 18, 2025
💰 My Top Finds, Latest Deals, and Best Recommendations (10/18/25)
This week, we'll cover open enrollment, investments & more listener Q&A, business class award deals to 8 destinations, my wife's preventative surgery updates, card-linked offers worth $1,000+ in savings, free $40 from InKind for new and exis…
Oct. 11, 2025
💰 My Top Finds, Latest Deals, and Best Recommendations (10/11/25)
This week, we'll cover how to stop over-optimizing and focus on what matters, 25% off Flying Blue award flights in October, 2 easy ways to earn points on dining, free Grubhub+ with Amazon Prime (+ $10 discount), save $1,750+ with card-linked offers,…
Oct. 10, 2025
💰 Earn More Points in Multiplayer Mode
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If you're playing the points and miles game solo, you might be leaving rewards on the table. Bringing in a partner (usually called a "Player 2") or even your kids, parents, or friends can unlock a whole new level of earning po…
Oct. 4, 2025
💰 My Top Finds, Latest Deals, and Best Recommendations (10/4/25)
This week, we'll cover how to stop over-optimizing and focus on what matters, 25% off Flying Blue award flights in October, 2 easy ways to earn points on dining, free Grubhub+ with Amazon Prime (+ $10 discount), save $1,750+ with card-linked offers,…
Sept. 27, 2025
💰 My Top Finds, Latest Deals, and Best Recommendations (9/27/25)
This week, we'll cover a deep dive on Bank of America credit cards & rewards, Capital One's 3 new transfer partners (including JAL!), how to earn a Southwest Companion pass with a 120k offer, $2,300+ worth of bank bonuses, business class award d…
Sept. 26, 2025
💳 Bank of America: Cards and Rewards
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I used to think Bank of America wasn’t even in the conversation when it came to the best rewards cards. However, after digging in and now holding five BoA cards between my wife and me, I’ve realized they might actu…
Sept. 23, 2025
🏡 Mesa Homeowners Card
I recently got the Mesa Homeowners Card to start earning points on our mortgage. However, the perks and 3x bonus earning categories are so amazing (especially for no annual fee card) that the card could even make sense for some without a mortgage.…
Sept. 20, 2025
💰 My Top Finds, Latest Deals, and Best Recommendations (9/20/25)
This week, we'll cover contrarian takes on money, risk, and retirement, Amex Platinum refresh: 200k offer, perks & more, limited time 50k bonus for Mesa Homeowners Card, latest IHG promos: up to 100k bonus points & more, 50% off one of my fa…
Sept. 19, 2025
💳 Amex Platinum Refresh (2025)
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Amex just announced a major refresh to both The Platinum Card® from American Express and The Business Platinum Card® from American Express, and these are some of the biggest changes we’ve seen in years. Fees are …
Sept. 13, 2025
💰 My Top Finds, Latest Deals, and Best Recommendations (9/13/25)
This week, we'll cover how much your points & miles are worth in 2025, 300k+ mile giveaways from airline shopping portals, $8,400+ worth of bank bonuses, biz class award deals to 7 destinations, three $300 offers from Capital One, $50 Rakuten bo…
Sept. 12, 2025
💰 What Are Points and Miles Worth in 2025?
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Every time you hear about another airline award chart disappearing or a hotel program devaluation, it’s fair to ask: is the points game even worth it anymore? Most of the news makes it sound like things are only getting …
Sept. 6, 2025
🤑 My Top Finds, Latest Deals, and Best Recommendations (9/6/25)
This week, we'll cover how I saved $10,000+ on luxury hotels, 9 new welcome offers (up to 200k points), flight deals to Europe, South America & more, up to 3,600 bonus Amex points for Amazon purchases, IHG, United, Southwest & more points on…
Sept. 5, 2025
🇨🇷 Saving $10,000+ on a Costa Rica Trip
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I want to walk you through how we saved over $10,000 on a recent luxury trip to Costa Rica, booking a $2,000-a-night Oceanview suite at the brand new Waldorf Astoria for effectively under $300 a night. This isn't just a trip r…
Aug. 30, 2025
🤑 My Top Finds, Latest Deals, and Best Recommendations (8/30/25)
This week, we'll cover deep dive strategies for retirement, wealth building, and taxes, new 2-3% brokerage transfer bonus, biz class award deals to 5 destinations (incl. Italy & Japan), 50% off one of my top apps for credit card offers, card-lin…
Aug. 29, 2025
🔐 Are You Saving Best for Retirement?
We’ve all heard the advice: “max out your retirement accounts,” but after my conversation with financial planning expert Michael Kitces on Ep #243, I realized that isn’t always the best move. Sometimes those savings could be …
Aug. 23, 2025
🤑 My Top Finds, Latest Deals, and Best Recommendations (8/23/25)
This week, we'll cover deep dive on Capital One cards and miles, how to get 2,500 bonus miles if your luggage is delayed, 100k welcome offer on new Alaska Atmos card, final call for the All the Hacks Iceland trip (2 spots left!), biz class award dea…
Aug. 22, 2025
💳 A Guide to Capital One: Best Cards, Perks, and Redemptions
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Capital One might not be the first card issuer you think of when it comes to premium rewards, but over the past few years it has built one of the strongest credit card lineups out there. With simple, uncapped earning rates, so…