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Less Than 19 Days Left to Earn 7,500 Chase Ultimate Rewards Points With Freedom This Quarter — Here’s How to Do It AND Save Money

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    Earn Points With the Chase Hyatt Card and Easily Book Free Stays at Hotels Like the All-Inclusive Hyatt Zilara Cancun, Which Has a Swim-Up Bar and a Great Beach!

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    You have until December 31, 2018, to complete your $1,500 worth of 5X category spending on your Chase Freedom credit card to earn the maximum 7,500 Chase Ultimate Rewards points this quarter.  Here are ideas for how to do it plus save money at the same time.  I’ll be doing many of these myself.

    For me, the 7,500 Chase Ultimate Rewards points aren’t about the $75 cash back.  I use the points to get — at a minimum —  ~$95 off my next flight.  At best, I’m using the points for $150+ off an incredible hotel stay by transferring the points to Hyatt.  I’m only able to do that because I move my Chase Ultimate Rewards points from my Freedom credit card to my Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card.

    Move your Freedom points to any one of these 3 Chase credit cards to instantly boost their value:

    Everyone here on the Million Mile Secrets team has either the Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card OR the Chase Sapphire Reserve®.  And many of us also have the Ink Business Preferred℠ Credit Card.  (This will be my next Chase credit card!)

    I Took This Photo While Staying for Free at the Hyatt Zilara Cancun. I Move Chase Ultimate Rewards Points From My Freedom Credit Card to My Sapphire Preferred.  That Allows Me to Transfer Them Over to Hyatt to Trade Cold Weather for Beaches and Swim-up Bars!

    How to Earn 5X Chase Ultimate Rewards Points per $1 With Chase Freedom

    How to Earn the Full 7,500 Chase Ultimate Rewards Points Plus Save Money

    This quarter you get 5X Chase Ultimate Rewards points per $1 spent at

    Department Stores

    A simple example:

    Go into a Macy’s store and you’ll get 5X points with your Freedom.  But you can earn extra Chase Ultimate Rewards points by going to the

    And you’ll earn an extra 3 Chase Ultimate Rewards points per $1!  That’s 3% cash back.  Or do like I do and move your points to your Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card for much more valuable travel awards!

    Note:  The bonus rates in the Chase Ultimate Rewards Shopping Portal frequently change.  Sometimes there are really great deals.  And we’ll alert you to them here on Million Mile Secrets.

    Our Co-Founder Emily Took This Screenshot — She Loves to Earn Extra Chase Ultimate Rewards Points by First Clicking Through the Chase Shopping Site.  Just Log Into Your Chase Account, Then Click “Earn Bonus Points”

    Now here’s a trick I’ve actually used at department stores when shopping in person.  You know most department stores basically run non-stop promotions.  So I always ask the cashier, “What promotions do you have right now?”  And sometimes they tell me about discounts that I didn’t know about before I stepped into the store!

    True Story:  One time it was a charity discount.  You donate a piece of used clothing and you get 20% off your entire order.  So I literally gave her the shirt off my back!

    Wholesale Clubs

    Hint:  Costco, Sam’s Club, etc., sell LOTS of stuff beyond groceries and socks.  Look carefully in the aisles that you normally skip.

    Go online:  As much stuff as Costco has in the store, they have way more stuff on their website.

    Liquor:  You can buy a lot of liquor at Sam’s Club and such at already-great prices.  Now you also get 5X points!  Bottles of liquor are usually tough to earn bonus points on.  So this is your chance.

    Chase Pay

    Chase Pay has released so many discounts recently!

    Here are just a few recent ones (these are expired, just giving you an idea of what to expect):

    So you’ll earn 5X Chase Ultimate Rewards points per $1 AND get the discounts.  To be alerted to these, go get our free newsletter.

    Bottom Line

    I love my Chase Freedom credit card.  But for me, it’s not just a cash back machine.  It’s a travel trampoline!  I bounce all my Chase Ultimate Rewards points from my Freedom card to my

    Because my Chase Ultimate Rewards points immediately gain 25% in value for travel.  Instead of 1 cent per point for cash back, I can hop on the Chase travel site (it’s like Expedia) and get 1.25 cents each.  So 50,000 Chase Ultimate Rewards points are worth $625 with no blackout dates.

    But even better, the Chase Sapphire Preferred Card, Ink Business Preferred Credit Card, and Chase Sapphire Reserve all enable you to transfer your Chase Ultimate Rewards points to their airline and hotel partners.  And that’s how I’ve flown Business Class to Europe, stayed at luxury hotel suites on the beach in Mexico, and visited amazing places around the world.  

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