Presenting at TravelCon II. See you in Vegas? Dallas? Chicago? Newport Beach?
Travel Summary recently announced a new TravelCon to be held November 7th in Las Vegas. Apparently the prior TravelCon OC was a hit, so they’ve scheduled another one. In TravelCon OC, I was erroneously...
Can I really buy $500 gift cards with Apple Pay? How can I get...
UPDATE 9/18/2015: Discover's Apple Pay promotion now explicitly excludes gift cards. Please see details here.
Last week, Discover announced that support for Apple Pay would begin on September 16th (Wednesday). To encourage its use, they...
Plastiq promos end Monday. Last chance for no fee utility payments, and 1.99% fees...
Plastiq, a bill payment service that makes it possible to pay almost all bills by credit card (mortgage, rent, professional fees, etc.) has been running a couple of ongoing promotions (click each link for...
The NEW Deal of the Year: Preparing for Discover Apple Pay and $2,000
UPDATE 9/18/2015: Discover's Apple Pay promotion now explicitly excludes gift cards. Please see details here.
Discover’s top execs have gone completely crazy. Either that or their bonuses are dependent upon customer acquisition and retention and...
Switching REDbird to Serve, but which one?
Note: As of 10/13/15 the Target REDcard (REDbird) can only be loaded with cash in-store at Target. Gift cards and/or debit cards no longer work to load REDcard. For more info, see: Here is the...
US Bank to shut down Visa Buxx accounts
As reported by Miles Per Day, it appears that US Bank is discontinuing the Visa Buxx program for existing cardholders. They previously stopped allowing new members to apply quite a while ago, but existing...
Amex gift cards: Is the deal done?
Last Thursday I made a big mistake. I published a Quick Deal before drinking coffee. From past mistakes that were caused by my caffeine starved brain, I should have known better. While my coffee...
TopCashBack limits Amex gift card cash back to $200 denomination cards [Developing…]
Earlier this morning I published a Quick Deal stating that TopCashBack was offering 2.25% cash back for Amex Business Gift Cards. Then, I received a Tweet from Matt from Saverocity telling me to “check...
Chase Ink 5X? Send check to self? Pay credit card bill? Combine payments? Is...
This morning, via Frequent Miler's Quick Deals, I posted a new Plastiq credit card bill payment offer: Pay Utilities by credit card for free. To get this deal, you must sign up with a...
Buy MasterCard gift cards and Stand Up To Cancer
A new Vanilla branded MasterCard gift card has appeared:
I found the above card at my local CVS store. I find it noteworthy because of the promise to donate $1 to Stand Up To Cancer...
How to sign up for the Amex gift card Premium Shipping 3-Month Free Trial
Important Update 5/18/2016: Amex no longer pays out for purchases made through portals unless the Amex gift card denominations are $200 or less. As a result, I no longer recommend buying Amex gift cards...
Amex serves up new version of Serve [developing story…]
Note: On January 8, 2016 American Express sent out a notice to a large number of Bluebird & Serve cardholders informing them that loading capabilities on their accounts had been terminated. For more information,...
How to increase credit card spend from your couch, (almost) fee-free
UPDATE 8/21/2015: Amex has changed their terms for portal cash back. They now only allow cash back for gift card denominations of $200 and below. As long as this restriction is in place, the...
An easier (and now cheaper) way to increase credit card spend: Plastiq
There are many reasons why you might be interested in increasing credit card spend, such as:
Meet minimum spend requirements to secure big credit card signup bonuses.
Earn credit card big spend bonuses.
Earn credit card rewards,...
