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Manufactured spending. What does that mean? It’s not apparent from the name, but a good guess would be that it has something to do with spending money concerning... Read More
I was out of the office last week (see Out of the Office: Member-Guest Golf Tournament) and didn’t open my laptop one time. While it was a great break from work, I... Read More
Back in February, a US Tax Court decision touched on the world of credit card rewards and manufactured spend. In Anikeev v. Commissioner, the IRS attempted to argue that... Read More
Best options for buying Visa and MasterCard gift cards: Updates… Update 3/28/21: Added Simon/GiftCardMall (different to buying from Simon direct). Update 11/1/20:... Read More
Here is the latest set of interesting stories and news from around the travel web that I find interesting and hope you do, too! Read More
There’s a tax ruling which will be of interest for anyone who manufactures spend (and even those who don’t) as the IRS was trying to get more than $300,000 worth of... Read More
Staples.com is once again offering fee-free $100 Mastercard Gift Cards right now. The maximum is 2 cards per account, but this is still a great deal in terms of easy 5x... Read More
The points & miles world is abuzz with talk about a memo titled “Manufactured Spending Policy” that reportedly went out to Walmart employees. The memo states... Read More
The memo to employees clearly outlines what manufactured spending is and when and how to enforce the ban from an employee perspective. Read More
Happy Sunday to all our travel friends, both near and far. Here are some articles we’ve read from other bloggers (and other sources) that we think you may like, so…... Read More
Introduction Manufactured spending is the technique of increasing credit card rewards without decreasing your bank account balance. There are many reasons you may... Read More
There have been numerous reports in the past few days of issues surrounding the liquidation of Visa gift cards. All the initial chatter seemed to revolve around Visa... Read More
Best options for buying Visa and MasterCard gift cards: Updates… Update 11/1/20: Added Gift Card Granny to the Buy Online section. Update 10/7/20: Added USPS to... Read More
Update 10/7/20: Added USPS to the Buy Online section. Update 8/5/20: Added VanillaGift.com, Office Depot, Giant Eagle, Kroger, Sam’s Club, BJ’s... Read More
Simon Mall has sent an email to some customers who’ve purchased Visa gift cards online advising that their accounts are temporarily suspended until they make a... Read More
Updated 8/5/20: Added VanillaGift.com, Office Depot, Giant Eagle, Kroger, Sam’s Club, BJ’s Wholesale Club, Amazon, Incomm Incentives & Target to the Buy... Read More
Updated 7/28/20: Added the reduced limits on Visa Gift Card loads ($250 max) at GiftCardMall.com and GiftCards.com Updated 6/23/20: Added the coming GiftCardMall monthly... Read More
The hits keep coming. There was bad news for manufactured spending a couple of days ago when GiftCardMall announced that they’d be limiting the cashback you can... Read More
Interested in how Simon bulk gift card online ordering works? Here are all the details and how I earn tens of thousands of points monthly! The post How I Use Simon Bulk... Read More
Groceries are a staple purchase category for most U.S. households so we wanted to put together a list of the best credit cards for groceries. The post Save Money On Your... Read More
One path to earning credit card rewards is to find ways to increase credit card spend and get most of your money back (see our guide here). Visa and Mastercard... Read More
American Express is again making it clear that they do not like manufactured spending. But, are moves like this by Amex short-sighted or are they smart business? The... Read More
Simon Malls are in the midst of a promo enabling Manufactured Spenders to purchase Visa Gift Cards with a load value of up to $1,000 for an activation fee of just $3.95... Read More
As we reported last week, starting yesterday and running through 8/4/19, Simon Malls are offering $1,000 Visa Gift Cards with an activation fee of $3.95 to those folks... Read More
Today is also the first day of a new quarter and a new set of 5% bonus categories for the Chase Freedom credit card. This quarter (July 1, 2019- September 30, 2019),... Read More
Safeway / Albertsons / Vons and other just4u affiliates have digital coupons good for $10 off when you buy two $50 Mastercard gift cards and $15 off when... Read More
Today is also the first day of a new quarter and a new set of 5% bonus categories for the Chase Freedom credit card. This quarter (April 1, 2019- June 30, 2019), the... Read More
Happy New Year! Today is also the first day of a new quarter and a new set of 5% bonus categories for the Chase Freedom credit card. This quarter (January 1, 2019-... Read More
Greg recently wrote a post about The Tools We Use (for playing the game) that talked about many of the tools we use to earn more miles and points. In email chatter... Read More
The Chase Freedom 5% bonus categories for the first quarter of 2019 have been announced and can now be activated. The Chase Freedom 5% categories are... The post Chase... Read More
Discover has released the 2019 5% bonus categories for the Discover card are there are a few good ones useful for manufactured spending as well as everyday spending.... Read More
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