Learning Amex gift card rules the hard way
Buying Amex gift cards through cash back portals such as BigCrumbs is a great way to time-shift your spending (usually to meet minimum spend requirements) or to offset costs involved with manufacturing spend. Unfortunately,...
Up to 18% off gift cards at OfficeMax (23% off w/ Simply Cash card)
Deal ends tomorrow (Tuesday, 4/16) OfficeMax is currently offering a free $25 OfficeMax gift card with any online purchase of $200 or more. Enter promo code GIFTCARD at checkout. Limit 1 per...
Aadvantage eShopping eBags 16X, Sears 8X, Lowes 6X, more…
This week, the Aadvantage eShopping portal is running a few exciting bonus offers. To take advantage of these offers, simply browse to the Aadvantage eShopping portal and then click through to the merchant where...
Amex gift cards update
Buying American Express gift cards online is the first step in one of the most lucrative ways to manufacture spend. The goal of manufacturing spend is to run up credit card charges (in...
Maximizing Home Improvement Spend
Yesterday I showed a number of different credit cards that are offering bonus points for Home Improvement spend this quarter. Here are some ideas for maximizing your savings and points earned... Maximizing points and...
Home Improvement bonus points everywhere
This quarter, everyone wants us to shop at Home Improvement stores. Below are the deals I've been offered. Some are targeted to specific individuals, some are not. If you qualify, don't forget to register!
Chase...
Convert Ultimate Rewards to US Airways / American miles
This is a limited time opportunity that may be useful for some with very large Ultimate Rewards and/or Marriott Rewards balances. As you probably know, US Airways is running a promotion through the...
Gift card PINs
The miles and points community is abuzz with talk about the fact that some Visa and MasterCard gift cards now allow you to setup PINs so that they can be used as debit cards. ...
Where people want to go
Last weekend, I published a Club Carlson contest where I asked people "If you had the new Premier Rewards Visa Signature Card, how would you use the bonus points and bonus award nights?" (Note: The...
Bluebird: Are direct deposits necessary for free ATM use?
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,...
Million Mile Madness: How it was done
Background: Million Mile Madness was the mad quest to earn a million points in one month. Throughout March, I did everything I could to earn as many points as possible while keeping within my...
Million Mile Madness: Which points?
Background: Million Mile Madness was the mad quest to earn a million points in one month. Throughout March, I did everything I could to earn as many points as possible while keeping within my...
Sweet Rewards Signature Visa: Too good to be true?
Usually, the best credit card offers come from the big banks: Chase, American Express, Citibank, etc. Now, however, Ahcom Bank, headquartered in Dauphin County, PA has announced a new product that might just be...
Million Mile Madness: Success!!!!!
1,000,546 points earned! Background: Million Mile Madness is the fun and foolish quest to earn a million points in one month. Throughout March, I'm doing everything I can to earn as many points...
