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Tag: Manufactured Spending

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The cost to MS a month in New York City

Nick Reyes - 24
In my early 20's, I met up in New York City with Jeff, one of my father's good friends from his college days. Jeff...
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Ugh…no more money orders at the post office

Nick Reyes - 13
UPDATE: A few days after this was originally posted, USPS post office registers were updated nationwide so that they no longer accept gift cards...
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The Amex war on gaming heats up

Greg The Frequent Miler - 91
The Amex war on gaming kicks into high gear on Nov 1 2017. At that point, Amex's new rules explicitly disallow abuse, misuse, or gaming. What does that mean, and what should you do if you're a "gamer"?
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Increase credit card spend (and get most of it back). What still works September...

Greg The Frequent Miler - 15
This is the latest in our ongoing series of what's new in the world of manufactured spending. Our last update was in August (here). ...
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Bluebird Migration: Is this the next or final chapter?

Greg The Frequent Miler - 28
Last week InComm and Amex announced that InComm would acquire American Express' Serve technology platform (which also includes Bluebird and REDbird) and would become...
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Increase credit card spend (and get most of it back). What still works August...

Greg The Frequent Miler - 15
This is the latest in our ongoing series of what's new in the world of manufactured spending.  We last posted an update in June...
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Increase credit card spend (and get most of it back). What still works June...

Greg The Frequent Miler - 20
I had been planning to publish the next installment of this series in July, but there have been so many recent changes that I...
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Is Plastiq 3X dead?

Greg The Frequent Miler - 64
In our last bi-monthly manufacturing spend report, we reported that Plastiq bill payments were coding as lodging when Plastiq was used to pay rent...
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Increase credit card spend (and get most of it back). What still works May...

Greg The Frequent Miler - 25
Whether you need to increase credit card spend to earn a new credit card signup bonus, or to earn elite status, or simply to...
Gift Card Churning

Increase credit card spend (and get most of it back). What still works March...

Greg The Frequent Miler - 33
Whether you need to increase credit card spend to earn a new credit card signup bonus, or to earn elite status, or simply to...
Manufactured Spending

Increase credit card spend (and get most of it back). What still works January...

Greg The Frequent Miler - 47
UPDATE: Please find an up-to-date version of this information here: . There are many reasons you may want to increase credit card spend. You may...
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The Fine Print: The Successful Fight Against A Citi Shutdown

Alex Bachuwa - 79
The following is not legal advice. Please contact an attorney or Alexander Bachuwa if you have questions or claims regarding consumer arbitration.  Following one of...
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Increase credit card spend (and get most of it back). What still works November...

Greg The Frequent Miler - 32
UPDATE: Please find an up-to-date version of this post here: There are many reasons you may want to increase credit card spend.  You may...
Manufacturing Spend Options Still Alive

Manufacturing Spend: What still works September 2016?

Greg The Frequent Miler - 35
UPDATE: Please find an up-to-date version of this post here: Manufacturing Spend is the process of increasing credit card spend to earn rewards in...
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