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11/18/22
Upgrade Referral Promotion Paused, Still Honoring In-Progress Bonuses
In recent days, people started asking whether Upgrade's $100 referral program, which was supposed to run until 1/31/23, is still active. While existing referral links still appeared to be working as normal, new signups didn't have a referral link. However, there was no official announcement from Upgrade, nor was there an email sent out to members announcing any changes.
Thanks to RWN contributor, Jessica Nashay, we have confirmation that Upgrade has, in fact, paused their referral program until further notice. The reason why is still unclear, and we don't know if or when they'll be resuming the promotion. I can say with certainty, that Upgrade is still honoring bonuses for people who have already signed up. I've had pending signups and one moved from "Pending" to "On the Way" last night. So, if you have signed up for Upgrade using a referral and haven't completed the requirements, I strongly recommend you do so in order for you and your referrer to get your bonuses. As a reminder: this is one of the easiest bonuses to earn. You simply need to activate your card and deposit just enough to make three spend transactions. When I signed up, I deposited $3 and reloaded my Amazon gift card balance with $1 three times. Once you do this, you will receive your bonus within 2-3 business days.
Screenshot credit: Jessica Nashay
$30-$6K Off Hotel Stays with Hopper!
https://www.buymeacoffee.com/johnmego/new-30-6k-opportunity-hopper-no-purchase-required
code johnm8e4
If you're like me - hopefully you're not - you haven't taken a vacation since 2018. But I digress. If you have any plans in the near future of booking a hotel, you're in luck. A new app, Hopper, can help you score a great hotel and is offering FANTASTIC signup/referral bonuses, right now. Available for both iOS and Android, just download the app and enter a referral code and you'll get $30 credit toward your next hotel booking. And it gets better: You can refer Hopper up to 200 people, earning another $30 each time - up to $6,000 max! These credits stack and can all be applied to your hotel booking, making your stay nearly free, or even free (minus any regulatory fees that discounts can't be applied to).
Hopper has been great reviews, so far, as it also allows you to compare prices for flights, car rentals homes and more. And while it may be similar to popular apps like Kayak, Expedia, Booking.com, Hotel Tonight, etc., none of the other apps offer a referral promotion as impressive as what Hopper is offering right now.
$25 Bonuses from Broxel
https://www.buymeacoffee.com/johnmego/broxel-25-signup-referral-bonuses-no-spend-dep-requirements
Broxel is another in the line of banking apps to hit Referral World in recent months. What makes Broxel unique is that it's a 100% Mexican company with a long history in digital payments that recently started service in the United States. Broxel's mission is to offer products to Mexicans that allow them to pay fewer fees for their money and facilitate sending money back home to their families.
Right now, Broxel has a great signup and referral promotion. Sign up using a referral link and activate the card once you receive it in the mail. Within 10 business days, you'll get a $25 bonus. No deposit or spend requirement. $25 referral bonuses, as well.
For more info on this promotion, see my Broxel post here.
11/15/22
Lili to Convert to Business Accts. in December
This time, last year, Lili was one of my highest earning banking apps. While they ended their $100 referral program last February, I kept my free Lili account, though had pretty much forgotten about them in recent months. That is, until today, when they sent Lili members the email below. It tells us that they are converting all Consumer accounts to Business accounts, beginning December 15th. They provided a few links, including a summary of the changes, and the updated Lili Account Agreement T&C.
If you have a Lili account and don't agree with this change - for whatever reason - you can click here to opt out of the agreement and close your Lili account. Lili will refund any remaining balance via a physical check, sent to the address they have on file for you (be sure to verify your address is correct in the Lili app). If you accept the change or are indifferent, you don't need to do anything.
Happy Birthday, L and Cecilia!
It's my sister, L's birthday, today! It's also RWN supporter, Cecilia D's birthday. Happy birthday to you both!
