Frequent Miler’s Top 10 of 2014
I’ve taken a momentary break from vacation at the Andaz Maui (paid for with points, of course) to look over this site’s stats for...
Amex neuters the Campus Edition card
The American Express Campus Edition card has been a nice little point earner for those with a credit card that earns a bonus at...
Vanilla Reload cards gone by April 1. Here’s the good part…
The buzz today regarding the death of Vanilla Reload cards was triggered by emails from American Express to Serve and Bluebird cardholders. Customers received...
How to cash in your PayPal My Cash cards when PayPal freezes your account
Image this scenario: Suppose a blogger you know had been buying PayPal My Cash cards at a certain three letter drug store and paying...
Serve Student Edition?
Several times in the past I’ve written about the American Express Campus Edition card. Most recently, I wrote: Exercising the Amex Campus Edition card. ...
REDbird questions answered
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 is now eligible for Amex Sync offers!
Note: On January 8, 2016 American Express sent out a notice to a large number of Bluebird & Serve cardholders informing them that loading...
A card I wrongly ignored
I don’t know how I missed this. Last weekend I was at the “West Coast DO,” which was a meet-up primarily for people interested...
Reloadable debit cards spotted at Target. I’m not sure this is a good thing…
Reloadable debit cards at Target
Over the weekend, a reader tweeted a photo of reloadable debit cards that he found at Target.
The cards shown include...
Evolve Money adds Discover as a payment source
Evolve Money is an online bill payment service that accepts debit cards (including Visa and MasterCard gift cards) as sources of payment. Now, they’ve...
Amex gift cards 2.2% cash back via BeFrugal
The cash back portal, BeFrugal, has increased cash back rates for American Express gift cards to 2.2%.
Questions?
Please see the The Complete Guide to Amex...
How to buy REDbird for others, and how to use them at non participating...
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...
$200 Visas at Sears too!
Last week I reported that there had been a few reports of people finding $200 MasterCard gift cards at Sears in the Southeast United...
How to get Hertz elite status through credit card spend
Just like hotel chains and airlines, many rental car companies offer multiple tiers of elite status. The intention is to incentivize loyalty by offering...
