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Changes to My Credit Card Application Strategy
18 Jan. 2018
Changes to My Credit Card Application Strategy
The Haunting I’m officially spooked.  The recent news of shutdown from Chase has me more than worried.  At one point I was a little bunny nibbling on the grass in an open patch of lush green grass.  Then word of some large birds high above the area surfaced and some of my friends went missing.
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Why I Don’t Resell Gift Cards
13 Jan. 2018
Why I Don’t Resell Gift Cards
No More? I used to do some reselling on The Plastic Merchant (TPM) in the last couple of years, but have stopped doing so.  If I remember correctly, my reselling amounts weren’t heavy by any means, somewhere in the $5,000 to $10,000 per month range.  Even though I’m in semi-retirement from gift card reselling, it’s
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Why Travel Rewards Beat Cash Back
12 Jan. 2018
Why Travel Rewards Beat Cash Back
Show Me the Money? One of my main goals for the blog is to get people to be rewarded for their spend.  Paying with cash and debits cards doesn’t do that, but using a rewards card of some kind does.  It’s gotten to the point where I have a near physical reaction when I see
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Christmas Gifts From Amex?
30 Dec. 2017
Christmas Gifts From Amex?
Points Santa I received a couple of separate packages at my residence in the past week.  I had ordered a few small travel related products on Amazon, so at first I thought the packages might be those items.  When I looked at the package closer, each of them said “American Express” on them.   Shut
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Hawaii $374 Roundtrip booked! Only 20,000 Flexperks…
29 Dec. 2017
Hawaii $374 Roundtrip booked! Only 20,000 Flexperks…
The Big Chill The winter in the Midwest can be brutal, and with a recent cold snap that pushed through, I’ve been wanting to go somewhere warm and absorb some sun.   I’ve looked at winter flights casually, then this morning I found some nice flights to Hawaii and on my website no less!  More
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Meeting Randy Petersen
20 Dec. 2017
Meeting Randy Petersen
A Big Deal Indeed Some of you might not know much about Randy Peterson.  This is my 5th year in the points and miles hobby, and until recently, I didn’t have a large awareness of who he was either. Randy is the founder of Milepoint and FlyerTalk, founder/editor/publisher of InsideFlyer magazine and founder of the
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GCMall Again Selling Fee Free Visa GCs
19 Dec. 2017
GCMall Again Selling Fee Free Visa GCs
Another Opportunity for Cash + Points The deal just opened a few minutes ago:  Gift Card Mall is again selling 3% off Visa 5backs at below cost.  This is the second time this below cost promotion ran in just a few weeks, but keep in mind that quantities are limited.  This deal will sell out
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Fee Free Visa Gift Cards
7 Dec. 2017
Fee Free Visa Gift Cards
Opportunity for Cash + Points The deal just opened today:  3% off Visa 5backs at Giftcardmall.com.  Fine print says the promotion runs from December 7-9, but quantities are limited. These are debit cards with pins (last 4 digits of the card number) and give you 5% back when using at participating merchants.  The cards can
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