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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
I’ve written about Plastiq before but they now have a limited time promotion where the fee will be lower when paying your mortgage with a MasterCard.... Read More
Join us for the 3rd edition of Ottawa Points and Miles meetup at Andaz Ottawa, on Sunday, August 27th, 2017 from 7:30pm – 9:30pm. Please remember to RSVP... Read More
Update: Some readers let me know not all mortgage payments are working, but many are! Here’s an example from my account: As long as the “Submit... Read More
Update: As of 5:32 pm Eastern time, PFS Buyers Club is not letting anyone else opt-in to the offer. DEAL IS DONE. Congrats to those who got in on this! Sign-up... Read More
Today is the first day of a new quarter and a new set of 5 percent categories for the Chase Freedom card (one of my favorite credit cards). This quarter (July... Read More
Jennifer checks in on her 2017 travel goals, what her progress towards status looks like, and whether she is achieving those travel goals at mid-year. Airline status,... Read More
I had been planning to publish the next installment of this series in July, but there have been so many recent changes that I decided to publish now… Whether you... Read More
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 or mortgage. The... Read More
I applied for the US Bank Altitude card when I was in Trinidad but was initially rejected. When I called recon, the agent told me that the system rejected my... Read More
All set to host the next edition of Ottawa Points and Miles meetup on Sunday, May 28, 2017 from 7:00pm – 9:00pm (EST). Please remember to RSVP your spot.... Read More
Staples is giving a rebate on the purchase of Visa gift cards this week. If you buy... The post Staples Easy Rebate on Visa Gift Cards This Week appeared first on The... Read More
Plastiq has recently updated their new member refer a friend offer, now offering $500 to new members when they sign up, using promo code ... Read More
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