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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
Almost every week, there is an available offer somewhere to save on the purchase of Visa or Mastercard Gift Cards. These cards are popularly purchased as gifts, but can... Read More
Office Max / Office Depot will be offering $20 off of $150 or more in select Happy Gift Cards starting tomorrow (11/25/18) and ending on Saturday 12/1/18.... Read More
A reader reached out to let us know that they received a free Google Home Mini at Office Max / Office Depot when buying Visa Gift cards just a little while ago. Office... Read More
Starting this Sunday, 11/18/18, Office Max / Office Depot will offer an instant $10 off $300 or more in Visa Gift Cards through 11/24/18 (or while... Read More
Delta has joined the fray! Just last week, we posted on all the shopping portal bonuses out there right now, and noted that Delta was missing from the list. Well,... Read More
Those who have long manufactured spend by using gift cards to purchase money orders at Walmart will now find themselves running into a new roadblock: cashiers are now... Read More
The holiday shopping season is starting, get ready! You can take the sting off that holiday shopping bill with these airline shopping portal bonuses. Earn up to 5,000... Read More
Today is the first day of a new quarter and a new set of 5% bonus categories for the Chase Freedom credit card. This quarter (October 1, 2018- December 31, 2018), the... Read More
Join us for the next edition of Ottawa Points and Miles meetup at The Albion Rooms, on Sunday, September 16th, 2018 at 4:00pm. Please remember... Read More
Latest manufactured spending news: Gift card churning in trouble; Good news regarding buying Visa/Mastercard gift cards, mixed news regarding liquidating gift cards, a... Read More
Staples will be offering fee-free $200 Visa Gift Cards starting tomorrow – Sunday, September 2nd, 2018 through Saturday, September 8, 2018. The add... Read More
Good news on the MS front — it appears that the opportunity to earn cash back on Visa Gift Card purchases is back through some portals at GiftCardMall and... Read More
Live in the DC area? Want to know advanced strategies on earning the most miles possible? And, how to use them to travel the world? There's still time to purchase a... Read More
Over the weekend, Travel With Grant reported that portal Yazing was reversing payouts on GiftCards.com Mastercard gift card purchases from July 14th onward. When they... Read More
Safeway / Vons / Albertsons and the associated Just4U stores have a new coupon out this week to save $10 instantly when buying $200 or more in... Read More
We maintain a Manufactured Spending Complete Guide and periodically publish an update on “what still works” (which is due for an update), so I dabble in the... Read More
Today is 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, 2018- September 30, 2018), the... Read More
My little brother came to visit recently. We went to the mall because he wanted to buy a new pair of shoes – in cash. He’s one of those... Read More
Wir machen uns mit Manufactured Spending den Hilton Diamond ... Read More
Today is 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, 2018- June 30, 2018), the Chase... Read More
This is the latest in our ongoing series of what’s new in the world of manufactured spending. Our last update was in December (here). As always, you can find an... Read More
After a rough day in MS news yesterday (See: Alliant paying 0% cash back at Giftcards.com, No more 5x at MPX, and Another one down: No more 5x at Gift Card Mart), the... Read More
Miles Per Day reports that the Alliant Cashback Visa card is no longer paying 3% cash back for purchases from Giftcards.com — instead paying 0%... Read More
Allow me to put it simply – If you like Manufactured Spending (MS) and care to scale it to millions of points, this blog is a must resource. Smart Travel... Read More
This is the latest in our ongoing series of what’s new in the world of manufactured spending. Our last update was in September (here). As always, you can find an... Read More
Join us for the next edition of Ottawa Points and Miles meetup at Andaz Ottawa, on Sunday, December 3rd, 2017 from 7:30pm –... Read More
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... Read More
Today is the first day of a new quarter and a new set of 5% bonus categories for the Chase Freedom credit card. This quarter (October 1, 2017- December, 2017), the... Read More
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). In that post I detailed... Read More