by PointsGuru | Oct 4, 2017 | Free Stuff, Restaurants
Tacos have become a huge hit in the United States. In fact, according to the National Taco Day website, Americans ate more than 4.5 billion tacos just last year so why not have a day where everyone is crunching on the beloved food. We have found many free offers you can use for lunch or dinner today only:
Texas Taco Deal
Free Delivery and $5 off your order. Just download the Favor app and add the promo code DJS4X2 under promotions. You’ll see a banner reading Free Delivery for National Taco Day and click there and order from one of the restaurants listed. (more…)
by PointsGuru | Sep 20, 2017 | 5% Cash Back
While there are some great sign-up bonus miles and points cards you should always pay attention to the 5% back on bonus categories that rotate quarterly. This is true especially with Chase and Discover. If you are a Chase Freedom, Discover It, Citi Dividend, or US Bank Cash+ cardholder, make sure to activate your 2017 Q4 bonus categories.
1. Discover it: 10x Back at Amazon.com & Target
The Discover it has a quarterly cap of $1500 in spend on 5x categories. Remember that all new Discover IT cardholders will earn a 2x bonus on cash back earned in the first 12 months of card membership, You can learn more about that here and apply here for an additional spend bonus. including on cash back earned in bonus categories, making quarterly category spend worth 10% cash back in the first year!
2. Chase Freedom: 5% Back at Walmart & Department Stores
Now is a great time to apply for the Chase Freedom card and get $150 bonus after spending $500 on purchases within the first 3 months from account opening. You will also get the Holiday spending 5% cash back bonus at Walmart and Department Stores. The Chase Freedom has a quarterly cap of $1500 in spend on 5x categories per account.
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by PointsGuru | Aug 24, 2017 | Points
Amazon Prime members will soon get special discounts at Whole Foods. Amazon’s acquisition of Whole Foods will close on Monday, and the companies say they will then lower the prices of many grocery items.
Over time, they say they will extend special discounts to Prime members. Now is a great time to sign up for Amazon Prime and get a free trial for 30 days or 6 free months if you’re a student.
Amazon and Whole Foods Market technology teams will begin to integrate Amazon Prime into the Whole Foods Market point-of-sale system, and when this work is complete, Prime members will receive special savings and in-store benefits. (more…)
by PointsGuru | Aug 22, 2017 | Free Stuff
We love these free music subscription trials and so far Pandora Premium is one of our favorites. It’s much easier to use than Tidal or Apple music although it doesn’t integrate your own music like Google Play or Amazon Music.
Pandora Premium is like regular Pandora but premium! That means you can choose any song you like — think: Apple Music, Spotify, etc. — rather than just living with whatever station Pandora builds around your tastes. You also get ad-free listening.
It normally runs $10 per month, but for a limited time, new users can get three months of Pandora Premium for free. You will, however, need to provide a credit card. And you’ll start getting billed at the beginning of month four. Just make sure to cancel first to not get billed. The trial lasts for 60 days, which is pretty generous.
To get the Free 3-month Trial head over to Groupon. Then run a search for “Pandora” you will then see the $0.00 Pandora Premium Trial that you can add to your cart and redeem. You can do this on the App or on a computer. It plugged in the promo code for me automatically so all I had to do was enter my card information in Pandora. I then went to cancel it so it did not renew after 3 months and it kept my membership at Premium. (more…)
by PointsGuru | Jul 31, 2017 | Taxi Rideshare & Rentals
Uber’s Flat Fare Ride Package (now called Ride Pass) is available in ten major cities now including Dallas, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, Miami, New York City, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle and Washington, D.C. You can get access to these really cheap rides by paying a one-time activation fee of $5 to $20 then riding flat-fare rides of only $5.99 to $20 for 40 flat-fare rides. The flat fares vary by city, but overall, they’re dirt cheap. UberPool rides start at just $1.99, and UberX rides start at $3.99.
An example would be in Dallas where they are charging $5 to activate the flat fare for 30 days then it’s only $5.99 a ride. Dallas seems to be one of the cheaper cities so that we have seen. We mean ridiculously cheap.
If you haven’t yet signed up for Uber then you can save even more towards your next ride. Register here to get a $20 credit for Uber towards a Free Ride. Use promotion code “UberVip4me“
How Cheap Are Uber’s Flat Fares?
You must choose a city to activate your flat-fare deal so do not expect these fares on vacation in another city unless you sign up for that city as well. Also, your rides must stay within your city’s designated zone, and some airports are excluded from those areas. For example, in Dallas the DFW and Dallas Love Field are regular price and do not include the Flat-Fare Pricing. You’ll pay your activation fee immediately, but your special pricing will stay active for 30 days (or until you use all your rides).
Here’s the full list of fares. Don’t forget to add that activation fee of either $5, $10 or $20 when doing your own math:
- Boston: $4.99 UberX rides
- Chicago: $4.49 UberX rides
- Dallas: $5.99 UberX rides
- Los Angeles:$3.99 UberX rides
- Miami: $4.99 UberX rides
- New York City: $5.99 UberX rides
- San Diego: $4.99 UberX rides
- San Francisco: $4.99 UberX rides
- Seattle: $4.49 UberX rides
- Washington, D.C.: $4.49 UberX rides
Should You Pay Upfront for Cheap Uber Rides?
Absolutely. One ride would probably pay for the offer to make it worth it. The designated flat-fare zones are wide and cover most of the areas people go clubbing in or practically anywhere but the airports. We have yet to test out if drivers get alerted on the flat fares and may not pick you u
p because maybe they make less money? That would seem to be the main issue of if they try and add on surge pricing. Even if you take a few rides on Uber a month and go over 10 miles this seems like a good deal compared to their normal UberX pricing especially without any other offers going on right now with partners such as Quicksilver. We really have to wonder how Uber is able to make these rides so cheap for 30 days!
My personal experience is that I have saved over $300 using Ride Pass (formerly flat fares). I honestly am not sure how Uber is making any money from my trips. Uber certainly makes money when I travel because you can only get the Ride Pass in one city during a certain sign-up time each month I have noticed. I have marked my calendar each month to look for the Ride Pass in my app so I don’t miss it.
Dallas Area Update – July 31, 2017: I’ve saved over $924 using the Ride Pass in the Dallas area. This comes out to over $155 a month with only paying $5 for each 28 day pass. Uber has also offered me the pass one day before August so that I can continue saving only raising the price of the rides $1. The price before was $5.99 and now it’s $6.99. I imagine they will raise it each month because they are ultimately losing money on frequent users such as myself. See below for my total savings and what the email looks like you would receive to activate the Ride Pass each month:
