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Credit Cards on the Chopping Block
At the end of each year, I like to de-clutter and get rid of as much stuff as possible – that includes credit cards. I’ve added quite a few cards to my wallet this year, thanks to some generous...
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Two More Reasons to Choose Barclay Aviator Red Over Citi AAdvantage Platinum
Photo credit: Aero Icarus / Foter / CC BY-NC-SA Last month, I expressed my intention to cancel my Citi AAdvantage Platinum card, among a few other cards. I’ve had way too many security issues with Citi...
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10% Redemption Bonus from the Barclay AAdvantage Aviator Red Card Already...
I received an email from Barclay recently, notifying me that my new Barclay AAdvantage Aviator Red credit card would arrive in April. The rebranded card already appears in place of my old US Airways...
View ArticleHacking Hilton Diamond Status: Award Night Mattress Running vs. Credit Card...
Hilton HHonors is one of the few hotel rewards programs that not only count award nights towards elite status, but allows members to earn top-tier status through credit card spending alone. Earning...
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Points and Miles Checklist: Things To Do in July
This post is about a week late but better late than never, right? I love clichés that make it ok to skip out on your responsibilities sometimes. If someone had taught this line to Allen Iverson, he may...
View ArticleEarning Miles on Tax Payments
I just got an email from the guy that does my taxes and it makes me wish I lived in Switzerland, because it might just be cheaper and they have better chocolate. If you find yourself owing taxes this...
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Travel Hacking From Abroad
Most of my readers are based in the U.S., but every once in a while I’ll get an email from an American living abroad who wants to know how to continue earning points and miles while away from home. I’m...
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The Cheapest Way to Book a Disney Cruise with Points
It’s been a while since I’ve watched the Travel Channel, but a few years ago they were running a constant stream of shows about cruising. One focused on Disney Cruises, which looked really fun – even...
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50,000 Point Chase Hyatt Visa: Better Than Two Free Nights?
Chase has been sending out targeted offers for the Hyatt Visa Signature Credit Card: 50,000 Gold Passport points after $1,000 spent within 3 months. The current public offer for this card offers two...
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Targeted: 60,000 Mile Sign-up Bonus for the Citi Platinum AAdvantage Card
If you’re thinking of picking up the Citi Platinum AAdvantage card, you might want to check the mail for a targeted offer. My little sister (who is just 18 years old) got an offer in the mail for...
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My Week in Manufactured Spending: Can You Hear the Crickets?
I didn’t post about my manufactured spending activities last week because there were none. My stack of Visa gift cards is getting smaller and I just finished up my latest Walmart run this past weekend....
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Year-End Checklist: Annual Credit Card Spending Bonuses
We’re less than 30 days away from the end of the year, which means it’s time to rev up spending on our credit cards – at least the ones that offer annual spending bonuses. With all the year-end sales...
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Citi AAdvantage Executive Card Improves Admirals Club Benefit
One of the benefits of the Citi AAdvantage Executive World Elite Mastercard is Admirals Club Lounge membership, which normally costs $400 – 500 per year for new members. Starting today, Citi is...
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My Week in Manufactured Spending: More Shutdowns and New Sources
My week started on Tuesday, when I picked up a $500 Visa gift card at a local Safeway store after hearing rumors of Safeway pulling Visa gift cards off the shelves. The transaction went smoothly and I...
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How To Cash Out $40,000 Worth of Money Orders
One of the questions I get asked the most about manufactured spending is how I manage to cash out so many money orders. While I’ve been churning pretty low numbers for the past few months, things have...
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My Week in Manufactured Spending: January Wrap-Up
If you didn’t visit the blog last week, don’t worry you didn’t miss much (other than a Watts Riot-type situation). Thank you to all the readers who emailed, DM’d, and left comments on various posts –...
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My Week in Manufactured Spending: Post-Canada Edition
Update: iConsumer has lowered their Giftcards.com payout to 0.8% cash back. There’s nothing like a trip to Canada to make you appreciate what you have back home (I don’t care that they have universal...
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5 Reasons to Get the 100,000 Point Hilton HHonors Surpass Card
Hilton fans rejoice because American Express has increased the sign-up bonus on both the Hilton HHonors Surpass Card and the Hilton HHonors Card from American Express by 20,000+ points. No that wasn’t...
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Credit Cards I’m Currently Using for Manufactured Spending
This year, I’ve probably done more manufactured spending than ever. Even back in the day when I could walk across the street from my office to CVS and buy $5,000 worth of Vanilla Reloads per day, I...
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Flying Blue is Now a Chase Ultimate Rewards Transfer Partner
Here’s some unexpectedly good news for the day: Chase has just added Air France/KLM Flying Blue as an Ultimate Rewards transfer partner. Why is this good news? For starters, Ultimate Rewards needed a...
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