Outdoorsy is an RV rental exchange that lets RV owners earn extra cash by renting your RV that is otherwise sitting in a driveway. RV renters can save money by renting an RV directly from an owner. Thanks to startups like Airbnb people are making money renting out their homes and rooms and now RV’s.
First-time RV renters can get a $40 Outdoorsy Discount off your first RV rental through Outdoorsy. That makes it a great time to try give the recreational vehicle world a spin and live your dreams. If the $40 discount does not come up on the link then when you check-out you can type in promo code FOMOPROMO.
With the travel industry in flux, travelers are looking for environments they can control, such as RV rentals.
Motor homes offer lodging, flexibility, and independence, and are becoming increasingly popular choices for those looking to travel, but feel wary of staying in hotels or Airbnbs.
Recreational Vehicles, or RVs, come in a wide variety of in size and accommodations and are available to rent from corporate fleets and peer-to-peer rentals.
The process to rent or earn cash is as simple as AirBnb. Listing is free and Outdoorsy collects a percentage of the transaction as their fee. The company also has a unique $1 Million dollar insurance policy that covers both the renter and the owner. It also allows anyone to drive the RV without any special driver’s license or experience. The company runs a DMV check on all renters, and prior to departure, owners meet with renters in order to familiarize them with the vehicle and operations. On average, the cost to rent an RV on Outdoorsy is between $100 and $200 a day.
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.
The Curb app formerly known as Taxi Magic is the most popular way to book taxi’s on demand in 60 cities across the U.S. With the Curb app you can book taxis from New Orleans to New York City in the U.S. and when traveling to Canada, the United Kingdom, and Mexico. They offer an alternative to on-demand ride share services that have surge pricing but remember cabbies regular rates are often more expensive. We recommend these as our #1 and #2 ride-sharing apps.
Curb is offering new users a free $5 credit toward your first ride, and you can earn additional $5 credits for referring your friends.
How To Get $5 New Curb User Credit:
1. Create a new Curb account and download the app for the first time.
2. On the credit card registration page that appears after creating an account, click the “Enter Promo Code” text link.
3. Enter Referral Code o91l92 to receive $5 in Magic Credits added to your account instantly.
4. Complete the registration of your credit card with Curb.
Curb finally launched a new and improved Curb app experience for booking and paying for your taxi rides. This was long overdue and a reason why we haven’t posted in over a year on this Uber Alternative because the old app was slow and unresponsive at times. This latest release includes a new look, time-saving features, and easier ways to choose your payment method. You can now provide special instructions for your driver right from the home screen something that Uber and Lyft could use. The best new feature is the “Pair & Pay” if you’re in a taxi, simply enter a 7-digit code and pay for a ride. The Pair & Pay is not available everywhere yet but they have worked hard to speed up this payment and it’s way faster than using the old credit card system that taxi’s are known to use. Make sure to update the app. (more…)
Uber is rolling out a new program that frequent travelers have been requesting for years. The ridesharing service announced Uber Rewards, its very own loyalty program that will reward riders with Uber credits and elite status that comes with many perks.
The program resembles an airline rewards program. It’s free to join, but riders won’t be automatically enrolled, so make sure you opt-in in the app. You may also look into stacking miles with this program with a credit card that pays back on rideshare.
There’s two main aspects to the program: First the rewards you earn, and second, the different tiers of elite status you can attain and each perk that comes along with it. You can see how to earn points below:
Earn 3x points per eligible dollar spent on Uber Black and Uber Black SUV trips
Earn 2x points per eligible dollar spent on UberX, UberXL, or Uber Select
Earn 1x points per eligible dollar spent on Uber Eats and Uber Pool trips
Redeeming points with Uber Rewards
With Uber Rewards, 500 points can be redeemed for $5 in Uber credit, meaning that each Uber point is worth a penny. In other words:
You get a $5 credit for every ~$167 spent on Black and Black SUV (~3% return)
You get a $5 credit for every $250 spent on X, XL, and Select (~2% return)
You get a $5 credit for every $500 spent on Eats and Pool (~1% return)
These rewards will be added to your overall Uber Cash balance, so you’ll be able to redeem multiple credits towards a single ride.
Earning status with Uber Rewards
Uber Rewards has four status tiers — Blue, Gold, Platinum, and Diamond. The requirements to earn status are as follows:
Blue status requires 0 points (the starting level for most)
Gold status requires 500 points, so requires ~$167-500 of spend or you get it if you have already matched this from previous months of spend.
Platinum status requires 2,500 points, so requires ~$833-2,500 of spend
Diamond status requires 7,500 points, so requires $2,500-7,500 of spend
Here’s a full listing of the perks offered at each tier:
Uber Blue status allows you to earn rewards
Uber Gold status gets you priority support and the ability to get flexible cancelation
Uber Platinum status gets you price protection on a route and priority pick ups at airports
Uber Diamond status gets you premium support, highly rated drivers, complimentary upgrades, and complimentary delivery of three Uber Eats orders
How does flexible cancelation work?
