Episode 42: July Recap - Prime Day & Even More Airpods

Another monthly recap episode - Best Buy blessed me with some more coupons and there were a lot of laptop deals. We also went on a fun trip to London and the Bordeaux region of France.For a full catalog of episodes, and the private Slack group, please go to churninglife.com for a link to the Patreon page.

Lots of deals were happening for "Summer Black Friday" also known as Prime Day/Week. I continued to focus on Airpods from Best Buy with great success. I also experimented with the Amex $1k offer for Dell, and some more stuff with Walmart and Costco.For a full catalog of episodes, and the private Slack group, please go to churninglife.com for a link to the Patreon page.

Best Buy had another good sale on Airpods this month that I was able to scale pretty well. I also recap a 1.5 week trip to Peru where we saw Machu Picchu and the Inti Raymi festival.Link to the amex lounge waitlist (replace the airport code): https://queue.americanexpress.com/accountKey.59957E3C6338837882DC2D4C1D9AF664/PHX_CENTURION_LOUNGEFor more information on the private Slack group, visit churninglife.com

In this episode I talk about my latest haul from Best Buy, some strategies to stay under the radar with multiple accounts at Costco, and a couple of weekend trips to San Diego and Yosemite. 

I discuss the latest Amex shutdowns along with the upcoming changes with Southwest Airlines and Emirates. It was another solid month at Best Buy where I was able to get a combination of laptops and Pokemon cards, and meanwhile I am steadily working on buying more gold.

The meetup was a success, and thanks to everyone who came out! In this episode I dive into my churning and buying group activities for this month, including some Bank of America success and ordering the usual items from Best Buy. I am also starting to work on scaling up Costco gold, Walmart, and figuring out Pokemon cards.Head over to churninglife.com for more information on the Patreon & private Slack group.

We spent President's day week visiting the Grand Hyatt Baha Mar in the Bahamas, Tampa, and Orlando. While I have been putting a lot of work into Amazon, it has not been going well and it is hard to see a clear path forward. I also discuss my current situation in the midst of Amex shutdowns and what we can learn from them.

This episode covers a 3 week trip that we did to Taiwan, Bali, Niseko & Kyoto, as well as the usual buying group activities. Niseko Hotel: https://nisekohakuunso.com/Kyoto Restaurant: https://www.kaland.co.jp/yata_honten/Austin Meetup Sign Up Form: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/alignedincentiveschurning-life-meetup-tickets-1218491895059?aff=oddtdtcreatorHead over to churninglife.com for more information on the Patreon & private Slack group.

This is the 2nd beginner-focused episode and is about the mindset of churning as a hobby and how to get started with award travel. I also talk about some tips for Qatar Airways and how to book with EVA's own mileage program.Head over to churninglife.com for more information about the Patreon and private Slack group.

Celebrating the first full calendar year of this podcast. Best Buy had a few more good laptop sales this month and there was an "unlimited" deal with the Xbox controllers. I also talk about some annual stats for the year and how I feel about the state of the podcast/Slack.Head over to churninglife.com for more information about the Patreon and private Slack group.