Cash or credit? Either way, watch out for tax.
After reading my earlier post “One card to rule them all” many people ran out to their local Office Depot stores to buy Vanilla Reload cards with their Ink Bold credit cards. This is...
Almost Perfect
Last Saturday I teased readers with the post titled “Found! The perfect perpetual point machine.” I followed up that post with “One card to rule them all” in which I showed how to use...
Daily Getaways 5X
I wasn’t sure I wanted to pay about a half cent each to buy Hilton HHonors points via Daily Getaways. After all, the price was equal to, but not better than my estimated Fair...
What’s my X?
Wow, great stuff is happening for Chase Ink fans! Yesterday I showed how to earn 5X on all purchases without the hassle of gift cards. I also reported that Staples has increased their Ultimate...
Quick update
Regarding the American Express Prepaid card I wrote about this morning: a reader who goes by Kroozer notified me that you are limited to loading a total of $2500 per month to the card. ...
Ultimate Rewards Mall Awesomeness!
NOTE: Please do not miss reading my previous post, “One card to rule them all.” Wow, thanks to HikerT for updating his website (lakebagger.com/ur/) that shows the Ultimate Rewards Mall payouts for different Chase...
One card to rule them all
No more gift cards! A single American Express card can earn 5X Ultimate Rewards points, everywhere. Impossible? Read on:
I've written several posts about how to earn nearly 5 points per dollar on all...
To tell or not to tell
At 5 this morning I received a message from my son saying he was sick. He had been spending the night at a friend’s house because my wife had to leave very early this...
Found: The Perfect Perpetual Point Machine!
Yes, I believe that a Perfect Perpetual Point Machine has been found! I need time to write it up, though. Currently I’m busy at Frequent Traveler University and have other stuff going on through...
Turn bank gift cards into cash
I’ve written many posts showing how to earn points or cash back when buying bank gift cards (e.g. Visa, Mastercard, or Amex gift cards). For some examples, see (“5X everywhere!,” “Turn your Amex into...
Gift card churning is back!
TopCashBack has just increased the cash back rate for PlasticJungle. Now, you will receive 4% cash back for both purchases of gift cards and sales of gift cards! 4% might not sound like a...
GoWallet.com simplifies your gift card life
I write a lot about gift cards. I’ve written about how use gift cards to save money at Amazon.com, Kohl’s, and just about everywhere. I’ve also written many posts about how to leverage...
Fairer hotel trading prices
One of the posts that I’m most proud of is this one: Fair Trading Prices for Points and Miles. In that post, I pointed out that if you’re thinking of buying points or miles...
See you this weekend?
Thursday Evening: Freddie Awards For some reason I received a last minute invite to the Freddie Awards! I’ve never been before and I don’t really know what to expect, but I’m looking forward to...
