Better news for gift card churning
Yesterday I published “Gift card churning gone wrong” in which I whined about a couple of misadventures I’ve had recently in buying and selling gift cards. Well, my friend Natasha at TopCashBack just emailed...
Pay taxes, earn Ultimate Rewards
This is just a quick note before the tax filing deadline: A reader reported via FlyerTalk that you can pay your taxes with Visa gift cards purchased from Office Depot. I reported recently that...
Staples Update
Staples has taken a break from giving us free points: no Free After Rebate items this week. Bummer! However there are a few bits of Staples news and conjecture worth sharing: uPromise: ...
Gift card churning gone wrong
I’ve written a few posts about how to buy and sell discounted gift cards in order to add spend to your credit cards. In general, you won’t make much money from doing this, but...
JC Penney gift cards 25% off today and tomorrow only
I just received an email from CardPool telling me: For the next 48 hours, you can get JCPenney Gift Cards for 25% off! This is a great deal if you’re interested in buying...
Credit card application planning
I’ve been getting lots of requests lately to help people plan credit card churns. I actually enjoy doing this, but I was finding it frustrating that I didn’t have all of the credit card...
How to increase the Ink Bold bonus by 27K
Just two days ago I was approved for the Ink Bold credit card. I already have an old Ink Bold (which I refer to as an Ink Old), but I’ll get another signup bonus...
Bad news for gift card churning
I’ve reported before that it is possible to increase credit card spend by buying and selling discount gift cards. You can see more in the post “Gift cards: buy low, sell high, get cash...
Dropbox increases free space to 16GB!
I love the FREE Dropbox service. When you install it on your laptop it creates a folder called “Dropbox”. When you save files to that folder they are automatically synched to “the cloud”...
Almost too good to be true
Last week, a reader who goes by Stealph on FlyerTalk (and Bringer on MilePoint) alerted me to a new discovery. He had found $500 Visa cards for sale at Office Depot, each with...
Why Chase cancels accounts (and how to protect yourself)
For people interested in earning miles and points, Chase credit cards are awesome. Chase has many of the best signup bonuses available, and with their Ultimate Rewards they have the best flexible points program...
Yes, up to 2450 more free points from Staples!
This deal is good until April 14. This tip is thanks to a FlyerTalk reader who contacted me. File this under “unbelievable, but true”. The same exact product that has been available for “Free...
Big Marriott Savings
You probably already know about the upcoming Daily Getaways sponsored by American Express and the US Travel Association. The idea is that every day from April 9 through May 11, a new travel deal...
The best way to Ink money (revised)
I’ve reported in the past that those with Chase Ink cards (the ones that give 5 points per dollar for office supplies) can profit from buying Visa gift cards at office supply stores. Recently...
