MyVanilla grabs my money and won’t let go
Wow. That didn't take long. In September I reported that my Mio card was being converted to a MyVanilla card and I was afraid...
Lessons learned from Sears 12X and 16X offers
In early October, Sears ran an amazing promotion through United's MileagePlus Shopping portal. For two days, they offered 12 miles per dollar for Sears'...
Today only: Lowes $100 gift card for $80
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Credit card planning in light of the AA / US Airways merger
Now that the AA / US Airways merger seems to have cleared the last major hurdle, we need to think about how to prepare. ...
20% off printed gift cards
Valid Black Friday (11/29):The website, TwoSmiles, will be offering 20% off $100 gift cards on Black Friday with the promo code BF20. The code will not work...
The top five ways to use Sears gift cards
I often write about ways to get lots of points, miles or cash back when buying Sears' gift cards. For example, see these recent...
TD Bank credit card offer: 5% cash back for dining, grocery, gas, cable and...
TD Bank is offering 5% cash back for six months for "eligible purchases". From their terms & conditions: "Eligible Retail purchases are limited to...
Coin vs. Echo
This past June, in the post "A new card to rule them all," I wrote about a new credit card device called Echo that...
Walgreens 15X via AAdvantage eShopping
Valid through 11/23/13: Walgreens.com is offering 15 miles per dollar when shopping through the AAdvantage eShopping Portal. In my experience (which is admittedly quite...
This, that, and the other thing
As we head into the weekend, there are a number of things on my mind... Shopping portal holiday bonuses A number of shopping portals...
Re-Plinking Sears
In my July post, "Plinking Sears," I introduced the idea of double-dipping when buying Sears gift cards by earning both Plink points and online...
Cashing in
As points-based programs devalue, more and more it makes sense to consider collecting cash instead of points. I first brought this up a year...
Freedom 4th quarter 5X update
Every 3 months, Chase offers new categories with which Freedom cardholders can earn 5 points per dollar (up to $1500 in spend). This quarter,...
Any volunteers?
UPDATE 3:25 PM EST: Thank you to everyone who has offered their help! As of now, I'm closing the request for volunteers. Why?...
