Bluebird Serve Birdpocalypse: How to liquidate remaining gift cards
This morning Amex delivered bad news to huge numbers of Bluebird and Serve account holders. They shut down accounts due to “unusual usage patterns...
Amex kills Bluebird and Serve for many
Amex seems to have swept through all Serve and Bluebird accounts to identify any that were being used to manufacture spend. Identified account holders...
Bet You Didn’t Know: A Repeatable Companion Airfare Discount with the CNB Crystal Visa...
By Julian, author of Devil’s Advocate...
In my experience, one of the most overrated credit card benefits is the companion airfare discount. It seems these deals...
Credit Card Spend in 2016 and Beyond
There was a time when the US Mint sold dollar coins online at face value, with free shipping, and allowed customers to pay with...
Nationwide Buxx far less useful as of January 11 2016
Doctor of Credit warned us yesterday. Nationwide Bank had changed the terms on their Visa Buxx cards. Previously, you could load Nationwide Buxx debit...
Barclaycard’s 15,000 mile anniversary incentive
My wife and I have a total of four Barclaycard AAdvantage Aviator Red MasterCards (we have two each). The cards began life as US...
Fidelity’s new 2% cash back Visa Signature card now available
You’ve probably seen the news by now: Fidelity has dropped Amex. Fidelity’s Amex card used to be the only no annual fee 2% cash...
How bad were my 2015 predictions?
I probably should have just swept these predictions under the rug and forgotten about them. In January, I published my predictions for 2015. Every...
The best way to use Chase points to book hotels
A reader recently asked me about booking a hotel with Chase Ultimate Rewards points. She had found a Marriott property that had good reviews...
Digital credit card maker, Stratos, sells business
On Monday, TechCrunch reported that Stratos is shutting down, but they may have jumped the gun. Stratos Card is one of several competing devices...
How much are those 100,000 Crystal Visa Infinite points worth?
On October 1, we published a Quick Deal for a 100K credit card signup offer: New Crystal Visa Infinite Offer – 100K Points, $250...
A fantabulous but risky quintuple dip
This week, the stars have aligned to potentially make your holiday shopping much cheaper. Let’s look at a bunch of deals that stack together.
Through...
Sears and Kmart: 100% back in points for useful stuff
Sears and Kmart offer 100% back in SYW (Shop Your Way) Rewards for various products every now and then. Over the weekend, a large...
How to book US Bank Club Carlson e-cert free nights (it may be harder...
The Club Carlson Premier Rewards Visa and its business card twin used to be among my favorite cards. In fact, I have one of...
