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Travel entry:
May 2025

Hey Reader,

I'm reaching out to you because I know you're excited to learn more about how your family can save money on travel, and I don't want you to miss out on the BIGGEST opportunity of 2025!

Right now the Chase Sapphire Preferred is offering a sign up bonus of 100,000 points when you spend $5,000 in the first three months. This is an epic welcome offer - the highest it has ever been. My husband and I would absolutely jump on it if we hadn't both gotten this exact card two years ago.

Those points can be transferred to partners like Hyatt, United, British Airways and more to achieve a value of over $2000 in travel. While there's the option to redeem your points through the portal, that's not my general recommendation as you'd be capped out at $1250 - still a solid value, especially with an annual fee of just $95.

You're eligible for this bonus if you don't currently hold this card (or the more expensive Sapphire Reserve) AND haven't earned the bonus on one of those cards in the last 48 months. If you've held one of those cards for a long time you can call to change it to a Freedom Unlimited card and then reapply for the Sapphire Preferred card in a few days.

Pro tip: If you and another adult in your household are both eligible, you should each take advantage of this offer on your own instead of making each other authorized users. Chase allows you to pool points with other household members, and the only thing better than $2000 of free travel is $4000 of free travel!

We've just learned that this offer will be ending soon, probably within the next week or two. Go get yours, and feel free to ask me any questions!

Safe (and free) travels,

Melissa

PS - If you aren't eligible because you've already had a Sapphire for less than 4 years, this card is the perfect complement. It has no annual fee and you can move its points over to your Sapphire! This is the one that my husband and I actually carry and use every day because it earns points faster. Unfortunately it requires a Sapphire to transfer points so it's not a good choice on its own.

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