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Credit Card Spend

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Bet You Didn’t Know: A Map of Walmart MoneyCenter Kiosk Locations

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By Julian, author of Devil’s Advocate...  I'm filing today's post under the category "better late than never." Or maybe that should be "better late than never?" I've...
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Warning: Simon Malls Now Coding as a Cash Advance for Some People

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Some purchases of gift cards at Simon Malls are coding as cash advances and what you should do to avoid any issues.
Deal Kill

The 200K deal I didn’t kill, but should have

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In the past several months I’ve been telling people that one of the best deals in points & miles was on its last legs. ...
Manufactured Spend

An opportunity for increased credit card spend for Canadians?

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Earlier this month I came across a press release for a digital wallet service called UGO Pay.  Here’s a snippet: UGO launches peer-to-peer money transfer...
GiftCards.com Missing from Portals

What happened to GiftCards.com?

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UPDATE 2/21/2016: Portal Rewards are Back Recently, GiftCards.com became the place to buy Visa gift cards.  With Simply Best Coupons offering 1.5% cash back and...
iConsumer

Can iConsumer really deliver cash + shares? My interview with iConsumer’s founder.

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A new cash back portal, iConsumer, made a big splash last month by offering some of the best cash back rates around.  Some examples...
Which cards allow debit reloads

Connecting the dots: Prepaid cards that allow debit reloads

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Following the widespread shutdowns Amex inflicted on Bluebird and Serve cardholders, people are rushing to find alternatives.  There are many manufactured spend opportunities that...

Earn 300 Plenti points reloading your Green Dot card at Rite Aid

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Rite Aid is running an ad this week offering 300 Plenti points when you swipe your Green Dot card and reload at least $50...
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Best practices for increasing credit card spend through prepaid cards

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Earlier this week, I published “My winter 2016 approach to manufactured spending.”  In that post I mentioned that all 6 of the Serve cards...
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Should you borrow money to get up to 35,000 United miles from Prosper?

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Yesterday morning, I received an offer to get up to 35,000 United miles with a personal loan from Prosper.  The offer is for 1...
iConsumer

Quick Tip: iConsumer Double Cash Back rates “already shown”

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There has been considerable interest lately in a new portal called iConsumer due to it having significantly better cash back rates than most rivals...
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My winter 2016 approach to credit card spend

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I write frequently about techniques for manufacturing spend.  And, occasionally, I write about my own personal approach.  Inevitably, though, my approach changes soon after...
staples rebate

Bet You Didn’t Know: A New and Improved Staples Rebate Option?

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By Julian, author of Devil’s Advocate...  Despite the recent untimely death of Bluebird and Serve for many Frequent Miler readers, it can sometimes still be useful...
$500 Visa gift cards online

Low fee $500 Visa gift cards online after rebate (now 1.6% back)

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UPDATE 2: A new portal named iConsumer is currently offering 1.6% cash back at GiftCards.com. I tested and received email confirmation the next day. UPDATE:...

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