As of 8/21/15 BeFrugal has implemented the same $200 limit on Amex gift cards as Top Cash Back Reader Jeff brought this to my attention: TopCashBack is currently offering 2.25% cash back on American Express business gift cards. The bad news is that they’re now limiting cash back to gift cards […]
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Skip Black Friday for better deals and more points
It’s that time of year again to eat ridiculous amounts of turkey and then stand in line outside of Walmart all night long to score a $10 DVD player (that reference may be a bit dated – which discounted electronics are people trampling each other for these days?). If you’re […]
Highest cash back portal payouts on hotel bookings
With hotel rewards programs offering discounts and bonus points on paid stays, it’s a great time to book a year-end vacation. Aside from the great deals to be had, there are also some generous cash back portal deals that are worth stacking them with. Many of them exclude certain brands […]
24 hours only! 2% Cash back on Amex gift cards from Big Crumbs
Last week, Big Crumbs announced via email that they would be increasing the cash back payout on American Express gift cards. At the time, Big Crumbs was offering 1.5% cash back. I predicted they would be increasing it to 2%, and I was right! It’s only half of the big […]
Big Crumbs increasing cash back on Amex gift cards
By now, you’re all well aware that TopCashBack and Big Crumbs have resumed offering cash back on American Express gift cards. Not satisfied with paying out the same 1.5% cash back payout as TCB, Big Crumbs has announced increased cash back on American Express gift cards. No word yet on how […]
TopCashBack offers 1.5% cash back on American Express gift cards!
TopCashBack is once again offering cash back on American Express gift cards! 1.5% to be exact. Earlier this month, every shopping portal removed American Express gift cards from the lineup. It was a pretty big deal, since it knocked down $10,000 in monthly profitable manufactured spending. AAnyway there’s no telling […]
Plink app shuts down without notice
This isn’t quite as devastating as the news that Amazon Payments is shutting down, but it’s a loss nonetheless: The shopping app Plink has closed it’s doors without so much as a warning. I got an email at 5:00 PM today in my antiquated Yahoo email account, letting me know […]
Shopping portals pull American Express gift cards
I’m in the midst of wrapping up my $82,000 manufactured spending challenge and hit a brick wall today. It appears every shopping portal has pulled American Express gift cards. In addition to searching Cashbackmonitor and Cashbackholic, every major portal (cash back and otherwise) lists American Express Gift Cards but does […]
My SwagBucks points finally posted!
One of the most frustrating parts of using shopping portals for manufactured spending is waiting for the payout. I love the Alaska shopping portal because points usually post within 3 weeks. I wish that were the case for cash back portals. Back in April, I wrote about how you could […]
Big Crumbs: No more fee-waiving codes for Amex gift cards
Reader Tim forwarded an email he got from Big Crumbs, and it’s bad news for Amex gift card churners. Starting today, Big Crumbs will no longer offer coupon codes for American Express gift cards. In the past, members shopping through Big Crumbs could get either card fees or shipping waived […]