Churning Life Podcast

Hosted by Connor

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Listen to learn more about different aspects of the churning life, including buying groups, gift card reselling, credit cards, redemptions, and more! Feel free to head over to churninglife.com to sign up to the deal alerts mailing list and Patreon.com/ChurningLife for exclusive details related to topics on the show.

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June 12, 2026Episode 521 hr 11 min

Episode 52: May Recap - More Walmart Scaling & Japan + Guam Trip Report

This month I continued to scale Pokémon at Walmart, but it feels like it may be nearing a breaking point due to the massive quantities of accounts that have been created in the last few months. We also went on a trip to southern Japan, Guam, and Manila, including several FHR properties, which ended up being a lot of fun!For more information on the Patreon and private Slack group, head over to churninglife.com.

May 13, 2026Episode 5124 min

Episode 51: April Recap - Bank of America Shutdown & Preparing for Prime Day

This month Bank of America decided to close some of my accounts for doing something I should have known better not to do. I've also been working on getting a secondary warehouse to handle Prime Day (in June this year?) and grinding Walmart as usual.For more information on the private Slack group and Patreon, head over to churninglife.com.

April 9, 2026Episode 5039 min

Episode 50: March Recap - Meetup Recaps, Hawaii, & More Walmart

This month I went to two different meetups including one in New Orleans, as well as a week-long trip to Kauai for our final Wyndham/Vacasa redemption. I've also been working hard on Walmart with some good success.

March 20, 2026Episode 4936 min

Episode 49: February Recap - More iPads, Scaling Walmart, & A Trip to Asia

This month continued to be good at Best Buy for iPads, and there was some big drops at Walmart for Pokemon. On the travel side, I went on a two-week trip to Kyoto, Taiwan, and Thailand to escape the Portland winter.

February 23, 2026Episode 4841 min

Episode 48: January Recap - iPads, Apple Watches, Mexico City & Europe Skiing

Best Buy spending continued to be strong with the annual business gold cap reset and good sales on iPads and Apple watches. I also have been making good progress on the Pokémon front with Walmart. The travel for this month included a visit to Mexico City for the first time and another ski trip in Europe, both great trips!For more information on the private Slack group, head over to churninglife.com.

January 23, 2026Episode 471 hr 10 min

Episode 47: December Recap - End of Q4 Sales & A Trip To Norway W/Bryan M

December had a lot of great deals on Apple products, with the main items being the S11 Apple Watches and iPad 11s. I also talk with Bryan M about his recent trip to Norway and the Lofoten Islands, including KLM and AA business class for his family of four and some great value with Choice hotels. A meetup is happening in New Orleans on 3/28 and the details have been sent out to the mailing list. If you would like to join and didn't get an email, let me know at churninglife@gmail.com.

December 15, 2025Episode 4654 min

Episode 46: November Recap - WA Maldives, Black Friday & Cyber Monday

Black Friday was a bit disappointing on Best Buy because the best Airpod sale never went live, but there were still plenty of lower margin deals. On the travel side, we visited the Maldives for the first time with stopovers in both Dubai and Doha.

November 8, 2025Episode 4557 min

Episode 45: October Recap - More iPhones, Hermitage Bay, Chicago Seminars, & Miami

This month, iPhones continued to go strong and are still going through November. There was also a good sale on iPads and Airpods at Best Buy with another round of coupons. We went on two different weeklong trips, one that included Hermitage Bay in Antigua and another at Chicago Seminars followed by Miami.To join the mailing list, there is a link on the website churninglife.com.

July 14, 2025Episode 4137 min

Episode 41: June Recap - More Airpods and a Trip to Peru

Best Buy had another good sale on Airpods this month that I was able to scale pretty well. I also recap a 1.5 week trip to Peru where we saw Machu Picchu and the Inti Raymi festival.Link to the amex lounge waitlist (replace the airport code): https://queue.americanexpress.com/accountKey.59957E3C6338837882DC2D4C1D9AF664/PHX_CENTURION_LOUNGEFor more information on the private Slack group, visit churninglife.com

May 14, 2025Episode 3923 min

Episode 39: April Recap - Airline News, $300k of Best Buy Spend, & More Gold

I discuss the latest Amex shutdowns along with the upcoming changes with Southwest Airlines and Emirates. It was another solid month at Best Buy where I was able to get a combination of laptops and Pokemon cards, and meanwhile I am steadily working on buying more gold.