If you cancel a ride, you’ll get an in-app message letting you know if the ride qualifies for a refund of the usual cancellation fee. You’ll only get this refund if you rebook the ride within 15 minutes and complete the trip. Flexible cancellations are only available to Gold, Platinum and Diamond members. Pool and Express Pool trips are not eligible. This benefit can be used once per hour at most, up to three total uses per month. This benefit is only available in the US and may not be available in all locations, such as certain airports and venues/stadiums.
How does price protection work?
When you unlock the Platinum level, you’ll be prompted to set your two favorite locations. Once you’ve set these, any ride taken between those two points will enjoy a lower price that won’t be as affected by traffic or dynamic pricing. The price protection benefit has a 35% maximum discount per ride. You may be charged the amount of the price that exceeds 35% off the real-time (non-protected) price. Your chosen route can be changed once every 30 days by contacting support. This benefit may not be available in all cities, or for all possible routes. Only UberX trips receive price protection. and does not apply to scheduled rides.
How does priority picks up at airports work?
Based on driver availability, Platinum and Diamond members may receive faster pickups. This benefit is only available at some airports due to local regulations and rideshare agreements. Shorter wait times are not guaranteed for any given airport pickup.
How does complimentary upgrades work?
Complimentary upgrades are sometimes given on select UberX rides. These upgrades are only available to Diamond members. This benefit is not available in all locations, and excludes certain airports and venues/stadiums.
How does Free Uber Eats delivery work?
Once Diamond level is unlocked, you’ll receive three free Eats deliveries. These free deliveries will be added to your account automatically and will apply to your next three UberEats orders. You’ll need to have an Eats account. Free delivery means no booking fee and no busy area fee.
2019 Updates on Uber’s Rewards Program
[January 2019] We are stoked about the new Uber Rewards program and have been using it over a month now. We were given Platinum level because i’ve already taken hundreds of Uber Rides and several Eats orders over the past year which is how they count that. I haven’t noticed any big differences in service or the cancellation fee credit or waiver. I still get cancellation fees sometimes even when booking another ride immediately. So maybe they have some kinks to work out.
I have received the $5 credit after racking up 500 in points which was nice. The rewards program may be a replacement for the Ride Pass which saved me tons more money at giving me 15% to 20% off of all rides in the U.S. I would much rather have the Ride Pass but welcome this if I can eventually get to the Diamond level that will help out some at least with a free UberEats delivery.
In related news the Uber Visa Card which is becoming highly popular among Uber riders recently sent us a survey and you can see here.
The Uber Visa Card from Barclays is too good to be true as it has no annual fee and gives you more benefits than 98% of the cards on the market. Most bloggers won’t tell you about it. They are owned by the banks or are too greedy to do so. This is the best card on the market so when I see a survey in my email to fill out I do so immediately. I want to stop any chance of changes to this amazing card.
Currently you get an amazing 4x back on dining, 3x back on travel, and 2x back with online purchases including Uber rides. You also get benefits such as the top of the line cell phone coverage if you lose your phone or break it and a $50 credit on Netflix and music subscriptions. This is all without an annual fee. No other card does this. The bloggers won’t tell you that they are too busy pumping the Chase Sapphire card a useless card in my book but they get a hefty $150 commission on each application while you only get pennies back on dining and everyday purchases.
The survey asked me to look over the packages below and select the card that you would be most likely to apply for and use. I picked the right column as I would not apply for either. This is not as good as the current card offering.
Lyft has announced that on election day (Tuesday, November 6th) they will be offering 50% off rides nationwide and free rides to ‘underserved communities that face significant obstacles to transportation’
Lyft has not said how the codes will be issued. The rideshare company is partnering with a number of voting organizations (Vote.org, Nonprofit Vote, TurboVote) and it talks about product integration.
They also have not said what areas they decide receive free rides vs 50% off rides. This could cause potential controversy but hopefully it gets more people out to vote.
If you haven’t signed up for Lyft be sure to check out our promos page here.
Update: Both Uber and Lyft plan to offer folks free (or heavily discounted) rides to voting booths around the country. Uber will add a “Go to the Polls” button in its app, which will hail a free ride to the nearest voting booth. Lyft will give away 50% off promo codes, as well as free rides to “underserved communities that face significant obstacles to transportation.” (more…)
The Curb app formerly known as Taxi Magic is the most popular way to book taxi’s on demand in 60 cities across the U.S. With the Curb app you can book taxis from New Orleans to New York City in the U.S. and when traveling to Canada, the United Kingdom, and Mexico. They offer an alternative to on-demand ride share services that have surge pricing but remember cabbies regular rates are often more expensive. We recommend these as our 
Lyft has announced that on election day (Tuesday, November 6th) they will be offering 50% off rides nationwide and free rides to ‘underserved communities that face significant obstacles to transportation’