FU Sapphire Reserve: Better combos exist
The title of today's post purposely has a double meaning. Many who's applications have been denied for the "amazing!", "awesome!", "INCREDIBLE!" Sapphire Reserve card...
How to avoid the PayPal freeze
Background:
In order to earn miles & points, many people “manufacture spend”. That is, people find ways to increase credit card spend (to get rewards)...
3 easy ways to meet the Sapphire Reserve minimum spend requirement
The Chase Sapphire Reserve card offers a standard signup bonus of 50,000 Ultimate Rewards points (worth $750 in travel!). To get that bonus you...
Earn miles via rent payments
Update: RadPad ended this promotion prematurely on August 24, 2016 due to a lack of funds. You can find the announcement here.
Via Quick Deals, we...
The Dining Everywhere Visa. Is 5X or 2.65X worth the headache?
A new Visa gift card has appeared in many Office Depot stores: the Dining Everywhere Visa. On the surface this card appears to be...
Kickfurther review 2. Manufacturing profit and spend.
Kickfurther is a platform that lets companies seek funding from the Kickfurther community by offering a return on investment (such as 8% profit in...
The Fine Print: Consumer Arbitration — an unfamiliar weapon for battling corporate mischief
Editor’s Intro: In the points & miles game there are huge potential rewards (Free travel! Big savings! Free upgrades!). Those rewards are real, but...
9 ways to increase credit card spend without leaving home
Whether you need to meet minimum spend requirements for large credit card signup bonuses, or you want to collect a big-spend bonus, or you...
My half-baked Kickfurther Review
Kickfurther is a platform that lets companies seek funding from the Kickfurther community by offering a return on investment (such as 8% profit in...
The art of gift card churning in 2016
What is gift card churning?
Gift card churning is the art of buying and liquidating gift cards for the purpose of saving money, earning money,...
Amex freezes Bluebird and Serve cardholders off-schedule
UPDATE: This round may be limited to people who somehow opened a new card on March 4th after having their old card frozen. See...
Starbird? Will the Starbucks prepaid card be the next big thing?
Starbucks has announced that they will introduce a prepaid card by the end of the year. Will this be the next big thing? For...
[EXPIRED] $15 off $75+ at eBay. Stack with gift card deals!
Valid through 5pm ET today, eBay is offering $15 off any purchase of $75 or more.
Important Notes
You must checkout with PayPal (empty your PayPal...
Pay Federal or State Taxes by MasterCard for 1.75%
The bill payment service, Plastiq, has just announced a promotion in which you can pay your federal or state taxes with a MasterCard credit...
