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Reminder: Travel Hacker Meetup @ Mountain View In-N-Out (Saturday September 17 from 12-2pm)

Good morning everyone, happy TGI Friday.  I just wanted to remind everyone that I have a travel hacker meetup tomorrow afternoon at the In-N-Out in Mountain View.

  • Where: In-N-Out Burger, 53 West El Camino Real, Mountain View, CA 94040 (Google Maps)
  • When: Saturday September 17 @ 12-2pm

In N Out Mountain View

If you already RSVP’d to the previous post, no need to RSVP on this post.  If you have any questions, please leave a comment below.  Have a great weekend everyone!

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Stack 2 AMEX Offers: $35 Off $175 Hilton Garden Inn & 3,000 Membership Reward Points for $200 Hilton Portfolio Stay

Good evening everyone!  In tonight’s post, I am going to show you how to stack these 2 AMEX Offers:

  • Hilton Garden Inn: $35 off $175
  • Hilton Portfolio: 3,000 AMEX Membership Reward Points with $200 purchase

Hopefully you can add both AMEX Offers to the same AMEX card (preferably the AMEX Hilton HHonors Surpass Credit Card).  In my case, I added both AMEX Offers to my AMEX Platinum Charge Card.

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Travel Hacker Meetup @ Mountain View In-N-Out (Saturday September 17 from 12-2pm)

Good afternoon everyone, I hope your weekend is going well.  I am organizing another meetup next Saturday afternoon at the In-N-Out in Mountain View that is at Grant Park Plaza (named after me, of course).  There is another In-N-Out in Mountain View, don’t go to that one by mistake.

  • Where: In-N-Out Burger, 53 West El Camino Real, Mountain View, CA 94040 (Google Maps)
  • When: Saturday September 17 @ 12-2pm

In N Out Mountain View

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Final Month Review: Calculate Progress Toward Chase Freedom Q3 Restaurant Spend

Good morning everyone, I hope your weekend is off to a great start.  Last month, I wrote 3 Ways to Calculate Progress Toward Chase Freedom Q3 Restaurant Spend.  In that post, I showed how to calculate restaurant spend on your Chase Freedom Credit Card to see where you stand regarding the $1,500 Q3 bonus spend limit.  Over the last few weeks, I made a few large restaurant purchases, so I wanted to make sure I wasn’t going to far above the $1,500 bonus spend limit (all restaurant spend after $1,500 only earns 1% cash back or 1 Chase Ultimate Reward Point per dollar).

I logged into my Chase online account, went to my Chase Freedom Credit Card, clicked on Blueprint and looked at all my restaurant purchases over the last few months.  If you are unfamiliar with Chase Blueprint, click the link above to see step by step instructions.  I added up all the monthly totals for restaurants and I am currently at $1,671.95.  Depending on your statement due date, you may want to adjust your July restaurant total if you made restaurant purchases in June (I only made restaurant purchases after July 1 on my Chase Freedom Credit Card).

Chase Blueprint Restaurant Spending 9-9-2016

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How to Purchase New Apple iPhone 7 with Citi AT&T Access More Credit Card

Good evening everyone, happy Friday (aka Apple iPhone 7 / 7 Plus pre-order day)!  In this post, I will show you step-by-step instructions on how to purchase a new iPhone 7 using your Citi AT&T Access More Credit Card.  Unfortunately, this credit card is not currently accepting new applications, but hopefully Citi / AT&T bring in back in the near future.  The sign up bonus on this credit card is great – purchase a new AT&T phone and get reimbursed up to $650.  Luckily or unluckily, the new iPhone 7 is a little more expensive than $650, so I will get the full $650 statement credit.  In July, I shared some info about the AT&T Credit Card card art and earning details, but if you want to learn *absolutely everything* about this credit card, please read Doctor of Credit’s post: All you need to know about Citi AT&T $650 Phone Offer.

To purchase your new iPhone 7 with your Citi AT&T Access More Credit Card, log into your Citi online account and go to your Citi AT&T Access More Credit Card.  You should see a little box with a View Offer link.  Click that link to get started.

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