Quick Tip: Don’t buy GiftCardMall Visa cards (except as a gift)
I received an email today from SimplyBestCoupons advertising 2% cash back on Visa gift card purchases. That sounds pretty good, right? Even now that...
Anonymous PayPal employee to answer questions
PayPal offers a convenient service for sending, spending, and receiving money online. They also offer the PayPal My Cash card which can be used...
Increase Credit Card Spend (and do good) with Kiva and Kivalens
Update 7/29/2017: US Bank no longer codes Kiva as a charity. This post has been updated accordingly.
Kiva is a nonprofit organization that facilitates micro-loans...
Discover’s Deal of the Year: The waiting game strategy
Quick background: Discover is currently running two overlapping promotions: an extra 10% cash back for Apple Pay purchases made through December 31st, plus double...
A glimmer of hope for REDbird? No, not really.
American Express sent emails to Serve, REDcard, and Bluebird cardholders today to let them know that they will be taking away the ability to...
First look at Revolut: Send and spend money globally with zero fees
Thanks to my interest in manufacturing spend to increase credit card rewards, I’m always excited to see new options for moving money around. New...
Manufacturing Choice. Is it worth it?
Last month I asked “Should I bet on Choice?” Thanks to my Chase Amtrak card (which is now a Freedom card), I had a...
Beware buying PayPal My Cash cards
Those who enjoy earning credit card rewards can’t help but be tempted by PayPal My Cash cards. These little seductresses can be paid for...
Here’s the REDbird memo: “cash is the only tender guests can use…”
My friend Bill (Racerboy 80) managed to get a photo of The Memo. This is the one that asserts that REDbird loads are now...
I’m calling it. REDbird is dead bird.
Sometime on the morning of October 12th 2015, REDbird in-store debit loads stopped working. Cash loads continued to work, but debit loads did not. ...
$300 Visa gift cards now available online at Staples.com
Staples.com is now offering $300 Visa gift cards for purchase online.
Each card has a fee of $8.95 ($7.95 purchase fee + $1 shipping fee). ...
Discover’s Deal of the Year: Still Waiting
Quick background: Discover is currently running two overlapping promotions: an extra 10% cash back for Apple Pay purchases, plus double all cash back for...
Amex claws back old portal payout
A couple of days ago I logged into my TopCashback account and found something disturbing. My pending cash back for Amex Gift Cards had...
Pay bills via MasterCard for 1.5% fee
Today is the last day to pay any new bill for a fee of only 1.5% (see: Limited time: 1.5% credit card bill payment...
