Milenomics² Podcast Episode 229: BofA +3x Discussion and A MSP Meetup Recap

0:21 Bank of America Business Cash Rewards +3% offer

• Called the “Plus 3 Rewards Bonus Offer”

• Came via email. Subject is “Give your Business Advantage credit card a +3% Rewards Bonus”

• Basically, +3% on $50k in spend 

• Cash loads as Computer Services (PCPTech) are earning 3%, so this really is a great way to get paid to do more pay by phone

• Just after recording this show cash loads switched to PCPWork, testing if this codes as 3% with office category. 

• Quick reminder on this card: Can get uplift from BofA premium rewards 

• Spend window July 1- Sept 30 so don’t start spending yet. 

• Capped? Uncapped? BofA Fraud Alerts will likely be the limiting reagent anyway

• HT to Travelwithapoint

• Targeting can also come via USPS mail

• Worth moving $100k over? Hmm…

Recap and Thoughts from MSP 2024

13:19 Outbound 

• Sam: Delta

• Booked with sky miles 

• Non elite, was offered same day change for $75 or same day standby for free. 

• Didn't end up using either but love the BYOE of booking a flight and changing for $75.

• First upgrade was priced as the differential day of $250

• Robert: Delta

• Booked Main Cabin

• Upgraded to Comfort+ at time of booking

• Price premium for first was enough that I hoped for an upgrade

• Wasn’t even close. Like 18 out of 63 on the list.

• Comfort+ was fine though. Flight goes by fast with WiFi.

17:40 Sky Club 

• LAX: Overcrowded 

• Main sky club is nice! But too busy

• The secondary club in T2 is not as fancy but stocked identically. 

• Not having kids to try to get in was nice. 

• Unsure how I can get all 4 of us in now, I only have 3 platinum cards!

• BOS: Nice

20:15 Venue: MSP Conference Center

• The location is really great, airside and directly above a delta club.  

• MSP as an airport is unique— it is a DL Hub but doesn’t have much ‘clutter’

• I transited DEN on the way back and in contrast that place is a beast

• About 40% of people caught a flight home right after the meetup, from the terminal 

• They’re expanding, opening a new 2x as large space soon. 

• Highly recommended if you need somewhere quiet to work, just great people doing good things

27:27 IHG Intercontinental

• Easily the nicest hotel attached to MSP Airport (It is also the only hotel ‘attached’)

• Most people I saw checking in were airline crew. Why is this an IC?

• Attached to the airport but really not more convenient than any other hotel due to the closure of TSA checkpoint. 

• The walk is not insignificant. If you landed like I did in a G gate the curb and a shuttle to the Hyatt/Hilton/Marriott would be a shorter walk I bet. 

• Super.com did work! I got a text that it might take 1-3 days to confirm the booking but it seemed near instant. 

• We should probably coordinate with the hotel to buy out the bar next time ahead of time. 

30:02 Meetup

• Highs: Seeing familiar faces and meeting new ones.

• Really great to hear from some new members who made it out and felt ok with sharing during the talk

• Good to see how groups stayed together during the weekend and I’m 100% confident great connections were made

• This really is what the meetup is all about. Putting faces to names, and being around like minded people when we’re not usually able to be. 

• Appreciate the spirit of openness and collaboration that came from the day

• Lots of people offered to help out with logistics, fortunately there wasn’t much that MSP didn’t take care of! 

• Fluz: Fragile and I’m not confident it will laste beyond today, whatever day today is.

45:01 Sunday Golf 

• 2 4-somes

• Thanks to Dunizio for doing the setup

• Univeristy of Minnesota course

• Fun, scramble format. 

45:57 Return

• Sam: Double Booked

• Booked both Delta (with miles) and Southwest (with Travel bank)

• Schedule change hit both, which worked well to get me onto a much more expensive Southwest flight for no difference. 

• Robert: Delta

• Same. No upgrade.

• Comfort+ is totally fine.

• I really like how Delta has become such a big player in Boston. I don’t think I need status to enjoy flying with them.

51:05 Palm Springs Trip Report

• Neat small town feel.  

• Population is nearly flat over the last 20 years

• Too hot in the summer

• Vacasa has a good presence, the city has some strange short term rental laws (no amplified sound at all)

• Great to get away from the city (<2hr drive) and lounge at our ‘vacation home’ with a pool

• Great meal at https://www.roosterandthepig.com/

• MUCH easier to do these trips on non-holiday weekends. Less traffic, less people, more enjoyable. 

• Vacasa trending up!