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Easy 5X or 5%: $15 back on $300 in Mastercard gift cards

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Update: Many readers have reported not receiving a rebate receipt this week. It seems that the problem this week is definitely related to which SKU numbers are included in the rebate. While a couple of people...
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$20 rebate on $300 Visa Gift Cards + 5X

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Through Saturday, August 12th, Staples is offering a $20 prepaid Visa rebate on the purchase of $300 or more in Visa Gift Cards in-store only. The Deal Get a $20 Visa prepaid card rebate by mail when you...
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Automating Spend

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After writing up a deep dive into the Virgin Atlantic World Elite Mastercard, I decided to maximize spend on the card by spending exactly $2500 per month for 10 months.  I also have two...
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Save a few bucks and maybe earn 5X: Sale on GCs (Lowe’s, Southwest, Bed...

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PayPal Digital Gifts, which has been known to code at 5X with a Chase Ink Plus or Ink Cash card, is offering a $100 Lowe's gift card for $90 via eBay and also 10% off $100...
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FlexPerks kills Kiva 3X

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For years I've regularly paid for Kiva microloans with my FlexPerks Visa card.  The US Bank FlexPerks Visa card has long offered 3 points per dollar for charitable donations.  Even though Kiva loans are...
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Is the end near for manufacturing Delta Diamond status?

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For a number of years now, I've been using Delta credit cards to manufacture elite status for my wife and me.  I used to to get my wife to top tier Diamond status...
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Amex Offers: Walmart.com & Jet.com

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Amex has a couple of new offers out this morning for Walmart.com and Jet.com. Note that both of these expires on July 31, 2017. You'll only have about two weeks to use these offers, but they should...
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Not Targeted: $100 Toys R Us for $90 or less

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This one is open to everyone, it is not targeted: Groupon is offering a $100 eGift card to Toys R Us for $90. Furthermore, you can earn 6% cash back from a portal for a net cost of $84.60. Those...
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Buying a car: Used or new? Miles, money, or both?

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Sooner or later, most of us face the prospect of needing a new set of wheels. That time has come for me -- and so I've been trying to figure out the most advantageous...
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FlexPerks to ditch its backup status

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Currently, FlexPerks points are worth up to 2 cents each for airfare, up to 1.5 cents each for hotels, and up to 1.25 cents each for car rentals.  The best use of these points...
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Venmo: Amex gift cards no longer an option

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Until recently it was possible to liquidate Amex gift cards for free through Venmo.  Venmo normally charges 3% for credit cards, but they identified Amex gift cards as debit cards and charged no fee. As...
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[Expired] ALMOST GONE: $100 Hotels.com for $80

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Amazon has a $100 Hotels.com gift card on sale for $80 via Lightning Deal. This deal is 86% claimed as of this writing and ends around 3pm Eastern time or when fully claimed, which will...
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Increase credit card spend (and get most of it back). What still works June...

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I had been planning to publish the next installment of this series in July, but there have been so many recent changes that I decided to publish now... Whether you need to increase credit card...
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Unadvertised Staples Visa Gift Card deal

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Through Saturday, June 24th, Staples is offering a $15 Visa Gift Card rebate on $300 or more in Visa Gift Cards. Staples gift card rebates are an easy win as you can earn 5x with...

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