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Extreme Stacking progress

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This will be a short post.  I spent most of yesterday working on a post that I ended up losing interest in (it happens...

Sears and Kmart offering 100% back in points on many items

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This week, Sears and Kmart are offering 100% back in Shop Your Way Rewards points for many items.  Points do not roll (that means...

GiftCards.com returns to portals (updated w/ iConsumer)

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A few weeks ago I reported that GiftCards.com had disappeared from portals (see: “What happened to GiftCards.com?”).  Now, they’re back. iConsumer is again offering 1.6%...
iConsumer Double Cash Back

iConsumer’s Double Cash Back Promotion returns

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Through 2/28/16 iConsumer is offering double cash back and double shares on purchases made between now and midnight (Central time) on 2/28/16. Important Note: The...
Sears Quintuple Dip

Sears Quintuple Dip Results, and why I should have bet more on Discover

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In December, I published “A fantabulous but risky quintuple dip.”  Those with Discover It cards that were enrolled in the Double Cashback promotion, had...
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The free iPhone that nearly cost me full price

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Citibank’s AT&T Access More card has an excellent but unusual signup offer.  Instead of points or cash back, you get a new phone.  The...
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(EXPIRED) Six ways to secure a Southwest Companion Pass without flying

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If you want to be free to fly around the country (and slightly beyond), with a friend, the best deal around is the Southwest...
Extreme Stacking

Introducing Extreme Stacking (and our new Lab Manager)

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The other day I wanted to use one of my 1800Flowers gift cards to send flowers to a friend.  And, believe it or not,...
1-800-Flowers Extreme Stacking

Is it time to convert Discover Cash Back to miles?

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If you have a stash of Discover Cash Back, but you’d rather have Southwest Rapid Rewards points or JetBlue TrueBlue points, then now may...

1750 jetBlue points per order at 1-800-Flowers. Buy miles for 1.3 cents each.

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Offer valid through 2/15/2016: 1-800-Flowers is currently offering 1750 jetBlue TrueBlue points per order for orders of $29.99 or more. To get this deal, use...
iConsumer

Can iConsumer really deliver cash + shares? My interview with iConsumer’s founder.

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A new cash back portal, iConsumer, made a big splash last month by offering some of the best cash back rates around.  Some examples...

iConsumer increases referral bonus to $10 plus 100 shares

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Valid through Feb 14, 2016: iConsumer is a new shopping portal that rewards members with both cash back and shares of stock.  Last month,...
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Take 2: Buying miles and delivering flowers

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This morning I published “The Rube Goldberg approach to buying miles and delivering flowers.”  In that post I listed a slew of 1800Flowers offers...
Rube Goldberg buying miles and delivering flowers

The Rube Goldberg approach to buying miles and delivering flowers [Update: ShopRunner not stacking...

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UPDATE 1:20 PM ET, 1/28/16: It turns out that ShopRunner free deliver does not stack with mile-earning promo codes.  I'm sorry for this mix...

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