Midyear Check-in, a Brief Hiatus, & More Chase News?!?! (Alt Title: Go Home Chase, You’re Drunk)

We share a quick life update and explain why we are taking a four to six week break so we can reset and come back stronger. Then we dig into the latest Chase and Hyatt changes, run our midyear points and cash back totals, and share how we finally locked in business class seats for our upcoming London and Scotland trip. 

• announcing a short podcast hiatus and the reasons behind it 
• plans to set up a guest scheduling system for future episodes 
• reacting to the Chase Sapphire Preferred Hyatt transfer cut to 4:3 
• what the change means for Hyatt fans and award booking value 
• why Chase is pushing elevated offers after recent nerfs 
• midyear recap of cards opened and total points earned so far 
• cash back strategy including bank account bonuses and tracking 
• frustrations with US Bank central billing and bonus timing 
• warning story about Chime and why we are waiting on a resolution 
• booking last-minute business class to London using American Airlines miles 
• focusing more on family travel stories alongside points and miles 

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