Here’s some of the best ways to earn more through your Lyft rides:
Earn 2 Delta SkyMiles for every $1 spent on Lyft rides (DeltaLyft.com)
Earn 3 Hilton Honors Points for every $1 spent on Lyft rides. Just connect with Hilton here.
Drop App has been the most generous as i’ve earned hundreds in gift cards just connecting my credit cards that I take my Lyft rides with (it pays on Uber as well). This earns around 2% on each ride.
Use Freebird app to order your Lyft rides ($5 off your first two rides with code a4436)
Ebates/Rakuten is offering up to a $1 cash back on each ride but you have to open the Rakuten (formerly Ebates) app before each ride and for most it’s only 25 cents but it adds up to more than 1% sometimes.
20% Cash Back on Lyft Rides – Pay with SoFi Money and earn a FULL 20% back up to $1,000 in rewards and get a $50 Bonus when you sign-up. Stack this with the above offers.
Get 10% off scheduled airport rides
Now when you pay with your World Elite Mastercard, you’ll save on scheduled rides to any US airport. With your card on file, you’ll continue to earn a $5 Lyft credit when you take 3 rides per month.
Additional ways to earn cash back with Lyft rides:
Get $10 in Lyft credit each month when you use your World Elite MasterCard
Earn $5 in personal Lyft credits for every 5 business rides you take (just set-up a business profile). This is the only one that is not stackable if you do the MasterCard promo.
Most of these options can stack together, so make sure you maximize every dollar and ride you take with Lyft. One of the reasons we take Lyft over Uber is because of all of these amazing points and cash back promos that are added to each ride automatically without us doing anything but setting it up one time. This saves us hundreds a year in cash back and points on each ride!
5% Back on Lyft Enjoy a 5% cashback on your Lyft purchases during various quarters when you sign up for either Discover It or Chase Freedom. This promotion is good for up to $75 cash back on purchases up to $1,500.
$5 New Rider Credit
If you have not taken Lyft before you can Click here to sign up and you should see the above screen showing a $5 Lyft credit. You should see your ride credit there. If not, enter the promo code DJ462 and click apply.
Get $10-$25 In Free Lyft Credit By Linking Lyft With Bilt App (Free To Signup)
Link your Lyft account with the Bilt rent app (free to signup– our link will take you to credit card but you scroll up and it says sign up and that is where you join the FREE app) and you can get the following offer:
Anyone with the free Bilt app can get a $10 Lyft credit.
Take a ride on July 1st to receive an additional $5 credit. That’s $15 total for anyone or $25 total for Bilt cardholders.
After linking accounts, you must select ‘Activate Credits’ in the Rent Day tab. Activation will become available on June 27, 2023 and continue through July 1, 2023.
The Lyft ride credit ($10/$20) will show under ‘Lyft Pass’ in the Payment section of the Lyft app.
Credits can take up to 72 hours to show up and will be valid for 90 days.
Should be an easy $10/$20 credit. Usually the Bilt Rent Day promos are on the first of the month only; this time it’s available beginning on June 27th.
The Bilt Mastercard is a valuable no annual fee card but it is also an app for renters where they run promos for free points NOT just a card that I recently picked up. The card lets you pay your rent by credit card and earn rewards, even if your landlord doesn’t ordinarily allow no-fee credit card payments. For us homeowners, you can potentially even pay your HOA this way. Again anyone can sign up for this without the card and no credit check.
Details of the June Bilt Rent Day promotion There are two aspects to the Bilt Rent Day promotion, including the ability to earn bonus points (which is the same every month) plus an additional promotion.
Note that Bilt Rent Day promotions are valid from 12:00AM ET until 11:59PM PT, so technically you have around 27 hours to take advantage of them.
Earn 2-6x Bilt points on your purchases Ordinarily the Bilt Mastercard earns 1-3x points per dollar spent, as you earn 3x points on dining, 2x points on travel, and 1x points on all other purchases. On the first day of each month, you earn double those rewards, meaning you earn 6x points on dining, 4x points on travel, and 2x points on all other purchases (except rent, where you earn 1x points).
With this offer, you can earn up to 10,000 bonus points each month. Keep in mind that you need to use your Bilt Mastercard five times each statement period in order to earn these points. It could be worth strategically making some purchases on the first day of each month to maximize this as much as possible.
