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Wow…mark this under HOLY SMOKES. You can earn, up to $80,  🤯🤯🤯 just for downloading the Capital One Shopping desktop or mobile browser extension and making a $10 qualifying purchase within 30 days. That is nutty, and the person referring can earn up to $500 in referral bonuses. My referral is currently at $80
- Download the Capital One Shopping Extension
- Desktop or Mobile
- Make a purchase of $10 or more
- Must be done within 30 days
- Each referal earns between $50 and $80 just for downloading and making a $10 purchase
- Earn up to $500 in referral bonuses
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Adding the Browser Extension
This is imperative otherwise you won’t get the bonus
1099 tax forms
In the past, Capital One has sent out 1099 forms on C1 Shopping cashback…just as an FYI. You’ll also receive them on referral bonuses.
Full Terms
* To qualify for a referral sign up bonus, your refer-ee must be a new Capital One Shopping user, sign up and install the Capital One Shopping desktop computer or mobile browser extension via your referral link, and make Qualifying Purchase(s) totaling $10 within 30 days of signing up. A Qualifying Purchase means a purchase via Capital One Shopping that earns Capital One Shopping Rewards. By participating in the referral program, you are telling your refer-ee that you’re a Capital One Shopping customer. Bonuses will be automatically applied to your account and your refer-ee’s account within 30 days after satisfying these requirements, but issuance may be delayed during the determination of whether a Qualifying Purchase has been made by a new user. You may only earn up to $500 in referral bonuses per referral period. Bonuses will be awarded as Capital One Shopping Rewards, and are subject to the Capital One Shopping Terms of Service. We reserve the right to alter, change, or terminate this offer at any time without notice. Additional terms apply; please see the Capital One Shopping Terms of Service for more details.
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Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card
Welcome Offer
Earn 75,000 bonus points after you spend $5,000 on purchases in the first 3 months from account openingÂ
Annual Fee
$95
Points Earned
Transferrable Chase Ultimate Rewards
- 5x on all travel purchased through Chase Travelâ„
- 3x on dining, including eligible delivery services for takeout & dining out
- 3x on select streaming services
- 3x on online grocery purchases
- (excluding Target, Walmart and wholesale clubs)
- $50 Annual Chase Travel Hotel Credit via Chase Travelâ„
- The begins immediately for new cardmembers and after your account anniversary for existing cardmembers
- 2x on all other travel
- 10% Anniversary Points Boost
- each account anniversary you’ll earn bonus points equal to 10% of your total purchases made the previous year
- Points are transferrable to 14 Ultimate Rewards partners
- No foreign transaction fees
- Suite of Travel and Purchase Coverage
- Auto Rental Collision Damage Waiver is my favorite
- Complimentary DashPass which unlocks $0 delivery fees & lower service fees for a min. of one year when you activate by 12/31/27. Plus, a $10 promo each month on non-restaurant orders
- $95 Annual Fee
We keep an up to date spreadsheet that lists the best ever offers: You can find that spreadsheet here.
Historically 80k is a very, very good offer and hit in both 2022 and 2023. In 2021, we saw the offer hit an all time high of 100k. Who knows if that will ever come back.
Main Cast:Â
Cards that earn flexible points and should be used on the bulk of your purchases.
Supporting Cast:
Cards that earn fixed points in the currency of the airline/hotel and can not be transferred at attractive rates. These cards yield benefits that make it worth keeping, but not necessarily worth putting a lot of your everyday spend on.Â
The Chase Sapphire Preferred® is exceptional starter card and offers transferrable Ultimate Rewards, and pairs well with other Chase cards.
If you carry this card alongside Chase’s cashback cards like the Chase Freedom Flex®  and Chase Freedom Unlimited® or the business versions: Ink Business Cash® , Ink Business Unlimited® you can combine the points into Preferred account and transfer into hotel and airline partners
Annual fee is quite low at $95 a year + you get a 10% anniversary bonus on points + $50 hotel credit in Chase travel.
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