Nick’s 30 night mattress run | Ep 64 | 9/19/20

This week: With Hyatt’s generous overlapping offers, Nick is thinking of going big. Will he book a 30 night stay? Also: Chase is out with huge signup offers. Should we grab what’s there now or wait for even better?

• 00:23 Giant Mailbag: An earnest defense of Best Western
• 04:20 What Crazy Thing Did Citi Do This Week?
• 07:02 Mattress running the numbers: Should Nick book a 30 night stay? Analysis of Hyatt’s promos:
  • https://frequentmiler.boardingarea.com/hyatt-bonus-journeys-q4-2020-promo/
• 22:20 Should Nick book with Points or Cash?
  • Testing the spreadsheet Worksheet: https://frequentmiler.boardingarea.com/hyatt-cash-or-points-worksheet/
  • Avoid taxes on long stays: https://frequentmiler.boardingarea.com/staying-30-nights-in-a-hotel-you-might-not-have-to-pay-the-taxes/
• 42:05 Main Event: 80K in the hand or 100K in the bush? Should you go for those 80K offers now or wait for a potential 100K offer?
  • Details about 80K offer: https://frequentmiler.boardingarea.com/chase-sapphire-preferred-80k-offer-should-you-go-for-it/
  • Will Chase match 60K to 80K? https://frequentmiler.boardingarea.com/will-chase-match-the-sapphire-preferred-60k-offer-to-80k/
• 56:40 Question of the week: How to spend $20K?
  • Best Big Spend Bonuses: https://frequentmiler.boardingarea.com/best-big-spend-bonuses/