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Happy New Year!
Plus, Bilt’s underwhelming Rent Day
New Year’s Day is right around the corner, and we hope you’ve been having a happy holiday season! We’re keeping it simple this week, so we hope you enjoy this express edition!
Thursday is not just the new year, it’s also a new month, and that means Bilt Rent Day. Unfortunately, there’s no headline-grabbing offer this time—the main offer is targeted bonuses of 30-40% when redeeming points on Rent or at Amazon. Bilt points are typically worth about 0.55¢ each toward rent or 0.7¢ at Amazon, so even with a bonus the value is limited, considering they can be redeemed for 1.25¢ each toward travel in the Bilt travel portal or transferred to high-value partners like Hyatt or Atmos.
As usual on the first of the month, Bilt is also offering:
Double points (up to 1,000 bonus points) on non-rent Bilt Mastercard spending
A chance to win free rent via the in-app Rent Free game show
Free coffee at Bilt HQ
Rotating special events (dining, comedy, fitness, and more)
I’ll be using my Bilt card to get 6x points on our New Year’s dinner out. 🍽️
This week on the blog 📝
Nothing new this week—just Season’s Greetings. 🎄
Quick Points of the Week ⚡
Special offers ✨
Get a $15 credit for linking Atmos and Lyft. Atmos is my favorite of Lyft’s rewards partners, and now you can get a $15 Lyft credit (that expires on January 31st) for linking your loyalty accounts for the first time, with no spending or ride requirement. (AwardWallet)
Devaluations 📉
JAL/JetBlue partnership ending. If you want to fly to Japan with JetBlue points (transfer 1:1 from Chase and Citi), the window to do so is closing. (Upgraded Points)
Last chance ⏳
Get $50 when joining Rakuten. This best-ever deal ends on December 31st (the typical offer is $30, but $40 is fairly common). Cash back (or points) after spending $50 via Rakuten. You can use our referral link and we’ll get cash back too.
Recommended 👍
Defeat jet lag. I haven’t tried this advice from View From the Wing, but it looks promising and I plan to give it a shot next time.
Sit next to an empty seat. One Mile at a Time has some tips to increase your odds of extra elbow room.
Sign-up bonus of the Week 🎯
Two weeks ago I highlighted a solid $300 cash-back bonus on the Chase Freedom Unlimited. On top of that, Rakuten is now offering up to $65 in cash back for signing up via their link. (h/t Frequent Miler) $365 is a very elevated bonus for a solid no-fee card, so I have to bump this up to at least 🔥🔥.
Other great current bonuses
100k points on the Capital One Venture X (our take: 🔥🔥🔥🔥)
100k points on the Citi Strata Elite (our take: 🔥🔥🔥)
125k (175k?) points on the Chase Sapphire Reserve (our take: 🔥🔥🔥)
175k points on the Hilton Aspire (our take: 🔥🔥)
75k points on the Chase Sapphire Preferred (our take: 🔥)
$250 gift card on the Amazon Prime Visa (our take: 🔥)
Enjoy the weekend! 🦥
A toast to more points deals in 2026! 🥂
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