By Julian, author of Devil’s Advocate...
I was playing with my new REDbird card at Target the other day, which is pretty much the most awesome thing in manufactured spend since... well, since Bluebird. The folks...
When I meet long time readers in-person they often ask what exactly I do to manufacture spend. They want to know which credit cards I use, what techniques I employ, and how much spend...
6 REDbird solutions, beyond 5x rewards, $100 free for DIRECTV, maximizing Marriott's 5th night free & more in this recap of Frequent Miler for the week ending 1/17/15.
Yesterday I thought it would be fun to read over the predictions I had made for 2014. In January, 2014, I had published “Predictions of big scores in 2014,” but since then I had...
I’ve written many posts in the past about ways to earn 5 miles per dollar everywhere. The trick is to buy gift cards at stores like Staples or Office Depot and pay with a...
I’ve taken a momentary break from vacation at the Andaz Maui (paid for with points, of course) to look over this site’s stats for the past year. I owe a huge THANK YOU to...
UPDATE: Registration is now open for FTU Dallas: FTU Advanced: ftuniversity.com/events/ftu-advanced-dallas/ FTU: ftuniversity.com/events/ftu-dallas/ Hotel: https://aws.passkey.com/event/12130827/owner/11060/landing I just spent the weekend in Washington DC attending and presenting at FTU (Frequent Traveler University). ...
Several times in the past I’ve written about the American Express Campus Edition card. Most recently, I wrote: Exercising the Amex Campus Edition card. This card can be bought and reloaded at Barnes &...
Amex is on a an incredible roll lately. Through various promotions, they’re handing out cash to cardholders like its going out of style. Here’s a roundup of some of the best current offers and...
Note: On January 8, 2016 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,...
UPDATE: Here’s the link to register. You can register as many cards as you want, one at a time. Registration opened today for Small Business Saturday. For full details, please see: How to...
Reloadable debit cards at Target
Over the weekend, a reader tweeted a photo of reloadable debit cards that he found at Target.
The cards shown include GreenDot Visa, GreenDot MasterCard, MyVanilla Visa, and NetSpend Visa. All...
Let’s say your kid (or spouse?) has been begging for a PlayStation 4. And now you’re ready to cave, but you really want to get the best possible price. You could wait and hope...
The fastest way, by far, to earn miles for free flights is to sign up for the best credit card offers. The next best option is often to earn miles through online shopping portals. ...