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.
While we have a handful of options when it comes to food delivery services DoorDash is normally our favorite. Chase cardholders may find an even better reason to use DoorDash over UberEats, Postmates and Grubhub. They are allowing you to link your Chase Freedom or Sapphire card to enjoy free delivery for at least three months.
In partnership with DoorDash, Chase has launched a new promotion offering select cardholders discounts on DashPass, DoorDash’s unlimited delivery program.
DashPass normally costs $9.99 per month. It provides customers with lower service fees and free delivery on all orders of $12+, saving members an average of $4 to $5 off every order.
Sapphire Reserve and Sapphire Preferred cardholders will get two free years of DashPass, while other cardholders, like those with the Chase Freedom and Freedom Unlimited, are being offered three free months of membership.
To activate the offer, just visit DoorDash or download the DoorDash app. You’ll be able to register for the deal by adding your eligible Chase card to the DoorDash app and clicking to activate the offer any time before Dec. 31, 2021. Just remember, your DashPass subscription will renew at the full $9.99 monthly price after the offer runs out, so be sure to set a reminder for yourself in case you want to cancel.
In my case I have a Chase Freedom Card so it gave me three free months but if you have a Sapphire card you will get two years of this freebie from Chase and DoorDash! If you use the Cash App for 15% off of DoorDash this is actually stackable with Cash App’s debit card boost for 15 percent off. You do not have to use your Chase Cards for orders to get the free delivery just for the signing up for this offer.
Apple Music’s standard free trial offer is a generous 90 days so you should jump on this offer!
By using the Shazam app, would-be Apple Music subscribers can get a total of 6 months Apple Music for free. And you can even get some free months it if you’re currently, or have previously been, an Apple Music subscriber.
How to get your free 6 months of Apple Music
To take advantage of the offer, download and open the Shazam app. Next, hit the Library symbol on the top left of the home screen or swipe left to right. This should bring up a “Limited Time” offer for Apple Music. Tap Try Now, then Try It Free. Finally, hit Confirm and you’re all sorted.
An alternative way to take advantage of the offer is to use Shazam to identify a song. When you get Shazam to listen to a song, it will bring up associated info, such as lyrics and other tracks by the artist. In addition, this will bring up text reading: “Get up to 6 months free of Apple Music.”
Tap the text and you’ll get ushered through to a page where you can Try It Free.
And existing Apple Music customers look here!! 👀
The frustrating thing about these offers, of course, is that they often don’t apply to the most ardent supporters of a service. They’re there to pull in new customers, so if you’re someone already paying your monthly $10 there’s no need to offer it to you.
If you’re already an Apple Music subscriber, you can get three months for free by cancelling your subscription and resubscribing.
To do this, load up your Settings and navigate to Subscriptions. Then tap on Apple Music and Cancel Subscription. Next, open the Shazam app, go to the Library page and Settings Then tap on Disconnect next to Apple Music. With Apple Music disconnected, you should be able to see the offer as described above.
Existing users and previous members can also get 3 months for free, existing users will need to cancel their account first and you’ll also need to disconnect Apple music from Shazam if they were already connected. Normally we only see three or four months for new users, so this is much better than standard.
Spotify, an Apple Music competitor, is also running 3 mos for a one month, 3-month free trials, and 6 free months for AT&T Fiber subscribers.
To recap:
It’s currently possible to get six months of Apple Music for free. To get this offer you need to do the following:
Download Shazam & then identify a song if you haven’t already
Hit ‘Library’
Select any song
Click open in Apple Music
Prompt for six months free should show up
The Apple Music holidays offer was launched by Apple for Black Friday and Cyber Monday in the USA, UK and Canada. It ran from November 29 through December 2. However, Apple has seemingly decided to extend this for the holidays.
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…)
Holiday season starts basically when the fourth quarter begins on October 1st. You can now start earning 5% cash back on shopping at various places such as Target, Walmart, Amazon, Department Stores, Sending money to relatives via Paypal or buying something online and more! The best categories seem to be Paypal which is almost anything and Amazon!
Chase Freedom: 5% Back on Paypal, Chase Pay, Dept. Stores
Earn 5% back on Paypal, Chase Pay, and department stores this quarter, up to $1,500 maximum.
Sign-up for a Chase Freedom Card and get a $200 Bonus you spend $500.
