Tag: Manufactured Spending
A faster way to add money to your PayPal account
As reported by Doctor of Credit, it appears that PayPal will be replacing reload cards (MyCash cards and MoneyPaks) with a new “load at...
Vanilla Reload cards gone by April 1. Here’s the good part…
The buzz today regarding the death of Vanilla Reload cards was triggered by emails from American Express to Serve and Bluebird cardholders. Customers received...
Quickest spend to international flights
At its most basic level, the frequent flyer game goes like this: Use tricks to earn lots of miles quickly Spend those...
Vanilla devalues, large denomination MasterCards, and Amex Gift Cards still a deal
Less useful Vanilla
Update: Many people have reported that Vanilla Visa gift cards do still work at Walmart when loading in denominations of $49.99 or less.
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When category bonuses trump fees
Now that CVS has stopped allowing credit card purchases of reload cards, many have turned to buying Visa and MasterCard gift cards. These gift...
Reloadit cash-only memo
CVS isn’t the only major chain with reload card cash-only memos flying around. Safeway got in the game too, with respect to Reloadit cards. ...
Surviving the last day CVS scramble
This is it. Today is the day… Today (April 3rd) is the last day to buy reload cards at CVS (with a credit...
9 ways to cope without reload cards
Yesterday, via my Quick Deals page, I published a warning that our favorite three letter drugstore may stop allowing credit card purchases of reload...
The next mad challenge
A year ago, I challenged myself to earn a million points and miles in a month. I called the challenge, “Million Mile Madness”. Between...
Tax refund reloadables
Here's an interesting development. Two leading tax preparation firms, H&R Block and Jackson Hewitt, are each offering prepaid reloadable cards as an option for...
Last dash toward calendar year big spend bonuses
Quite a few credit cards offer bonus points or other perks for reaching a high spend threshold within a calendar year. I keep a...
MyVanilla releases my money
A couple of weeks ago, my Mio card changed to a MyVanilla card and my account was promptly frozen. I reported my predicament in...
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...
Vanilla changes
In the past month or so, Vanilla Reload cards have become more and more difficult to find. Many stores that used to have a...
