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Finally, a new portal mega deal! My thoughts on today’s 37X opportunity

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It used to be the case that lucrative portal offers were common.  In fact, I used to post every month about the latest and...

Maximizing the 2 day Sears/MileagePlus 16X promotion

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As I reported earlier today via my QuickDeals page, Sears is currently offering 12 miles per dollar for shopping through the United MileagePlus Shopping...

Kiva: loans, points, and miles

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Making Kiva loans is one of my favorite ways to increase credit card spend.  Kiva loans help me reach minimum spend requirements for new...

How to maximize Chase Freedom’s 4th quarter 5X?

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Every 3 months, Chase offers new categories with which Freedom cardholders can earn 5 points per dollar (up to $1500 in spend).  This quarter,...

Bluebird eliminates online debit load fee. Does it matter?

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Note: On January 8, 2016 American Express sent out a notice to a large number of Bluebird & Serve cardholders informing them that loading...

The best portal finder. A new king is crowned.

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In order to get the most points or cash back when shopping online, it's a good idea not just to go through a shopping...

Barclaycard Arrival Plus: excellent for travel redemptions, terrible for cash back

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Update: This card now earns a 5% point rebate when redeeming miles. In the recent post "The single best credit card and why my favorite...

Does the US Airways share your miles promo make a case for cash back?

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Through October 15th, US Airways is offering a 100% bonus on shared miles.  During the promo, when you transfer miles from your US Airways...

Bluebird’s transfer money button

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Note: On January 8, 2015 American Express sent out a notice to a large number of Bluebird & Serve cardholders informing them that loading...

Plinking Flowers

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Plink has recently added FTD to its list of merchants.  If you add FTD to your Plink Wallet and spend exactly $60 at FTD,...

Possible last call for Amex gift card rebates

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I've just heard from TopCashBack that beginning midnight Monday September 30th PDT, American Express Prepaid and Gift Cards will no longer be available for...
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The strange economics of Kohl’s Cash

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Every few weeks, Kohl's runs a sale where Kohl's charge card holders get up to 30% off with a coupon and everyone gets $10...

Stuff almost, but not quite worth writing about

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I keep a to-do list of blog posts that I intend to write.  Many ideas never make the list.  And, many that make the...

Partial payment, full trip coverage

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In a recent post I discussed how Chase has sent out new benefit guides for the Chase Ink, Freedom, and Sapphire card lines.  In...

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