Second look at Revolut: Not ready for US customers, except for one great feature…
Last month I wrote about a new prepaid product designed for global travelers: Revolut. Revolut is both a smart phone app and a prepaid debit card. Theoretically, it’s perfect for global travelers: there are...
The Sears double dip roller coaster
Background: Sears used to be one of the most reliable online merchants for portal “double dips”. A Sears double dip goes as follows:
Click through an online portal to Sears.com and buy gift cards
Click...
Barclaycard introduces CashForward card
When Barclaycard first introduced their Arrival Plus card, it was pretty exciting. At the time, it offered 2 points per dollar for all spend plus a 10% rebate on all points redeemed. The card...
Plastiq adds new 1.5% promo, but drops prepaid cards from 0% fee debit option
Plastiq, the bill payment service that lets you pay bills via credit card, has introduced a new promotion: Get a 1.5% rate for all one-time, immediate MasterCard payments to any business. This promotion will...
Redeeming points for Broadway tickets. Amazing value possible with Delta, SPG.
Broadway plays can be crazy expensive. You can always save money by buying discount tickets at one of the TKTS locations on the day of the show, but you can’t guarantee you’ll get the...
More than 40,000 IHG points for more than $46 and a cramped hand
Last week I wrote “Between 23,000 and 40,000 points for $46 and a cramped hand.” The idea discussed in that post was that you could enter the IHG and MasterCard® Priceless Surprises® Promotion by...
1,200,000 miles for Necker Island: Not easy. Not free.
Yesterday I reported my success in earning 1.2 million Virgin Atlantic miles which I plan to use for a week on Sir Richard Branson’s private Necker Island. In response, a number of readers wanted...
Plastiq debit card payments now fee free
UPDATE: The no fee option no longer applies to gift cards or other prepaid cards
The Plastiq bill payment service normally charges a 2.5% fee, but they have recently announced that there is now no...
Necker Island, here we come!
7 months ago I decided that it would be cool to use miles to book a week on Sir Richard Branson’s private Island. Virgin Atlantic lists this award on their website under Partner Offers…...
AA enhanced portal bonuses up to 15X. Stack with holiday bonus and Discover.
The AAdvantage eShopping portal is offering enhanced rates for a number of stores today. Here are a few examples: BackCountry 10X Elizabeth Arden 10X Levi’s 12X Lord & Taylor 12X Saks.com 15X At...
PayPal employee answers: Faster money back? Why work for evil?
Background:
In order to earn miles & points, many people “manufacture spend”. That is, people find ways to increase credit card spend (to get rewards) while getting their money back. There are many techniques for...
PayPal employee answers: Safe way to increase credit card spend?
Background:
In order to earn miles & points, many people “manufacture spend”. That is, people find ways to increase credit card spend (to get rewards) while getting their money back. There are many techniques for...
Discover’s Deal of the Year results are in. The gift card rule IS being...
Quick background: Discover is currently running two overlapping promotions: an extra 10% cash back for Apple Pay purchases made through December 31st, plus double all cash back for a year. Each promotion is amazing...
Quick Tip: Variable Load Visa/MC Gift Cards are now Cash Only at Officemax
Officemax has now started restricting variable load Visa and Mastercard purchases. As of now most registers are hardcoded as cash only for their purchase.
