Update: Last call for the 2018 deals below…
Originally posted on 12/30:
Lots of great deals are ending tomorrow. Did you remember to…
- Finish quarterly bonus spending on your Chase Freedom card?
- If you have Samsung Pay you can use this quarter’s Freedom bonus (including buying gift cards to lock in savings) just about anywhere. Otherwise you can still go to Costco, BJs, or Sam’s Club and buy gift cards to lock in 5 points per dollar.
- Finish your airline fee spending on AMEX Gold, Platinum, and Hilton Aspire cards?
- Lock in gift cards for your favorite airline or donate them to charity.
- Get $50 of free items from Saks with your AMEX Platinum Consumer card?
- You can get $50 of Saks purchases credited back every January-June and every July-December.
- Take advantage of AMEX Offers expiring tomorrow?
- Expiring offers include Best Buy, Macys, Verizon FIOS, and many more
- Donate to your favorite charity for a year-end tax deduction?
- Load your Amazon account with $40 at a select retailer for the first time to get a $10 bonus?
- Officially this is called Amazon Cash, but it works with credit card loading too.
- Check To See If You’re Targeted To Receive 3,000 Hilton Points For Every 1,000 AMEX Points Transferred
- It’s rarely worth transferring AMEX points to hotels, but it can be worthwhile if you have this expiring offer.
- Use Chase Pay or Samsung Pay 5 times to earn 1,500 Bonus Ultimate Rewards Points?
- You can purchase 5 $25 gift cards on Walmart.com to qualify for the bonus.
- Order and take delivery of a Tesla with a $7,500 Federal Government Subsidy?
- If you haven’t test-driven a Tesla you will also get 9 months of free supercharging and a 4 day return policy. If you don’t love the car you can return if for a full refund.
- Get 1,000 United miles for enrolling in BP Driver Rewards and making a purchase if you have a United card?
- Get bonus miles for hitting targeted spend thresholds on your United card?
- Get a $25 statement credit for spending $500 In Select Categories On A Chase Hyatt Card?
What else is on your end of the year housekeeping list?
Check your smoke alarm batteries. 😉
thats for changing the clock
Good point I actually chuckled at your comment.
Though come to think of it, most clocks change themselves these days
love the concept, can this become a thing?
Dan, I need to reach spending on my Hilton to get free weekend night, what is the best way to get the payment to post by 12/31(I assume it has to).
Thanks Dan,
These kind of posts are very helpful!
Chase is one of many cards with quarterly bonuses, also there are many cards that have calendar year limits like blue cash preferred, cards that earn status with spending thresholds etc.
It’s 12/30 Did you remember to… Thank Dan and JJ for a full year of tips and deals!
Thanks guys for the years worth of great deals and posts! Keep up the great work!
Thanks 🙂
To bad I didn’t get in on the paypal 15% charity donations. 😉
Thanks Dan and team for a year of great tips,deals etc…! Extremely appreciated.
“Note that it’s too late to use your Sapphire Reserve 2018 travel spending if you didn’t already complete that.”
Is it too late to use Global Entry credit on CSR for 2018?
Global Entry you get only once every 5 years.
Yes. So if I use it today, does the clock start in 2018 or 2019?
it doesn’t really matter. Global Entry lasts for 5 years. by the time it expires it will be 5 years. I am pretty sure it doesn’t go by the year you spend it rather the day you spend it
Thank you!
Dan can you post a top ten deals of 2018 post?
Taken advantage of your annualcreditreport.com check? Not limited to end-of-year per say
You can always check on creditkarma with no credit pulls
Completely forgot to order a dozen Tesla’s! Thanks for the reminder!
That’s a whole lot of free 4 day rentals 😉
whoa!!! Thanks, Dan!!!I forgot completely about the Saks $50!!
Enjoy!
Can it still be used ?
spend it. dont forget about shoprunner. worst off, if the credit isnt given to you, you can just ship it right back with the included return label
Thank you for helping this family of five fly southwest w companion pass for 4 yrs in a row. Took a trip to Maui to celebrate 10 yr anniversary. Nights and flights marriott. Got echo dot and kids headphones from amazon at great prices…Lots of other tips, trips and fun. Thank you Dan, JJ and all the DDF crew.
Awesome, thanks for sharing!
Does the $50.00 saks apply to the business card as well or just to platinum personal?
Only consumer card
When did Tesla increase referral supercharging to 9 months? Maybe I need to return my second and get a third model 3.
Can I still post a photo on social media to get the bonus IHG hotel points?
…to read all of Dan’s trip notes?
Can’t do that yet! Still waiting for the next installment of the Antarctica trip :). Unless I missed it, but I don’t think so because I’ve been checking daily.
That’s on Dan’s to do list for end of year 😉
Discover 5× on Amazon.com
This post should be stickied to the top for today…
Thanks dan for all youve saved and for all you have saved. this post alone has earned me over $1000.00 between all my cardS. THANK YOU
@dan Dont forget to link your EZpass to your chase freedom account for auto replenishment 5%
Thank You, Dan and DDFers for helping me rank up points this past year and for helping me and my wife to go to Italy for free
Any one know what time Amex considers it 2019 to use the air line credit (which time zone)