Save Money on Your Valentine’s Day Date With Restaurant Loyalty Apps

WSJ Your Money Briefing

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🗓️ 14 February 2025

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Dining out has become more expensive. But a new generation of loyalty apps such as Blackbird, inKind and Dorsia offer perks to repeat diners, help score hard-to-get reservations and can take some of the sting out of the bill. Wall Street Journal contributor Kathleen Squires joins host Ariana Aspuru to discuss how to know which one is right for you. Sign up for the WSJ's free Markets A.M. newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This episode is sponsored by Northern Trust Wealth Management.
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0:32.1	Here's your money briefing for Friday, February 14th.
0:35.7	I'm Mariana Aspuru for the Wall Street Journal.
0:42.2	A dozen roses, a heart-shaped box of chocolates, along with the romantic Valentine's Day dinner, can add up.
0:50.8	But scoring that hard-to-get reservation could be cheaper and easier with the help of restaurant loyalty apps.
0:58.0	If you dine out a lot, then you should go for the app that offers significant discounts,
1:05.0	because you are spending a lot of money at restaurants.
1:07.0	And then if you're a person who enjoys having perks, like getting a free cocktail from
1:12.1	time to time, or that extra course, then I think that one of these apps might be for you as well.
1:19.0	We'll talk with Wall Street Journal contributor Kathleen Squires about how diners can get the most
1:24.2	out of these apps after the break.
1:37.4	Music can get the most out of these apps. After the break. This episode is sponsored by Northern Trust Wealth Management.
1:41.0	There is more to being a successful entrepreneur than just good business practices.
1:45.0	What is it about an entrepreneur's childhood that helped fuel their entrepreneurial spirit?
1:49.0	What are entrepreneurs doing to cultivate this spirit in their own children and build a legacy beyond their business?
1:55.0	Tune in each month of the Road to Why podcast by the Northern Trust Institute, where host Eric Chappaya dives deeper with leading
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