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The $20,000 Challenge First Update
So, last week, we, Money Metagame and Miles Per Day along with Oren’s Money Saver as well as a couple of Twitter readers announced we were going to “race” to spend $20,000 to max
This Has Not Been A Good Month For Me
The First Store
I’m officially calling a deal dead and it’s cost me nearly 20% for the gift card churn. I was fully expecting a handsome portal pay out and it
Manufacture Spending: Do you measure it by hard cost or opportunity cost?
Monday night, Doctor of Credit lamented his frustration with how manufactured spending (MS) costs are articulated. His argument, to put it succinctly, is that your costs should..
4 is the new 5: On cashback strategies.
For years now the holy grail of manufactured spending for cashback as well as miles and points has been any card that offers 5 points or 5% cashback on spending.
Its halfway through Q2 – Where are you with your Chase Freedom 5x?
In April, I offered an alternative to way to maximize the Chase Freedom Second Quarter 5x without eating out.
For background information: The Chase Freedom offers 5x Ultimate Rew..
The Second $10,000
I’ve shared this method privately to a few people on spending $10,000 quickly for the AMEX Business Platinum card where you buy $10,000 worth for a cost about $25. The
The $20k Platinum Spending Challenge
There’s been a large number of newly minted American Express Business Platinum Cards all thanks to Miles Per Day. I’ve never seen so many comments in one post before. @412,
Best Buy Credit Card Is Garbage
Against the advice provided to me from Personal Finance Digest, I signed up for the Citibank issued Best Buy credit card in November 2014. He told me do not get
6 Hours Of Labor – Gift Card Churning
Last week, I had tweeted about a stack of gift cards
Really wish I didn’t have to enter this one by one pic.twitter.com/Cywyu2gAo9
— Chasing The Points (@ChasingThePts) May 3, 2..
Building A Community And The Secret Sauce To Buying United Miles
With the Forum around, Matt has a platform set up to build a community of like minded individuals to collaborate and build upon what we collectively learn in the field. If
Gift Card Churning To A Science
I wanted to review a few things that I’ve done in the recent weeks in gift card churning and how interesting how things have evolved in a very short period
How To Further Reduce Your United Miles Cost
I hope I was able to open your eyes in your effort of buying cheaper United miles through gift card churning.
Further, there are two more ways to lower the cost
My Way Of Buying Cheaper United Airline Miles
I started this post in December, 2014 asking a question if you would buy United Airline Miles at 1.8 cents a piece. It’s pricey, I know. You would need to
Perfect Timing To A Gift Card Promo
Today, I saw Chuck posted on Doctor of Credit about a $20 Staples promo and this is perfect timing as I was ready to write a quick blurb about CashStar. The
Selling On Raise Has Taught Me To Be A Smarter Businessman
My Philosophy Of Buying And Selling Cards
I’ve always bought gift cards that are convenient for me. If I don’t feel like typing a lot of gift card numbers, I buy
Staples Gap Brand Gift Cards Discount Now Applicable Online
Chuck wrote about the Staples gift card deal where you could buy $300 in prepaid cards and you will receive a $20 Staples gift card as the rebate and covered
New Goal: Chasing The 1x
I’ve pretty much locked down and have a great system using any 5x cards for manufactured spending. Any multiplier will make manufactured spending easier and adds to the point acc..
Be Careful With Using All Those eBay Gift Cards And Deals
Money Metagame has been running loops around me in gift card churning through eBay. yesterday, he posted the limitations with using eBay gift cards and why he used so much eBay
My Opinion: Must Read Credit Card Tidbits And News
First I want to start, with an introduction of my friend Noah’s blog called Money Metagame. He’s jumped into gift card churning and is on pace for numbers quicker than
Earn 3x AAdvantage Miles at select stores through June 30
I’m not 100% sure if this is targeted or not. But I happened to get an e-mail from Citi / American with the promotion to earn 3x AAdvantage Miles spent
Freedom 2nd Quarter 5x for those that don’t eat out much
Normally I wouldn’t bother with a post about such a small thing, but, I’ve got a bit of free time on my hands (as I glare at an avalanche of
Retail Arbitrage Goes Mainstream
Trevor on Tagging Miles, Big Habitat, and I were in a discussion about this article that was featured in the Wall Street Journal: Retail Arbitrage. It’s something that Tim has done
Evolve I Loved You When You Were Free
Now that the news of Evolve has gotten around with all the fees and limitations, its use was less and less. Then they said they would allow a higher limit,