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Selfishly I Am Glad Club Carlson Devalued
Last week, Frequent Miler broke the news of Club Carlson devaluing when a reader noticed the small blurb at the end of the statement. I wouldn’t say I was ready to sign
More Ideas Using Kimono Labs
If you liked my post quickly finding a deal on eBay, here are some ideas that I plan to use for Kimono Labs:
Download my sales rates on Cardpool and Giftcard
Quickest Way To Find A Gift Card On Sale On eBay
The Tool:
I can’t take any credit for finding this tool that I gave a quick glimpse. All credit goes to Andrew Wise founder of Life, Tailored. He and I met
The Latest In The Chasing The Points Lab
Since Twitter is really putting a cramp on things where I can’t send a link, here’s the gist of what I’m currently working on to make my life easier in
Cash Rich, Points Poor Play For Q2 Using Your Chase Ultimate Rewards Card
On every forum that has any credit card points discussion, there’s plenty of talk on how to maximize your Chase Freedom for the second quarter. Everyone is questioning what categ..
Check Your Bank Of America Card For An BankAmeriDeal
Last time I wrote about checking your Bank of America card, it was for 10% off at Lowe’s up to an $800 purchase. Today, there’s a Sears offer:
Sadly, it’s only 10%
Made Another Mistake, This One Is Costlier
A couple of weeks ago, I posted that I made a mistake and applied for the wrong credit card. Seems like I’m on a roll with stupid mistakes.
On Friday, I mentioned
Added Raise To The Gift Card Churning Toolbox
A couple weeks ago, I tweeted that I joined Raise’s bulk selling program.
Guess who’s a bulk seller @RaiseMarket? This guy!! Super excited
— Chasing The Points (@ChasingThePts) M..
Floating Cash For An Extended Period Of Time
Matt has written a bit about risk and float for a while now, you can follow his latest mostly on the Saverocity Forum. One of the sticking points in manufactured
I Missed A Lucrative Deal And I Am OK With It
Last week, there was a money making gift card churning opportunity on eBay that Miles To Memories covered.
It was a money making gift card churn because as soon as you
Gift Card Churning Circles And Arrows Edition
In the last few weeks, I have received a tons of feedback about gift card churning. There is a lot of interest and requests on the basics. A big shout
My Theory Of Getting A 3 Month Approval Cycle For Barclay Credit Cards
When Miles Whip posted on Doctor of Credit that Evolve was not charging fees for using a credit card because it was coming up as debit, I quickly reached over
Our recap of FT4RL2 – a great time was had by all!
This past weekend our family had a great time in Charlotte for FT4RL2. It was a really fun chance to connect with people, familiar and new, who play (or want
It’s Possible To Create A Cartel Gift Card Churning But I Do Not Recommend It
In the last two weeks, I’ve had the opportunity to play around with Raise as being a bulk seller. What I’ve previously said about Raise being prohibitively expensive at a
The Best American Airline Miles Earning Rate Through Barclay’s Bank
Last week, Kenny who writes on Miles4More uncovered a spend bonus that caps up to $20,000 and you will receive 50% back in miles. In essence, you will be earning 1.5x
Manufactured Spending in New York City Or Any Big City
There are new entrants every day entering the manufactured spending scene. Sadly, many of them don’t know where to start. It frustrates many people established in this hobby when..
New Online Gift Card Vendors With Cash Back Opportunities
I hadn’t seen this posted anywhere and thought this was some nice news. The rates aren’t a blow me away type of cash back, but it’s nice to see.
CardCash:
I saw
Money Making Opportunity To Sell Gift Cards On Raise
I waited, and waited, for Raise to respond to my inquiry on bulk selling gift cards, but they never responded to me so I will run this post without it.
Doubling Down Into Star Alliance
Let me start off by saying the credit cards that I have are heavily weighed into the Star Alliance. I have several Chase cards earning Ultimate Rewards, one Citi card
What I Would Never Do In This Hobby (Returning Products)
In the world of manufactured spending, there are avenues that I explore that are really grey. Some people find it uncomfortable, others would find it totally within their realm. I
Gift Card Churning Reader Questions And Answers
In the last few weeks, I’ve received a handful of questions that I hadn’t previously covered in any of the posts and with the Merits of Gift Card Churning I tried
Gift Card Churning – Being Proactive Paying Off
Recently, there was a very good deal for a gift card churn, but the deal is now over. Points were for free. My last two transactions have not posted yet,
Gift Card Churning New Vendor Experimentations Advice
Having written this blog for a little over 2 years, I forget to go to the basics. Doctor Of Credit does a great job on his blog and reminding me