There are many innovative things about Bilt, including that there’s a Bilt Rent Day promotion on the first day of each month. Since we’re coming up on the first day of June, I wanted to share the details of the June 2023 Bilt Rent Day promotion, as it’s potentially quite lucrative.
The Offer For Bilt Rent Day (6/1/23) Bilt is offering prizes for who solve the Rent Day puzzle a special gift in real time. Prizes are as follows: 25 Bilt Points 50 Bilt Points 10,000 Bilt Points 100,000 Bilt Points 5,000 Bilt Points for The Collection 25,000 Bilt Points for The Collection $100 Lyft Ride Credit 1 Month of Free Rent Virgin Flight to London – Fly Upper Class roundtrip with a Companion Emirates Flight to Dubai – Fly Business Class roundtrip with a Companion
The Fine Print [25, 50, 10,000 or 100,000] Points: These points never expire and will be deposited directly into the winners Bilt account in the next 24 hours. Winner will see them in their timeline as ‘Rent Day Game’. [5,000 or 25,000] Points to use toward the Bilt Collection: These points never expire and will be deposited directly into the winners Bilt account in the next 24 hours. Winners will see the Points reflected when they go to the Collection tab and view their balance of Collection-specific Points. Upon checkout, Collection Points will be automatically used if the winner has any. If the item the winner chooses is worth less than the balance of their Collection Points, the winner will see the remainder showing in your Collection tab. If winner redeems for an item that is worth more than the Collection Points they have, the outstanding amount will pull from their spendable points and they will see this as a redemption in their timeline. $100 Lyft ride credit via a Lyft Pass: Winner will see this reflected in their Lyft account over the next 48 hours, and the Pass will be valid for a year. To view winners’ Lyft ride credit, head to the ‘Payment’ tab from the app menu, and the winner will see a pass from Bilt called Bilt Rent Day Birthday. When the winner takes their next ride, the Lyft Pass will be applied automatically. If the winner doesn’t have a Lyft account, make sure the winner signs up with the same number associated with their Bilt account, and the Pass will be available in their account. 1 Month of Free Rent: Winner will be hearing from Bilt over the next 24 hours at their email address with next steps. Virgin Flight to London – Fly Upper Class Roundtrip with a Companion: Winner will be receiving Virgin Points to get them on their next adventure. Winners can use these to get themselves and a companion to the UK in Virgin’s Business Class, take a Virgin Voyage, and more. Winner will be hearing from Bilt within 24 hours at their email address with next steps and instructions. Emirates Flight to Dubai – Fly Business Class Roundtrip with a Companion – Winner will be getting Skywards Miles with Emirates to get them on their next adventure. Winners can use these to get themselves and a companion to Dubai, Milan, and more. Winner will be hearing from Bilt over the next 24 hours at their email address with next steps and instructions. Our Verdict
Lyft is doing its part to get people to the polls on Tuesday, November 8th.
The rideshare company is offering a 50% discount (up to $10) on Election Day to riders who use the code VOTE22.
The discount is for people who cite transportation issues as a barrier to voting. According to the company, an estimated 11.2 million older Americans have travel-limiting disabilities that make it difficult to leave home and 29% of young people said they didn’t vote because they didn’t have a ride.
“We believe that everyone’s voice – and vote – deserves to be heard, and transportation should never be a barrier,” said Lisa Boyd, Director of Social Impact at Lyft. “We’re thrilled to play a part in helping communities to the polls this Election Day.”
The code can only be used during voting hours.
The Offer
Lyft is offering 50% off one ride on election day with promo code VOTE22, up to $10 off.
Head over here for more election day specials including a $30 off from Grubhub.
Uber may match this as they offered a promo code in 2021 for voting at some locations.
Ride sharing services have grown in popularity over the past few years to where it’s a must for many. The prices have went up some too in the past few months while these competing companies are trying to do the most to keep drivers and please lawmakers. The great thing is that you can earn cash back using certain credit cards to help offset the increased pricing.
Let’s take a look at how you can maximize cash back points when riding in an Uber or Lyft.
$2 Per Ride with Shop Your Way Integration
This is something you won’t read about on most blogs as they just want you to sign-up for credit cards and they get nothing out of it. You can earn $2 per ride doing nothing after you integrate Shop Your Way with the Uber app. It takes a few minutes to sign-up and you get free money to spend at ShopYourWay.com. I have redeemed almost $1,000 worth of goods such as Foodsaver, blenders, clothes, outdoor grill, and many other things. Sign-up here free or read more about the offer here.
