If you like the content on my blog and want to help me and you, you can do so by using the affiliate or referral links listed below to sign up for products or services I mention on my blog Os – Life, Money, Politics, and Other Things.  I will receive, and in some cases you will receive, compensation in the form money, loyalty program points/miles, and fee credits for me referring you.  I am not promoting these products or services simply for purposes of compensation only, but because these are actually products and services I use or used personally and can vouch for is towards the end of topics discussed on this blog around travel, investment, green living, personal finance, and other things.

Credit Cards:
Chase Sapphire Preferred – Each friend will receive an offer for 50,000 bonus points after they spend $4,000 on purchases in the first 3 months from account opening. Receive up to 50,000 bonus points. You’ll get 10,000 bonus points for each friend – who gets the card. 50,000 points is the most you can earn for all Chase Sapphire Preferred referrals per year.

Chase Freedom Unlimited – Every friend who is approved for the card will get $150 cash back as a bonus after spending $500 on purchases within the first 3 months from account opening! Receive up to $500 cash back. You’ll get $50 cash back for each friend who gets the card. $500 cash back is the most you can earn for all Chase Freedom Unlimited referrals per year.

AMEX Starwood Preferred Guest* – I can earn: 3,000 Starpoints for each approved referral–up to 55,000 Starpoints per calendar year. Each friend can earn: 25,000 Starpoints after they use their new Card to make $5,000 in purchases within the first 3 months, but I need recipient email to send the link.

AMEX Starwood Preferred Guest Business Credit Card* – I can earn: 5,000 Starpoints for each approved referral–up to 55,000 Starpoints per calendar year. Each friend can earn: 25,000 Starpoints after they use their new Card to make $5,000 in purchases within the first 3 months.
 
AMEX Premier Rewards Gold Card* – same offer as for SPG, except it is Membership Rewards points and Each friend can earn: 25,000 Membership Rewards after they use their new Card to make $2,000 in purchases within the first 3 months.

AMEX EveryDay Preferred Credit Card* – same offer as for Premier Rewards Gold, except for Membership Rewards points and Each friend can earn: 15,000 Membership Rewards after they use their new Card to make $1,000 in purchases within the first 3 months.
 
AMEX Hilton HHonors Surpass Card from American Express* – I can earn: 15,000 Hilton HHonors for each approved referral–up to 80,000 per calendar year. Each friend can earn: 75,000 Hilton HHonors after they use their new Card to make $3,000 in purchases within the first 3 months.

*Send me an email at osbigz@gmail.com with AMEX credit card above you are wanting to apply for in the subject line and I will send referral link to that email.

Discover – Now when you refer a friend who becomes a new Discover Cardmember, you could both get $50 Cashback Bonus when you make your first purchase within three months.
 
Barclaycard – I currently receive no compensation of any sort for this card recommendation.
 
USAA – I currently receive no compensation of any sort for this card recommendation.

Capital One – I currently receive no compensation of any sort for this card recommendation.

Investing:
Acorns – automatically invest spare change from every purchase into the stock market in asset allocation you select. Only through 1/10/2017, You will earn $10 for every friend who becomes an investor in January.

Motif Investing – online trade platform for stocks bundled into a motif and traded just pay $9.95 total commission per motif trade or $4.95 per single stock trade. Your friend would get free Motif BLUE after their brokerage account application is approved. To qualify they need to be first time customers of Motif. We’ll award you one month of free Motif BLUE Unlimited. The more friends you invite, the more free months you could earn.
 
Loyal3 – online trade platform for select stocks that can be traded for no commissions. I currently receive no compensation of any sort for this recommendation.
Travel:
Awardwallet – aggregator to organize and manage points/miles in loyalty programs one place.  If you invite users and they join you get free upgrades for every 5 people who join, however there is more to it. If any of the people you invite pay us for AwardWallet upgrades, you will get bonus points in proportion to their contribution. If the people you invited don’t pay us for upgrades you don’t get any points. When you reach certain thresholds, we will convert those points into miles of your choice and deposit those points into your loyalty account.

Iberia – airline to use for travel.  I haven’t personally used yet, but may in the future because of how alliance airline travel works.

Allianz Travel Insurance – for travel insurance on trip.  

 

Credit Monitoring Tools:
Credit Sesame – provides free credit score as reported by TransUnion Credit Bureau.  Useful when doing award travel.  Credit Sesame pays out a flat rate of $2.00 USD for each new registered user your company brings. A registered user is someone who has created a Credit Sesame account, and has pulled their credit score.

Credit Karma – provides free credit score and credit report as reported by TransUnion and Equifax Credit Bureau.  Useful when doing award travel.  I currently receive no compensation of any sort for this card recommendation.

Quizzle – provides credit report as reported by TransUnion.  I currently receive no compensation of any sort for this card recommendation.

Experian – provides credit report as reported by Experian.  I currently receive no compensation of any sort for this card recommendation.

Cashback Portals:
Ibotta – cashback on everyday purchases.  When you join with my link, and redeem a rebate, you’ll get $10, and I’ll get $5 for referring you. 

Walmart Savings Catcher – get the difference if Savings Catcher finds competitor advertisement with lower price.

Ebates – cashback portal on everyday purchases.

iConsumer – cashback portal on everyday purchases.

BeFrugal – cashback portal on everyday purchases.
 

TopCashBack – cashback portal on everyday purchases.

Mr. Rebates – cashback portal on everyday purchases.

Giving Assistant – cashback portal on everyday purchases. 

RebateBlast – cashback portal on everyday purchases. 

Cas$hBack Monitor – aggregator for comparing best cashback, travel miles/points, and other rewards portals.

Online Service Tools & Apps:

Debitize – use credit card to get rewards, but have account debited with each purchase like the feature of debit card and paid on your behalf your due date.

Plastiq – use to pay bills and other purposes you would not normally be able to pay with credit card for 2.0% – 2.5% service fee.  Use in conjunction with travel hacking to meet the minimum spend requirements.


Green Living: