Starbird? Will the Starbucks prepaid card be the next big thing?
Starbucks has announced that they will introduce a prepaid card by the end of the year. Will this be the next big thing? For years, American Express prepaid products, Bluebird and Serve, made it...
[EXPIRED] $15 off $75+ at eBay. Stack with gift card deals!
Valid through 5pm ET today, eBay is offering $15 off any purchase of $75 or more.
Important Notes
You must checkout with PayPal (empty your PayPal account first in order to pay with a linked credit...
35K SPG vs. Marriott 87.5K. Surprising results…
There are a number of interesting current events relating to Marriott, Starwood, and their co-branded credit cards…
The big news, of course, is that Marriott is buying Starwood. No they’re not. Yes they are. As...
$100 Staples Gift Card for only $85
Today only, PayPal Digital Gifts is offering $100 Staples’ e-gift cards for $85 each. Hurry, this won’t last long.
Notes:
Staples gift cards cannot be used to buy other gift cards
Pay with your Chase Ink card...
Bet You Didn’t Know: New(ish) Rules on Hyatt Free Night Certificates
By Julian, author of Devil’s Advocate...
There are two different flavors of Hyatt Free Night certificates associated with the Hyatt Visa credit card. One of them is awesome. The other is not actually even free.
The first...
Pay Federal or State Taxes by MasterCard for 1.75%
The bill payment service, Plastiq, has just announced a promotion in which you can pay your federal or state taxes with a MasterCard credit card with a lower than usual fee of 1.75% (Plasitiq...
Top 5 reasons to pay federal taxes with a credit card or gift card
UPDATE: This post is out of date. .
It’s tax season (“Wabbit season!”) which means that it’s time to answer the age old question: “Should I pay federal taxes with a credit card?” Whether you...
My revised approach to earning miles through credit card bonuses
No more App-O-Ramas for me.
The term “App-O-Rama” (also known as AOR) is a name many people use for the process of applying for a bunch of credit cards in one day, earning huge piles...
Chasing 395,000 points
In January, I recommended applying for Chase Ink cards before March (see: Credit card junkies: it’s time to apply for Chase Ink). And, in February, I suggested applying for Chase co-branded cards before April...
Barclaycard JetBlue offers are live and worth a look
JetBlue credit cards from Barclaycard are now available to new applicants. The new Barclaycard JetBlue cards come in three flavors:
JetBlue Plus Card: 30,000 points after $1K spend; $99 annual fee
JetBlue Business Card:...
Extreme Stacking progress
This will be a short post. I spent most of yesterday working on a post that I ended up losing interest in (it happens occasionally), then I spent the rest of the day creating...
Chase point transfer rules made simple [Infographic]
My favorite points programs are transferable points programs. These are programs that let the account holder transfer points to their choice of a number of airline and hotel programs. See: A quick guide to...
Sears and Kmart offering 100% back in points on many items
This week, Sears and Kmart are offering 100% back in Shop Your Way Rewards points for many items. Points do not roll (that means that you can’t pay with points and get points back),...
My current go-to options for buying Visa gift cards
Following Amex’s second wave attack on Bluebird and Serve cardholders, it may seem strange for me to write about options for buying Visa gift cards. After all, Bluebird and Serve are/were among the best...