$200 Annual Uber credit
One of the unique benefits of The Platinum Card from American Express ($550 annual fee) is that it offers a $200 annual Uber credit. This benefit is only available on the personal version of the card, and not on the business version. With this card you get a $15 credit posted to your Uber account per month, and in December you get a $35 credit posted to your Uber account. As long as you spend at least $15 per month on Uber (and $35 in December).
To take advantage of this benefit you’ll have to add your Amex Platinum Card to your Uber account. You don’t actually have to use the card to pay but it just has to remain linked for the benefit to be triggered. This is only one of the many benefits of the card, as it also offers a $200 annual airline fee credit, $100 annual Saks credit, Amex Centurion Lounge access, a Priority Pass membership, access to Delta SkyClubs when flying Delta, Hilton Honors Gold status, and more.
We don’t recommend using The Platinum Card from American Express for your Uber spend. Instead consider one of the below cards which don’t have foreign transaction fees, unless otherwise noted, so they’re ideal whether you’re paying for an Uber in the US or abroad. The cards below also earn more cash back than the AMEX Platinum on rideshare.
Best personal credit cards for Uber and Lyft rides
6% Back: Blue Cash Preferred Card
This is the highest amount you can receive in cash back but it takes a trip to the grocery store. You get 6% back at grocery stores with this AMEX Credit Card. The trick is to go in and buy Uber gift cards in your local Kroger and get fuel points on top of that. You can stack this amazing rewards trick. You can get a $250 sign-up bonus with this card if you sign-up now.
5% Back: Discover IT Card
Earlier this year they had a 5% back on the Transportation such as Taxi/Rideshare/Limo’s. This was an easy 5% back on Uber and Lyft up to $1,500 during the quarter which will be back again next year so get your card now and be ready.
5% Back: Chase Freedom Card –
They are currently offering 5% back on Lyft rides. Earlier this year they had a 5% back on the Transportation such as Taxi, black cars, and Rideshare. This was an easy 5% back on Uber and Lyft up to $1,500 during the quarter which will be back again next year.
5% Back: U.S. Bank Cash+ Card
I’ve had this card before and applied again and they have improved it with the Rideshare and Utilities categories at 5% back. You have to sign-in and pick these categories yourself. I don’t recommend this card for any other categories or purchases. I use it for rideshare and utilities and its worthless for anything else.
The World of Hyatt Credit Card ($95 annual fee) — 3% return (or more)
The World of Hyatt Credit Card specifically offers double points on ridesharing services. We value World of Hyatt points at 1.5 cents each, so to me that’s the equivalent of a 3% return. You also get a free night at a Hyatt hotel with this card.
Chase Sapphire Reserve ($450 annual fee) — 5.1% return
The Sapphire Reserve offers triple points on all travel purchases, and that includes ridesharing. Most travel experts value Ultimate Rewards points at over 1.5 cents each, so that’s the equivalent of a 5% return on Uber purchases.
Citi ThankYou Premier Card ($95 annual fee, waived the first year)
The ThankYou Premier Card offers triple points on all travel purchases, and that includes ridesharing. Most travel experts value Ultimate Rewards points at over 1.5 cents each, so that’s the equivalent of a 5% return on Uber purchases.
Chase Sapphire Preferred Card ($95 annual fee, waived the first year)
The Sapphire Preferred offers double points on all travel purchases, and that includes ridesharing.
What about the Uber Visa Card?
The Uber Visa has no annual fee and no foreign transaction fees and is an amazing card to use for dining and UberEats. It only offers 2% back on Uber rides so as ironic as that seems we do not recommend this card on actual rides. The card offers 4% back on dining, 3% back on hotels and airfare, 2% back on online purchases, and 1% back on everything else. Uber qualifies as an online purchase, so you only earn 2% back. While we don’t recommend using the Uber Card for Uber purchases we do recommend on using them for other travel and the cell phone warranty that comes free with the card. Many bloggers don’t make commission on this card so they won’t talk about it and instead hype the worthless Sapphire cards they get paid big commissions on. If you don’t have one of the above cards to use with Uber rides then by all means use this card.
Best business credit cards for Uber rides?
Ink Business Preferred Credit Card ($95 annual fee)
The Ink Preferred offers triple points on the first $150,000 spent in combined purchases every anniversary year on travel which includes ridesharing, shipping purchases, internet, cable, and phone services, and advertising purchases made with social media sites and search engines.
