I was poking around UPromise and was surprised to find Kohl’s on the list  to receive cash back on gift card purchases because they have not been crediting gift card purchases with any cash back or points in the last few months. Here is the terms and conditions from UPromise: Kohl’s online department store carries Read More

The other day, I wrote about a credit card ripe for abuse. It wasn’t scaleable and was maxed to $240 a year. You also had to be a checking account customer and a few other hoops to jump through. There is a better deal if you know how to play the automated, small value transaction Read More

Hat tip to all the Boarding Area bloggers who posted about the current American Airline AAdvantage offer. You need to spend $200 to unlock the 1000 miles bonus. I won’t list out all the details, but you can gift card churn and buy the miles outright from this offer at 1.8 cents per mile. If Read More

Some readers know that I have a Chase Freedom Visa and a Chase Freedom Mastercard. I received a letter from Chase notifying me that they will replace my Freedom Mastercard with a Visa. What’s awesome is that I will get to keep the new Freedom Visa which means I’ll have two Freedoms at my disposal for Read More

Before I begin, I’d like to add that there are certain stores that will calculate the math of the product like $ per [unit of measurement]. The unit of measurement varies from ounces to pounds to piece, like a roll of paper towel. I love checking it out because it allows you to make the Read More

With the latest transfer partner additions to the Citi Thank You Points, I have been taking a serious look into Citi’s premium Thank You point earning cards that would allow me to transfer the points. Some of the changes that have been published to the Citi Prestige are: Travel Credit Companion Pass Free fourth night Airport Read More

Citizens Bank has released a credit card product called “Green$ense Platinum” which is a Mastercard. What makes this card very interesting is that instead of a percentage of your purchase becomes a reward, you earn cash back per transaction. You’d need to make 10 transactions first or that requirement is waived if you enroll in their Read More

Back in my hey day of gift card churning, I used to leverage Raise, Cardpool, and Plastic Jungle as well as credit card offers and buy points like a mad man. It was especially lucrative when Top Cash Back offered an extra 2.5% for any transaction at Plastic Jungle. Sadly, in April 2013, Plastic Jungle Read More

Deals come and go frequently that you must stay on your toes. It’s almost like the hi-tech industry. If you don’t keep up, your skills become ancient and you become obsolete. Big Habitat and Personal Finance Digest comb sites like Fat Wallet and Slick Deals to find time sensitive deals that could end at any given time for reselling Read More