Free Tools to Earn More Rewards Points on Online Shopping, Dining, and Rideshares

Learn how to earn more points and miles on everyday shopping using portals, dining programs, and partner apps.

In a special holiday episode of Smart Money, we're bringing you our friends from the Smart Travel podcast, Sally French and Meghan Coyle, as they dig into online shopping portals, explaining how tools like Rakuten, airline-specific portals, hotel booking platforms like Gondola, and the up-and-coming Rove Miles program could help you stack rewards on top of your credit card earnings. They also cover airline dining programs, brand partnerships with Uber, Lyft, and Starbucks, and the aggregator Cashback Monitor so you can see at a glance which portal offers the best rate for any retailer.

Card benefits, terms and fees can change. For the most up-to-date information about cards mentioned in this episode, read our reviews:

• Bilt Blue Card: Complex Housing Rewards, Modest Everyday Ones

• Bilt Obsidian Card: Fine for Foodies, Complex for Housing

• Bilt Palladium Card: Rewards on Housing Are Almost Secondary

• American Express Platinum Review: Top-Notch Lounge Access, Big Credits 

• American Express Gold Card Review: Friendly for Foodies, Families 

Resources discussed in this episode:

• Credit Card Transfer Partners At a Glance

• The Capital One Shopping Portal Is Changing How I Book Travel

• The Guide to Rove Miles

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