As promised, my next update on the $20kChallenge is my last one. Completing the challenge was not very sexy because I can put all of the vendors on two hands for $20,000 in spend. I did 3 stores from AMEX Sync, 2 stores on eBay (GiftCardMall and SVMgiftcards), and 2 stores for the secret sauce. The Read More

Some Background: Earlier this year, PayPal Digital Gifts emerged as a reseller to gift cards on eBay and it has been nice to have another vendor to purchase gift cards on eBay. The vendors being: GiftCardMall, SVMGiftCards, Cardency, and PayPal Digital Gifts. The first three really focus on physical gift cards, while PayPal’s store is Read More

I can write about gift cards until your eyes bleed because whenever something comes up I can write about it at my own pace. In an in person setting, I need your help with guidance on what to talk about, otherwise I’ll be sitting there and listening. Some Context A couple of months ago, I was Read More

A few weeks ago I tweeted this picture where I tried to crowdsourced if anyone was having this issue as well:   That morning, I had an issue where I could not click-through the portal to order from every vendor listed on Discover. I follow through using my standard measures to have an order track and it Read More

I had waited over a week after creating my orders with Cardpool and kept getting an error message where it said the postage was “down for maintenance” I had checked every day and the same error message came across. The week of July 5, I created four orders and kept getting a similar error message Read More

I made a public service announcement about in branch offers being better than online on Twitter, and many folks don’t seem to fully grasp that fact. Yes, I love doing things online and at home just like many people, but you need to go to the branch and speak to a banker to see what’s Read More

Recently, I listened to this NPR podcast from Planet Money about Xerox instituting a test for any applicants for their call center created by Evolv. Basically, the test revolves around the answers the applicant submits to a computer generated profile of what the ideal candidate profile should be. If the applicant does not fit the profile Read More

As some of you may know, I will be presenting at the ResellingDO on July 25 at the Jailbreak Brewery. The DO is designed to be smaller so that you’ll be able to network with all the attendees and presenters. Trevor also explained to me that there will be 5 slots opening up Monday. If you’re Read More

Today, I want to give you a little bit of what I learned from my accounting class and a tiny bit of supply chain, working capital. Emphasis below is mine. INVESTOPEDIA EXPLAINS ‘Working Capital’ If a company’s current assets do not exceed its current liabilities, then it may run into trouble paying back creditors in Read More