11/14/22
Creative Juice Ending Referral Program November 30th
https://www.buymeacoffee.com/johnmego/update-creative-juice-pays-25-10-000-bonuses-sign-spend-1
Creative Juice, the "banking app for content creators", is ending its referral program 11/30/22. This app went viral a couple months back with their generous "up to $10,000" referral bonuses. To earn the signup and referral bonuses, members originally needed to attach one or more of their social media pages that had 10 or more followers. A few weeks in, they changed that number to 1,000 followers, making it unattainable for many. Another downside is that when they switched the terms, they did so for all existing signups who hadn't yet connected a social media account, as well.
Below is the email that Creative Juice sent out to members tonight. It's unclear whether they'll still be honoring pending signups once they close the referral program. I will provide an update once I find out.
Streetbeat Bonuses Now Require $20 Deposit
https://streetbeat.com/referral?code=0DLKRE96 - code 0DLKRE96
The popular crypto app, Streetbeat, made more changes to their refer-a-friend promotion. They now require a $20 deposit when signing up (yours to keep). And they've also adjusted the signup/referral bonus amounts to either $3, $7, or $3,000. Previously, they also offered $10, $30 and $300 awards. As a reminder from my 7/24 RWN article, Streetbeat now charges a monthly $0.75 fee if you have less than $400 in crypto investments in your portfolio.
If you have the $20 to deposit, I still recommend Streetbeat as it's been a lucrative referral app for me. Having said that, there are other, much better bonuses out there in Referral World, right now, including Webull, Cake DeFi, and others.
Ibotta Lowers Signup Bonuses to $5
https://ibotta.com/register?friend=ugqlqeg
Ibotta, a popular coupon/receipt-scanning app, lowered their signup bonuses from $10 to $5. They also implemented a 48-hour wait period before being able to withdraw once you reach $20. They are still offering $10 unlimited referral bonuses. Despite the lower signup bonus, I still highly recommend adding Ibotta to your arsenal of cashback/couponing/receipt-scanning apps so that you can save money while shopping and also earn money through signup and referral bonuses.
I scored $3,100 from Webull, last week!
You may have read how I scored the coveted $3,000 award in Tesla stocks from Webull. As you can imagine, I was in a bit of disbelief and kept checking the app to make sure it wasn't some sort of fluke or glitch. It wasn't. The $3K plus the $100 in combined bonuses from my other referral rewards that day landed me $3,100! What's even better is that I wasn't the only $3K recipient... Two other referrers in Referral World also scored this bonus in the past few weeks.
If you haven't signed up for Webull, yet, you are missing out! You'll get a signup bonus of 6-12 fractional shares when you sign up, open a free Margin or Cash brokerage account - your choice - and deposit ONE PENNY! $34-$30,600 value; amount of shares is based on a wheel spin.
You're also immediately eligible for the following referral bonuses:
For your first successful referral, you'll get DOUBLE the reward... 30 fractional shares ($90-$9,000 value);
For every successful referral after (no limit!!!), you'll get 15 free fractional shares ($45-$4,500 value);
Successfully refer 3 people this month and spin the wheel to get ANOTHER 1-20 full Apple (AAPL) shares ($150-$3,000+ value);
Refer 4 more people (7 in total) and get a second spin, for 1-20 MORE full AAPL shares ($150-$3,000+ value);
Last Day of Fetch's $3.50 Referral Bonus Promo!
https://www.buymeacoffee.com/johnmego/fetch-2-signup-3-50-referral-bonuses
Fetch, the popular receipt-scanning, gift card rewards app is running another great, limited time promotion: Get a $2 (2,000 point) signup bonus when you sign up and snap any receipt (plus you get ~$1 with that receipt scan). And through today, get $3.50 (3,500 points) for every successful referral. The standard referral bonus is $2, and the $3.50 special promotion ends today!
Recap of Last Week's News:
Finary Now Requires $10 Deposit;
To All Veterans: THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE;
I SCORED $3,100 FROM WEBULL! Plus, Double-Bonus for first referral;
Oxygenโs $5 Near-Instant Bonus Briefly Returns and Exits;
Happy Birthday, Lilโ Bro;
Steady Ends Referral Bonuses;
Fintron Returns, now has 365-Day Hold for Withdrawing Bonuses;
Ugami Lowers Bonuses from 4K to 400 Ugipoints;
Ando Charged Members $9 Fee Before Shutting Down;
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