10,000 Amex Points For A Few

I started this blog 60 years ago. Or maybe it was 6. Either way, it feels like forever. And I can’t remember a time before this offer popped up. Like clockwork, I get an email every few months from someone who sees it again. Here’s the scoop…

It won’t work for the majority of you, but a few always get lucky with a very easy 10,000 points from American Express. If you have a charge card that you need to pay off every month (like Platinum/Gold), give it a shot. The points are for for taking them up on a targeted offer to Pay Over Time. Again, it won’t work for everyone.

It only takes a second if you want to check here. Or if you have more time in your day, call Amex and try giving them a code (CF20:0004 or CF2O:0008). This message will reappear in a few months I’m sure.

Alaska Cards Improvement

I love Alaska cards.

They’re easier for me to get than most, I’ve had dozens of them, and the miles are extremely valuable. They also come with a companion discount code…it’s the best part of the card other than the miles. Pretty simple – for around 100 bucks, you can bring a companion along on an Alaska flight in economy. It’s a feature that has saved a lot of us money through the years. And now for those who never find good flight options with this airline…this code will also work on Virgin America flights. Thanks to reader Nitin for sharing this helpful information.

With all the devaluations in recent years, Alaska miles are more useful than ever. As long as the card continues to be this easy to churn, I plan to keep racking up this currency.

Gift Cards At Staples

Through Saturday, get 20 bucks from Staples when you spend $300 in-store on Mastercard gift cards. As always, this is intended for nerds with Inks. And if you’re looking to spend money at Staples, you might also want to look in the direction of Gap gift cards (20% off).

 

Tech Issues

The short version? I moved hosts, the new one sucked, and I’m now trying to get everything back to the old one.

The longer version? I’m going nuts trying to figure this out. Good chance I’ll either have a drinking problem, a nervous breakdown, or a week-long bout of maniacal laughter very soon.

(I know last week’s posts disappeared. Hope to have this all fixed very soon. Shoot me now.)

 

25 Bucks From Amazon And Amex

Reader Joan reached out to share that this one is working again. Do you have an American Express card you get Membership Rewards points from? If so, it should be a pretty easy $25 from Amazon. I wouldn’t loiter…if you’re interested, move quickly because there’s no telling if it will be around all day. Have a great weekend, nerds!