The Blue Business Plus Credit Card from American Express (no annual fee) — 3.4% return
The Blue Business Plus offers double points on all purchases, for the first $50,000 spent every calendar year. That’s an incredible return for a no annual fee card. So while there’s not even a bonus for ridesharing or travel, as long as you’re within the first $50,000 of spend in a calendar year, this may be the best Amex card for ridesharing purchases.
Buy Uber gift cards
Keep on the lookout for deals on Uber and Lyft gift cards. Many office supply stores also sell Uber/Lyft gift cards, so you can always purchase gift cards there to earn up to 5x points.
Bottom line
My personal Uber strategy is was use the Citi ThankYou Premier Card but I got approved for the the U.S. Bank Cash+ at 5% so i’ll be switching to that. My favorite card to use is the Discover IT or Chase Freedom cards when they do 5% back on rideshare. For example, I’m using my Chase Freedom card to get 5% back on Lyft for my current rides.
Freebird is an app that offers Uber and Lyft users the ability to earn rewards by visiting retailers, restaurants or bars. You get even more back when you link a card and visit restaurants and bars that are featured. If your like me the biggest reason you started using Uber in the first place was to get home from the bars after a drunken night out.
In addition to earning cash back for visiting participating restaurants, bars and retailers, you’ll also earn points from Freebird Rides when you go anywhere that Uber/Lyft takes you, like a friend’s house, work, airports or anywhere else. Keep in mind this is in addition and stackable with Uber Rewards that you already earn and credit card rewards from Uber rides.
UP TO $25 in Bonuses With This App + Super Bowl Bonuses!
After you download the Freebird Rides App and link your Uber/Lyft account, simply visit the “Promo Codes” section under the Menu and enter the below promotional codes to earn up to $20 cash back in sign-up bonuses and free rides.
Step 1: Download the Freebird App herethen link your Uber/Lyft Account. Then enter Promo Code A4436 in the “Promo Codes” section under the Menu to receive a $5 cash back bonus for each of your first 4 rides.
Step 2: SuperBowl Weekend Special Promos!
$5 RIDE HOME — Super Bowl Sunday 🏈 Get $5 back on your ride home from a bar or restaurant when you request it from the Don Julio ad.
BIGGER RIDE REWARDS Sunday OnlyBigger rewards for the Big Game. Earn 400 points on all points rides on Super Bowl Sunday.
⚡FLASH POINTS⚡Tuesday 6AM-NoonAre you skipping work on Monday because of your Super Bowl hangover? Of course you are. Ride Freebird for your morning commute, and get 600 points on all points rides.
All you have to do is open the Freebird app to call your Lyft or Uber to the airport, bars and restaurants, a park, your friend’s house, or anywhere else you plan on going. I love this app as i’ve made over $150 taking rides where they do extra money on certain bars that are $4 added to your account each time. It really adds up!
BONUS: Sign-up for the Hooch App if you plan on having cocktails on your night out for free drinks!
The above 3 deals are stackable for a total of up to $20 cash back for new Freebird Rides users. After you complete these steps make sure to add your credit card you will use for Uber rides to link to the account for bonuses and link a bank card for them to pay you. You will also receive 2,000 bonus points for doing these simple actions! In addition, They are paying a 500 bonus for adding your Lyft account since that is the latest partner.
Incentives Not To Drink & Drive
The best thing about Freebird Rides is keeping drunk drivers off the streets. The app will give you a $5 cash back bonus just for ordering an Uber ride home through the Freebird Rides App. This can help pay for a drink each night out.
One person commented “I live in OC and have used freebird exclusively for awhile now. The best part is you automatically get $5 for “getting a safe ride home”. Some places I frequent offer up to $8 to take an uber there (almost my first drink free!). I have about $200 in my freebirds account so far, saving for a rainy day. Clearly I go out too much, but the app is great so far.”
You can then transfer all of the cash back that you earn for visiting participating merchants to your checking account through your linked debit card, and the points that you earn for every Uber ride can be redeemed for cash back as well.
Ride sharing services have grown in popularity over the past few years to where it’s a must for many. The prices have went up some too in the past few months while these competing companies are trying to do the most to keep drivers and please lawmakers. The great thing is that you can earn cash back using certain credit cards to help offset the increased pricing.
