Real or hoax? Your Target Prepaid REDcard Account has Been Closed
As of May 6, 2015, Target no longer accepts credit cards for in-store REDbird reloads. For more information, please see "REDbird Post Memo Answers", and...
Increasing credit card spend: What’s safe?
I write often about techniques for manufacture spend. These are techniques designed to increase credit card spend in ways that result in getting most...
Bluebird, REDbird, Serve in-store loads working again
Note: As of October 13, 2015, the Target REDcard (REDbird) can only be loaded with cash in-store at Target. Gift cards and/or debit cards no...
Bluebird, REDbird, Serve in-store loads down? Online issues too. Developing…
Note: As of October 13, 2015, the Target REDcard (REDbird) can only be loaded with cash in-store at Target. Gift cards and/or debit cards no...
How one call led to a points bonanza and rethought plans
A couple of days ago I called Citibank to cancel one of my AA Executive cards since the annual fee was about to come...
Are Visa gift cards at Staples still worth buying?
There was a time when $200 Visa gift cards at Staples was an absurdly lucrative deal (see this post, for example). Then, Staples stopped...
REDbird to be rolled out nationwide, and other hints from a recent focus group
Note: As of October 13, 2015, the Target REDcard (REDbird) can only be loaded with cash in-store at Target. Gift cards and/or debit cards no...
$50 off $250 at LA hotels. 20% off gift cards possible.
Valid through 4/15/2015:
Register any eligible Amex card and make a single purchase of $250 or more on charges to your room at participating LA...
Am I done with Delta?
Delta 2015 started off nicely. While not everything was perfect, saver level awards were more plentiful than ever before, the ability to book one-way...
Switching between Bluebird, REDbird, and Serve
Note: As of October 13, 2015, the Target REDcard (REDbird) can only be loaded with cash in-store at Target. Gift cards and/or debit cards no...
Target recodes REDbird registers
Note: As of October 13, 2015, the Target REDcard (REDbird) can only be loaded with cash in-store at Target. Gift cards and/or debit cards no...
The opportunity cost of manufacturing status
Update: This post includes offers that were valid at the time of publication, but have since expired. Please click here to see the best offers currently available.
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$2K denomination limit on Amex gift card cash back
An easy way to increase credit card rewards is to go through a cash back portal to buy American Express gift cards. In that...
An awesome new 5X (and beyond) game. Let’s play…
UPDATE 5/18/2015: Based on many reader reports, I'm declaring this opportunity dead. It seems that the store in question has stopped allowing gift cards...