Paypal: Includes transactions made using your Chase Freedom card with PayPal for purchases or sending money. Just make your Freedom Card the default payment option in Paypal and you can maximize your rewards in no time. Keep an eye out for Paypal at checkout at retailers like walmart.com, target.com, and thousands of others. Many charities and insurances accept Paypal as well. You can even send money to friends, incurring the 2.9% fee, and it’ll be worthwhile for the 5x points earned.
Chase Pay (and Samsung): Includes purchases made using your Freedom card with your Chase Pay digital wallet during check out. This is really a terrific category given that it’s possible to use Chase Pay via Samsung Pay which can be used at almost any physical store who accepts credit cards. There are also, of course, various retailers who accept Chase Pay directly, like Starbucks, Best Buy, and Shell gas stations.
Department Stores: Includes retailers such as Macy’s, Kohl’s, Sears, Saks, Dillards, JCPenney, and dozens more. Exclusions mentioned: Walmart, Target, and Kmart (but you can get Walmart and Target with Discover below).
Discover IT Card: 5% Back at Amazon, Target, Walmart.com
Earn 5% back at Amazon.com, Target stores, Target.com, and Walmart.com this quarter, up to $1,500 maximum. Walmart store purchases are not included.
If you don’t have a Discover IT Card you can get one here with a $75 sign-up bonus.
Amazon.com purchases include those made through the Amazon.com checkout, including digital downloads, Amazon.com gift cards, Amazon Fresh orders, Amazon Local Deals and Amazon Prime subscriptions and items sold by third party merchants through Amazon.com’s marketplace. So yes you can get 5% on gift cards!
Target purchases include any purchase made online at Target.com, through the Target app, or in-store at Target. Individual merchants and stand-alone stores within physical Target locations or on Target.com may not be eligible in this category.
Walmart.com purchases include those made at Walmart.com and when shopping through the Walmart app (including Grocery Pick Up and Instore Pick Up). Purchases made in store at Walmart Stores, Walmart Supercenters, Neighborhood Markets and Walmart Pay are excluded from this promotion unfortunately.
Tip: Target gift cards at Target and Target.com does not earn rewards with the REDcard, but will earn 5% with this Discover promo. I expect Target to run their annual holiday 10% off Target gift cards sale, and the Discover card will be useful for me to bring the total savings up to 15%.
If you spend a lot: With Discover you can login, then click this link to see you how far along the $1,500 limit you are.
Apple finally came out with it’s innovative new card but we are just not impressed. While it does offer a few features:
•No card number, No CVV code •No Fees •3% at Apple, 2% with Apple Pay •No expiration date •No signature •Physical Titanium Card •No International Travel Fees
Apple warns new credit card users over risks of it touching wallets and pockets
Won’t last long. Need to play the games to learn loyalty chips that can then be used to redeem for hotels/shows. Read our full review below for more information We advise you to use the chips ASAP. This would normally cost $200 if you purchased the chips not that we would ever do that since they send you free offers like this now and then but this is the BEST we’ve seen yet.
MyVegas is offering a huge number of free chips:
1,000,000,000 FREE CHIPS in some emails after you sign up!
Most people know that you can earn loyalty points by using cards in slot machines while your gambling in Las Vegas such as the Identity at the Cosmopolitan, Total Rewards at Caesar’s Palace and the M Life at MGM resorts. What most people do not know is that you can get lots of freebies by not betting any money at all just playing MyVegas in your free time on Facebook. This will earn you a few comps here and there without spending money and can be fun but time consuming at times.
I have played for over a year now and had planned on cashing out for a buffet back in September with my MLife points. I continued playing the game and my trip to Las Vegas next week I am cashing out on two free nights at the Monte Carlo, a 2 for 1 buffet and whatever else I can get with 33k loyalty points if I do not make it to 35k points. Addicted? Maybe.
Of course when you go to redeem the points you have to choose between the various MGM resort restaurants, casinos, or rooms. They will show lots of “free” Circus Circus rooms and any room they have a harder time selling such as the Monte Carlo. The Mirage and Mandalay Bay are a bit harder to score nights since they only allow certain dates to book these such as Sunday through Thursdays and then call it a “bonus” night to make it even harder to score. It’s almost a jackpot just trying to get one of these redemption’s to work out perfectly. Book your hotel stay with the Las Vegas Venetian or Palazzo’s Best Price Guarantee or your first night is free![/button]
I happened to be staying at the Cosmopolitan using Marriott Rewards points for Friday and Saturday and thought I would stay free using the M Life loyalty points for Thursday and Sunday nights the easiest nights to use these. While I am staying there using these points as comps I still have to pay a resort fee. Yes, even at the Cosmopolitan. It’s sad that even the Bally’s or Caesars Palace hotels who once did not charge resort fees do now. If you want a comped room be prepared to pay over $29 in fees that get you basically nothing. I mean who uses the phone or an old ethernet connection these days. I will use my iPhone and tether before I try and plug an Ethernet cord in my computer from the Luxor.
