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A few newbies recently asked me why I buy Visa gift cards from GiftCardMall in $1,500 increments. After all, GiftCardMall has a daily $10,000 purchase limit with fees. Why stick to multiple orders of $1,500? Mostly for cheapskate reasons. GiftCardMall…
Since the GiftCardMall hack a few weeks ago, I’ve steered clear of ordering gift cards from the site. A few readers have reported that they’ve ordered gift cards from GiftCardMall over the last week or two and have not had…
Remember the GiftCardMall credit card fraud I wrote about two weeks ago? It affected several credit cards I’d used at GiftCardMall, including ones issued by Chase, Citi and American Express. In each case, I called the credit card company to…
Plastiq is reducing its fee to 1.5% this month! That’s pretty great news if you’re trying to meet credit card spending requirements or looking to earn some extra miles without manufactured spending. Normally, Plastiq charges a 2.5% fee, so this…
It’s been a year since The Plastic Merchant crashed and burned. Many people lost thousands of dollars in gift cards that they sold to The Plastic Merchant but never got paid for. I was doing site clean-up the other day…
Emirates is one of the top airlines in the world, with its award-winning business and first class cabins. A one-way Emirates business class ticket between San Francisco and Dubai normally costs $3200. But did you know you can upgrade to…
Manufactured spending has many risks: Banks can shut down your credit cards at any moment. You could accrue interest fees and take a credit score hit if you’re not paying your cards off on time. You could even lose out…
It’s back! Simon Mall is running their $1 off Visa gift card promotion again and we all need this right now. With GiftCardMall temporarily out of the picture (unless you’re ok with your credit cards being compromised), I’ve been looking…
By now, you’ve all heard about the massive credit card fraud that is (allegedly) tied to GiftCardMall purchases. Pretty much all of the credit cards I used at GiftCardMall got hacked…to the tune of $2936.36. Yes, someone had a fun…
Thank you to all who participated in last week’s giveaway. I got a lot of great content suggestions and I hope you all had fun with your entries. The winners of each contest were chosen via random.org, with the exception…
