A glimmer of hope for REDbird? No, not really.
American Express sent emails to Serve, REDcard, and Bluebird cardholders today to let them know that they will be taking away the ability to...
First look at Revolut: Send and spend money globally with zero fees
Thanks to my interest in manufacturing spend to increase credit card rewards, I’m always excited to see new options for moving money around. New...
Is the Sears double dip dead for real this time?
Sears used to be one of the most reliable online merchants for portal “double dips”. A Sears portal double dip goes as follows:
Click through...
National is now enforcing 1 Discover cert per rental
My favorite use of Discover Cashback is now severely limited. Discover Cashback can be redeemed for cash or for discounted gift cards. With gift...
Manufacturing Choice. Is it worth it?
Last month I asked “Should I bet on Choice?” Thanks to my Chase Amtrak card (which is now a Freedom card), I had a...
How to share Chase Ultimate Rewards with friends
Chase Ultimate Rewards is currently my favorite transferable points program. You can read my comparison of transferable points programs here. Unfortunately, Chase will soon...
AARP Rewards for Good – Any good?
Now that old and young alike have AARP memberships (thanks to their generous $400 discount on British Airways business and first class flights), you...
Free Gogo In-Flight Wifi: FlexPerks offers a terrific new perk for Visa cardholders
The US Bank FlexPerks card is one of my favorite secondary points programs card. The card offers 3X points for charities, 2X points for...
Beware buying PayPal My Cash cards
Those who enjoy earning credit card rewards can’t help but be tempted by PayPal My Cash cards. These little seductresses can be paid for...
Bet You Didn’t Know: Doubling the Citi Dividend 5% 4th Quarter Bonus Categories
By Julian, author of Devil’s Advocate...
I've been writing a lot lately about the current lineup of Citibank cards, but today I'm sharing a cool little trick...
Necker Island and the 30% transfer bonus dilemma
Oy. Amex is offering a 30% Membership Rewards transfer bonus to Virgin Atlantic this month, but the offer is targeted. I was targeted for...
Here’s the REDbird memo: “cash is the only tender guests can use…”
My friend Bill (Racerboy 80) managed to get a photo of The Memo. This is the one that asserts that REDbird loads are now...
I’m calling it. REDbird is dead bird.
Sometime on the morning of October 12th 2015, REDbird in-store debit loads stopped working. Cash loads continued to work, but debit loads did not. ...
Unbiased credit card rankings: enhancements and airline cards
A little over a week ago, I introduced unbiased credit card rankings, specifically for hotel credit card signup bonuses Since then, I’ve enhanced the...
