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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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. ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Pay mortgage, rent, and more by credit card. Plastiq offers 1.99% Amex and MasterCard...
Plastiq is a card-based payment service that allows consumers to use credit cards to pay bills where credit cards are not normally accepted. Common...
Increase rewards, liquidate gift cards: New resource pages
A couple of weeks ago I announced a new resource page: How to increase credit card spend. One of the many techniques listed there...
How to prevent your brain from exploding
Lately, thanks to Rolling Stone magazine, our hobby has become “The Hobby”. I prefer to think of it as The Game. Regardless, while this...