Thanks to a new partnership with one of our favorite hotel chains and ride share companies you can now earn more on each Lyft ride. Hilton Honors has partnered with Lyft to earn hotel points on rides anywhere.
With this new partnership, those who link their Hilton Honors and Lyft accounts at hiltonhonorslyft.com will automatically earn points whenever they take a Lyft ride. The earnings structure is as follows:
Earn 3 Hilton Honors points per dollar spent on Lyft rides
Earn 2 Hilton Honors points per dollar spent on Lyft shared rides
You can earn points for up to $10,000 of Lyft spend per year
You can also stack this offer with airline miles for Lyft rides
While this partnership represents the first of its kind between Lyft and a hotel group, this isn’t the first opportunity to earn loyalty points for Lyft rides, as Lyft also partners with two airlines:
You can earn 2x Delta SkyMiles per dollar on US airport rides, and 1x Delta SkyMiles per dollar on all other US rides
You can earn 30 JetBlue TrueBlue points per airport ride
What’s interesting is that there’s nothing in the terms restricting you from taking advantage of all of these partnerships, so you should be able to earn Delta miles and Hilton points from the same ride, for example.
Even looking at these partnerships independently, personally I think the Hilton one is the most well rounded, given that it’s not restricted to US rides, and given the earnings rates.
Best credit card for Lyft rides
When you’re paying for your Lyft rides, make sure you use a card offering bonus points on ride sharing or travel.
Hooch has launched a new free version of their app that rewards you for purchases across 100,000+ travel, dining, hospitality and entertainment partners.It’s free to download the app and join by simply connecting your credit cards to verify transactions. You can then start earning 5% cash back at participating partners across the U.S.A. and around the world.
Download the Hooch FREE App to earn 5%-10% cash back at 100,000+ bars, restaurants, clubs, travel, and entertainment partners across the U.S.A. and around the world. Plus, get a $5 free gift card bonus when you sign up for a Hooch Free account and link your first credit card.
How To Earn $5 Free Gift Card from Hooch
1. Download the Hooch App and create a free account
2. Link your first credit card account to earn your free $5 gift card bonus.
3. The $5 bonus is applied to your Hooch account immediately after you add your first banking institution.
4. You can instantly redeem the $5 bonus that you earn for gift cards from popular brands (most brands have a $10 minimum, so you’ll need to earn at least $5 more to meet the redemption minimum).
BONUS TIP: Download the Freebird App to get an additional $25 on your ride back from the bar.
Chase Freedom has announced the 5% rotating categories for the Freedom card for the first quarter of 2019:
Gas stations
Drugstores
Tolls
This is for the first Quarter that starts in January and ends March 31, 2019. You must activate no later than March 14, 2019. They will announce the rest of the 5% such as restaurants, grocery stores, and rideshare soon.
The Chase Freedom card is available directly on the Chase Bank website, in Chase branches, and through our application link here for the up to $175 in bonuses offer.
Gas is always a popular category and they added tolls which can get expensive when you commute to work and pay hefty tolls. Some people pay more in tolls than on gas. At Drugstores you can buy things such as gift cards to help max out the $1,500 limit.
Chase Pay is one of the biggest new features for the Chase Freedom Card. Here were some of the recent benefits of this on top of the 5% or 1% on purchases you get cash back on:
$5 off during Chase Pay Happy Hour which happens a few times a month when ordering togo.
$10 off using Chase Pay 3 times with pick-up orders.
$7 off a movie ticket.
475 Starbucks Bonus Stars using Chase Pay to reload.
So you’ll earn 5X Chase Ultimate Rewards points per $1 AND get the discounts.
While these are great 5% categories we do hope that Chase Freedom adds back Chase Pay and mobile payments for a full five percent cash back like they did in a few quarters in 2018. They drip out the announcements unlike Discover which have already announced theirs for 2019. Discover will run their 5% back on Gas and rideshare starting in April.
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 
