It’s official: The banks are losing their minds … with some of the best welcome bonuses we’ve ever seen, all at once.
The guys start the show by debating whether the Chase Sapphire Preferred’s record-tying 100,000-point bonus is the GOAT before digging into a slew of other new offers that can quickly replenish your stash of points. Plus, they look into some bad news at CLEAR and wonder if the TSA PreCheck line is about to get busier. And Gunnar unveils the new sign-up bonus on his (completely made up) airline credit card …
Heads up: We talk about credit card offers that may no longer be available as you listen to or watch this episode of the podcast.
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In This Episode
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- 00:00 – A word from our sponsor, Cozy Earth!
- 00:58 – A quick recap of our live show!
- 03:18 – Lauren welcomes us back from Sevilla, Spain
- 03:43 – Chase Sapphire Preferred: The best sign-up bonus … ever?
- 10:43 – CLEAR prices are up & PreCheck lines may get longer
- 15:38 – A word from our sponsor: Cozy Earth!
- 16:38 – A slew of new credit card bonus offers
- 23:36 – What’s with all these huge offers at once?
- 30:28 – And what’s going on with Amex’s “As High As” offers?
- 32:23 – Showing off our new Shorty Award!
- 33:38 – A listener asks: Getting around Chase’s 5/24 rule & reconsideration
- 36:43 – What we do after opening a new credit card
Produced and edited by Sylvia Thomas
Video editing by Kyle Thomas
Show music: “All That” by Benjamin Tissot
