🥇 Make Money Investing In and Reselling Gold
Gold expert Trey Benedict shared the ins and outs of the gold market, including its history, how gold is valued, where to find opportunities for investing, reselling and profiting from gold, and tips to avoid scams.
Fun fact: As a kid, Trey made $10k off a $400 coin and is now the founder of Pure, one of the biggest places to buy and sell gold online.
🤑 Latest Deals
🍝 Up to 40% off Michelin Star Dining with InKind
inKind is a free app that let's you save $$ at 2,000+ restaurants, bars, and cafes across the US. You can save up to 15% paying with the App, but there's 3 ways to do even better: 1) a free $25 off from a referral (mine is here) 2) $100 InKind giftcards for $60 at Costco and 3) 25-33% off by pre-loading your InKind balance.
🛒 Costco: $30 Off Delivery + $45 for New Members
Costco is offering $30 off $100 on same-day deliveries with promo code SDHOLIDAY2024. Also, if you’re not already a Costco member, sign up via Groupon before 12/22 and get a free $45 Costco gift card.
💸 10% Off Gift Cards for Delta, Lowe's and More
MyGiftCardsPlus is running a sale on tons of gift cards, and while many of the discounts aren't that exciting, 10% off Delta and Lowe's caught my eye. I'm also thinking about grabbing 15% off Total Wine. You can see the full list here.
🛫 Travel, Points & Miles
🇮🇸 Iceland 2025 Trip: Bookings Open!
We've just opened up bookings for our Iceland trip next year and the spots are filling up pretty fast. Everything you need to know about the trip is here. I'm so excited for you all to experience what was definitely one of the best trips I've ever taken!
🏨 Unlimited 2x Points at Hilton & IHG Properties
Take advantage of these two hotel promos offering unlimited 2x points on stays during Q1 2025:
- Hilton Honors: Valid for stays from 1/1 to 4/30/25. Award stays only earn 2x points on incidentals. Registration required.
- IHG: Earn 2x on paid nights of $30+ (award nights excluded) between 1/1 and 3/31/25. Registration required.
💸 Q1 Rotating Bonus Categories
Every quarter, some credit cards offer up to 5% cash back/5x points on eligible combined spending in rotating bonus categories. Here are the categories for Q1 2025:
- Chase: Grocery stores (excludes Walmart & Target), fitness clubs, gym memberships, hair, nails, spa services, and Norwegian Cruise Lines. Plus, get 5% back on insurance payments and tax prep services in March (activate here).
- Discover: Restaurants, home improvement, and select streaming services (activate here).
- Citi Dividend: Restaurants, Citi Travel, Amazon, and select streaming services (activate here).
💳 New $200 Hilton Credit on Business Card
The Business Platinum Card® from American Express now offers $200 in annual Hilton credits ($50 per quarter) as part of its travel benefits and perks. All you need is a Hilton Honors account and to register for the Hilton for Business program to qualify.
🛫 Airline Credit Card Updates
Here are the latest offers and updates on co-branded airline credit cards:
- Alaska Airlines Visa Signature® Card: Earn a limited-time sign-up bonus of 70k miles plus a Companion Fare after a $3k spend in 3 months. Card benefits include priority boarding, free checked bags, and lounge discounts.
- Alaska Airlines Premium Card (Coming 2025): Waitlist by 12/31 to instantly earn 500 miles and eventually, 5k miles on top of the sign-up bonus. This $395-a-year card is expected to offer 3x on dining and foreign purchases with no foreign transaction fees, and it also offers Global Companion Award Certificates.
- AAdvantage® Cards: American Airlines and Citi have extended their partnership, which will make Citi the exclusive U.S. issuer starting 2026. This means Barclays AAdvantage cards will be discontinued after 2025, but until then, they're still open for signup and the Aviator Red Card has a 60,000 mile welcome bonus after your first purchase.
💎 Buy IHG One Elite Status
IHG is offering (some) members a chance to buy elite qualifying points by 12/31 to secure elite status for 2025. Costs vary by account, but at the higher end you can buy the full 120k points for Diamond status for $800 or $640 with a credit card discount. I probably wouldn't do this unless you're incredibly confident you'll be able to get more value than the cost in 2025, but worth sharing if you're close to status already.
🕵️ Great Finds
💬 Listener Q&A with Amy
Last week, my wife, Amy and I answered a ton of your questions about life, relationships, kids, routines, date nights, and more. We also briefly touched on hiring an assistant and shared some card strategies.
📈 50 Years of Investing Wisdom in 50 Minutes
I’m a big fan of Howard Marks’ Memos and really enjoyed this video where he distills five decades of investing experience. He shares insights on investing, the stock market, and much more.
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