5X everywhere without gift cards, part 1: Ultimate Rewards
At FTU in DC last weekend, I presented "You can still earn 5X everywhere." Many of the tips I presented involved reload cards, gift cards, and Bluebird cards, but I also showed how you...
Catching up after FTU
This past weekend I went to D.C. for the Freddie Awards, the Travel Executive Summit, and Frequent Traveler University (FTU). As always, I had an awesome time making new friends and catching up with...
Did I kill the deal(s)?
Last Monday, I published "American Express Gift Cards 2.5% cash back. Today only". In that post I showed how it was possible (that day) to get 2.5% back when buying American Express gift cards...
Visa Gift Cards 2% cash back. Today only
UPDATE: During the day, GiftCardMall changed the upper limit of their gift cards from $1000 to $500. This can still be a money maker at 2%, but it's not as good of a deal...
How to use Amex gift cards to buy GiftCardMall gift cards and earn a...
In my recent post "Better than free manufactured spend" I showed that it is possible to make a slight profit when buying Visa gift cards at GiftCardMall.com by first going through the cash back...
Adiós referral posts
I didn't start this blog with the intent of earning money. I started it (and continue it) because I love the game of travel hacking. I love finding deals and maximizing opportunities. And, I...
Amex takes away $3K cash back gift cards
But there is an easy workaround. Read on... I've written a lot recently about the ability to buy American Express gift cards and get cash back through sites like BigCrumbs and TopCashBack. The...
The Bluebird Metric
Note: On January 8, 2015 American Express sent out a notice to a large number of Bluebird & Serve cardholders informing them that loading capabilities on their accounts had been terminated. For more information,...
The hunt for perfect gift cards, part 2
Last week I described the beginning of my quest to find the perfect Visa gift cards (see "The hunt for perfect gift cards, part 1"). As a reminder, here are the characteristics of the...
American Express Gift Cards 2.5% cash back. Today only
Today only (Monday, April 22 2013), the cash back portal, TopCashBack, is offering 2.5% cash back when buy gift cards after clicking through to "American Express Prepaid and Gift Cards". TopCashBack usually offers 1.5%...
Better than free credit card spend
There are various techniques for "Manufacturing spend." The idea is to spend money on credit cards and get most or all of your money back. These techniques are useful regardless of whether your goal...
Do good, earn points: chance to win FTU, Milepoint Premium, or a place on...
Kiva is a nonprofit organization that facilitates micro-loans to enterprising individuals around the world so that they may earn their own way out of poverty. By making loans through the Kiva website, you can...
The hunt for perfect gift cards, part 1
Early this week I set out to find the perfect Visa gift cards. Now that Visa gift cards can have PINs (see "Gift card PINs"), they are once again a great way to buy...
Bluebird swipe reloads via ATM
Note: On January 8, 2015 American Express sent out a notice to a large number of Bluebird & Serve cardholders informing them that loading capabilities on their accounts had been terminated. For more information,...
