Possible $15 For Existing Uber Users

This one worked for a few of you guys and showed up when I tried it a few minutes ago. Hopefully it’ll keep popping up for everybody, but we’ll see.

Here’s how I’d check:

  1. Look at the phone that’s probably in your hand as we speak.
  2. Open up the Google Maps app.
  3. Put in a destination and look at the transportation icons (car, bus, walk, etc).
  4. You should see one that looks like a guy with a briefcase.
  5. If not, try scrolling right.
  6. Once you select briefcase guy, you should see Uber/Lyft options.
  7. Look for an option to book an Uber and get $15 off.
  8. If no dice, try updating the Google Maps app.

That’s all I’ve got. Hopefully it works for you!

Sale And Contest

There’s a good JetBlue sale available if you buy the ticket today here. And even though I don’t post many contests anymore, it’s hard not to daydream about this $100,000 prize. Thanks Ryan for sending both links.

 

Tuesday Triple

  • Thanks to reader Jen for sending a link to a 3-month JetSmarter trial. I have literally zero experience with JetSmarter (or any other private jet company) so no opinions from me on this one.
  • A few of you reached out after having luck opening American Express offers in an incognito window yesterday. I got reports of Premier Rewards Gold (50,000 points), Starwood (30,000 points), and personal Platinum (75,000 points).
  • I’ve gotten a bunch of emails about AwardWallet lately so I wanted to write a few words here…
    Upgrade codes used to show up automatically whenever people signed up, so I gave them out every month. Unfortunately, it looks like I won’t be getting codes to share anymore. If that’s true, it sucks. And I admit I’m out of the loop on this so I don’t know anything for sure. But from the outside, it seems like AwardWallet has changed how they do things. Their marketing is more annoying and it’s getting more expensive to upgrade. What does that mean? Well, until I become aware of a better option, I’ll still use their product. I’ll just like it less than I did before.

 

United Club Passes

I wanted to start the week with a big thanks to reader Q. She’s generously giving out some one-day United lounge passes that expire at the end of February. If you have a definite use for one of these, please email the address below by tonight at 11:59 EST. The subject should say “United Giveaway” and I’ll write back to the randomly selected winners by Wednesday night. Q, thank you again for sharing these. It’s so cool of you to reach out without waiting for a post asking for this!

(As always with giveaways, if you want to reach me for any other reason, please don’t use the contest email. It isn’t checked other than selecting random winners.)

Weekend Shopping

If you have some shopping to do, take a look here. A dozen stores are offering 15 miles per dollar through the end of the day. Thanks to Sue with Alaska Airlines for letting me know. United will have the same deal on Sunday.

Also on Sunday, head to Staples for another Visa deal. Spend 300 bucks (or more) on gift cards and get $20 back. If you’re busy, this one goes through the 28th.

Have a great weekend, nerds!