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[EXPIRED] Earn a couple bucks on Plastiq payments with Drop

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Drop is a an app that allows you to link a credit or debit card and activate offers in the app to earn points...
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[Expired] Easy win: 5X + $15 back on $300 in Mastercard gift cards

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Through Saturday, September 23rd, Staples is offering a $15 Staples gift card rebate on $300 or more in Mastercard gift cards. While this isn’t as...
Five Back Visa Gift Card

$10 off on Five Back Visas at Safeway/Vons/Randall’s/Albertson’s/etc.

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Safeway, Vons, and associated supermarket chains (Randall's, Albertson's, Tom Thumb, ACME) are offering $10 off of $150 or more in Five Back Visa Gift...
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Pay estimated taxes via credit card (due 9/15)

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Up to date information about paying taxes by credit card can be found here: . Third quarter estimated taxes are due this Friday, September 15th. ...
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Plastiq no longer allows Amex mortgage payments

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The Plastiq bill payment service offers a convenient way to pay bills with a credit card for a 2.5% fee.  Unfortunately, there are a...
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Staples rebate actually a Visa gift card: Buy $300 in Visa or Mastercard gift...

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Update: The online ad was incorrect when it stated that the rebate was for a $15 Staples gift card. It is actually for a...
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Bluebird Migration: Is this the next or final chapter?

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Last week InComm and Amex announced that InComm would acquire American Express' Serve technology platform (which also includes Bluebird and REDbird) and would become...

Easy 5X: $20 rebate on $300 in Amex Gift Cards

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Through Saturday, September 2nd, Staples is offering a $20 Staples Gift Card rebate for purchasing $300 or more in American Express Gift Cards. While...
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$200 Staples Gift Card + $25 eBay GC + 5X

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PayPal Digital Gifts is selling a $200 Staples Gift Card and bundling a free $25 eBay Gift Code with it (for $200 total). PayPal...
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Make money or more coffee: $10 for $20 Starbucks + 1K Marriott points for...

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Starbucks is offering a promotion through Cashstar and Visa Checkout: Buy a $10 Starbucks e-Gift card, get a $10 bonus when you pay with Visa...
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Increase credit card spend (and get most of it back). What still works August...

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This is the latest in our ongoing series of what's new in the world of manufactured spending.  We last posted an update in June...
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No-fee Visa Gift Cards at Macerich Malls this week

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A reader tweeted us yesterday to give us a tip that he heard Macerich Malls would have no purchase fees on Mall Visa Gift...
Double Dip

Double-dipping college rewards

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My son will be starting college in a few weeks, and I've been busy thinking about how to turn this event into more opportunities...
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20% off + 5X at Panera & Gap through Staples

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Staples is offering a 20% discount on $25 Gap and $50 Panera e-gift cards with a 3-card limit to each. The Deal $50 Panera e-gift...

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