A while ago, I asked TopCashBack if purchasing through TCB and using Office Max would be eligible for cash back as they offered up to 6% back on a purchase. Here was the response:   Thanks for getting in touch. I have taken a look into this further for you and can see that cash back Read More

In my post PayPal My Cash & eBay Bucks, I mentioned of purchasing gift cards at 20% off. I hit a snafu. One purchase was $40 value in which I paid $32. I received two cards, one $10 and one $20 card for $30. I have messaged the seller and we will see what happens. Thankfully Read More

In the coming days, I have a series of posts on gift card churning for you to read. I was enlightened after funding my PayPal account with a My Cash and needed ways to remove the money from the account. I figured eBay was the best route to do that. Previously, my gift card churning Read More

The other day I tried to load my Serve card and was prompted with: You have the following errors. We are unable to complete your request at this time. Beginning Feb 6, 2013 Serve card activation is required for all new customers to add money using a debit card, credit card, or bank account. If Read More

I’m not sure what possessed me the other day to purchase a PayPal My Cash, but I did. I used my Chase Freedom and purchased the card. The mistake with using that was card I am not trying to fulfill the minimum spend. Another mistake is that I did not know that funding PayPal with Read More

Yesterday, I posted Bluebird Problems? and my worst fear was some sort of shut down. I called the number, 1 800 660 2454, today and did not even hear the phone ring because it was picked up immediately. Someone answered the phone and identified it was Bluebird Account Services. She spoke clear English with a Southern accent Read More

I have had the Bluebird since late October of 2012. I barely take the Bluebird out of the house unless I take it to Walmart to load. My difficulties finding Vanilla Reloads makes me load the Bluebird at a $1000 each visit to Walmart. My records indicate that I have purchased eight Vanilla Reloads and $4800 Read More

UPDATE: I had written this before needing to call American Express about my Bluebird… will post a follow up on my Bluebird account. UPDATE 2: AMEX just needed to verify my identity It’s been a few months having both the American Express Bluebird and Serve. I do not use the Serve too much as I Read More

The last two times prior to my most recent visit to CVS to purchase a Vanilla Reload my transaction had to be limited at $500. Fortunately, the first time this happened, in Staten Island, the friendly cashier said she’d break my transaction into two. The second time for the $500 limit, the shift supervisor had Read More