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Doing good and earning points with Kiva microloans

Doing good and earning points with Kiva microloans | Coffee Break Ep33 | 11-12-24...

Caroline Yoder - 3
Kiva is a clearing house for microlenders to help them find funding for microloans. You don't earn interest on these loans, but this can...
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My Kiva spend experiment

Greg The Frequent Miler - 46
For the past 8 years, Kiva loans have been a significant part of my credit card spend strategy.  With Kiva, it's possible to increase...
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Why I love Kiva for earning rewards and doing good

Greg The Frequent Miler - 31
Yesterday, a friend named Ariana published a negative post about Kiva "Why I’m No Longer Using Kiva To Earn Points And Miles."  In that...
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Automating Spend

Greg The Frequent Miler - 26
After writing up a deep dive into the Virgin Atlantic World Elite Mastercard, I decided to maximize spend on the card by spending exactly...
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FlexPerks kills Kiva 3X

Greg The Frequent Miler - 23
For years I've regularly paid for Kiva microloans with my FlexPerks Visa card.  The US Bank FlexPerks Visa card has long offered 3 points...
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How to liquidate small denomination debit gift cards

Greg The Frequent Miler - 30
There are many reasons that you may end up with lots of small denomination debit gift cards.  OfficeMax frequently runs deals, such as "$15...
Manufacturing Spend

Credit Card Spend in 2016 and Beyond

Greg The Frequent Miler - 37
There was a time when the US Mint sold dollar coins online at face value, with free shipping, and allowed customers to pay with...
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Increase Credit Card Spend (and do good) with Kiva and Kivalens

Greg The Frequent Miler - 42
Update 7/29/2017: US Bank no longer codes Kiva as a charity. This post has been updated accordingly. Kiva is a nonprofit organization that facilitates micro-loans...
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How to fix Kivalens (so that you can do good and increase credit card...

Greg The Frequent Miler - 18
I published a primer on increasing credit card spend through Kiva in 2013 (see: Kiva: loans, points, and miles).  I believe that all of...

Kiva: loans, points, and miles

Greg The Frequent Miler - 47
Making Kiva loans is one of my favorite ways to increase credit card spend.  Kiva loans help me reach minimum spend requirements for new...

Do good, earn points: chance to win FTU, Milepoint Premium, or a place on...

Greg The Frequent Miler - 2
Kiva is a nonprofit organization that facilitates micro-loans to enterprising individuals around the world so that they may earn their own way out of...

Milepoint Kiva Lending Team 2nd Anniversary

Greg The Frequent Miler - 15
Kiva is a nonprofit organization that facilitates micro-loans to enterprising individuals around the world so that they may earn their own way out of...

Cash+ Experiments in Progress

Greg The Frequent Miler - 57
I recently signed up for the US Bank Cash+ credit card.  The card is free, and it is very likely the best cash...

Win a spot on the Star Mega DO

Greg The Frequent Miler - 3
This is a quick note for those interested in attending this year’s Star Mega DO (basically a big party on a chartered jet for...
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