The other day, I wrote about how I leave two cents on my prepaid cards and talked about using a point of sale system to automatically drain the card out. The commenters out there left some great feedback and inspired me to write this post. Let me begin that my method of manufactured spending is Read More
One More Plan That Did Not Go Right
I’m currently on a roll of plans not going as I wanted them to go. You can read about it: for the first one, my price match purchase and the second one about my new credit card. Today, I wanted to talk about the Chase Rewards Mall, formerly known as the Chase Ultimate Rewards Mall Read More
Check Your Bank Of America Card – Free Points With This Gift Card Churn
Bank Of America’s BankAmeriDeals is like American Express’ Sync Offers where you need to register for an offer before you use your credit card. I’m not sure when this was added to my account, so you should log in and check it out too. Bank Of America’s BankAmeriDeals has a Lowe’s opportunity where you will Read More
Why Your Point Transfers To Other Programs Take Certain Amounts Of Time
Last week, I wrote about retailer’s operations in both coupons and how their point of sales operate. Today, I wanted to quickly discuss point transfers. There’s many programs that interface with each other. I’ll quickly discuss the “big 3” as they are all very similar in processing. When I say “they are all,” I mean Read More
Another Plan That Did Not Go Accordingly
Last week, I wrote about my plan for a price match and how it didn’t quite go the way I wanted it to. Today, I want to let you know about my experience with a new credit card. A couple of weeks ago, I applied for the Best Buy credit card to play around with the Read More
Giveaway Winners!
Last week, I posted a giveaway and to just leave a comment on what you’d like to win. I have the winners! I will be reaching out to Shawn since he won the American Airlines Admirals Club passes. Reader Al won the Far Cry 4 download And by default, Kurt won the deck of cards. Thank you all Read More
My 3 Favorite Ways To Use An American Express Gift Card
American Express is tough to manufacture spend. It is not as tough as finding a good deal in New York City, that is the toughest. Using any American Express card or the good old American Express gift cards when we were able to earn cash back, is the most difficult because they lack a PIN Read More
Jump Through Some Hoops And Get A 2 Night Stay At Select Hyatt Properties
Saw this on Flyertalk where the original poster, catonis, wrote about a Rite Aid offer called “Happy You Year” and you can redeem for 2 nights at select Hyatts around the world. From Rite Aid on how it works: Step 1: Purchase participating products at Rite Aid or online at riteaid.com with your wellness+ card between Read More
Literally, My 2 Cents
I absolutely hate wasting money. I hate it even more when I make bone headed mistakes gift card churning. For a cyber Monday deal, there was a Panera deal where you buy $100 in gift cards, you’ll receive $20 back, and the going rate to sell was 80% back. I thought this is awesome! Free Read More
My Plan Didn’t Exactly Pan Out Like It Was Designed
Earlier this week, I wrote about using the best credit card for your purchases and not to worry about the warranty benefit. To recap, I purchased a Drobo device at TigerDirect for $699.99 through the Discover portal and calling in their customer service to price match the product. Reader Hua left a great comment in Read More