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January 13, 2024 View in browser

How to earn 300,000 points this year by Emily Thompson, Credit Cards Writer New Year's goals and resolutions can get a bad rap. A lot of times we set ones that aren't much fun and end up abandoning them, well, by now. But if your 2024 goal is to earn more credit card rewards, there's no need to abandon that one. In fact, you can reasonably earn hundreds of thousands of points this year with a fairly simple strategy. First, earn a couple of welcome bonuses this year. Right now, you can earn 170,000 Hilton Honors points by getting the Hilton Honors American Express Surpass® Card and spending $3,000 in your first six months of card membership. (Offer ends Wednesday.) That's a pretty solid start to earning a lot of points this year. From there, you can maximize your earning by using cards that earn bonus points on your highest-spending categories and by taking advantage of shopping portals. For more details on how to build your strategy, read our full guide to earning 300,000 points this year and check out the latest elevated welcome offers if you are in the market for a new card. Here are a few additional resources: This month's best credit card welcome offers How to choose your best 2024 credit card strategy Become points-rich without spending a ton How to build a no-annual-fee credit card strategy Happy earning! Emily Posts in this newsletter contains references to products from one or more of our advertisers. We may receive compensation when you click on links to those products. For an explanation of our Advertising Policy, visit this page. Photo Credit: FRESHSPLASH/GETTY IMAGES.

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