Increasing credit card spend with Serve
Note: On January 8, 2016 American Express sent out a notice to a large number of Bluebird & Serve cardholders informing them that loading...
How to cheat Discover’s Deal of the Year… Or not
When Discover’s Apple Pay promotion first appeared, it seemed too good to be true. Not only did Discover promise to give cardholders a 10%...
When to apply for the best credit card offers
Update: This post includes offers that were valid at the time of publication, but have since expired. Please click here to see the best offers currently available.
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Should you transfer Chase points to Amtrak?
Monday December 7th will be the last day to transfer Chase Ultimate Rewards points to Amtrak Guest Rewards. Should you transfer? If so, how...
What’s the deal with Discover Deals?
Discover Deals (previously known as Shop Discover) has long been one of the highest paying shopping portals around. When Discover introduced Double CashBack for...
American Express Serve adds Rite Aid and Dollar General to free cash reload network
Note: On January 8, 2016 American Express sent out a notice to a large number of Bluebird & Serve cardholders informing them that loading...
Quick Tip: Use the best credit card for #GivingTuesday
Today is “Giving Tuesday”. Wikipedia describes this day as “a movement to create a national day of giving at the beginning of the Christmas...
Unbiased signup offer rankings: Transferable points
In the post “The game we play” I broke down the miles & points “game” into two key components:
Acquire points & miles very cheaply
Use...
Bet You Didn’t Know: Updates on Amex Offers Auto Tweets & the Virgin Visa...
By Julian, author of Devil’s Advocate...
The end of November means two things. First, I'm stuffed full of roasted turkey, potatoes with gravy, and dinner rolls....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
