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Ariana Arghandewal

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FREE manufactured spending: Staples Visa gift card sale ends Saturday!

If you have a Chase Ink card, this is going to be a productive weekend for you. Staples has been running a $0 fee sale on Visa gift cards all week long. The sale ends Saturday, May 11. Staples sells…

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Credit cards that offer FREE Global Entry + TSA PreCheck

Whether you’re a frequent traveler or not, free Global Entry from credit cards can make a significant difference in your travel experience. If you’re approved as part of this trusted traveler program, you can enjoy an expedited customs experience. An…

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Why I’m no longer using Kiva to earn points and miles

Kiva has long been a popular manufactured spending tool. With a 97% repayment rate, lots of travel hackers use the platform to meet credit card spending requirements while doing something good for the world. Last year, I generated $2,000 worth…

Simon Mall Visa Gift Cards 5 Percent Cash Back

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My week in manufactured spending: 26,145 points + $4.84 cash back

So much for writing a weekly manufactured spending report! At some point last month, I got overwhelmed with non-blogging stuff and decided to skip my weekly posts altogether. Keeping in mind that I had a reputation to uphold, I did…

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My month in manufactured spending: March 2019

I had set a pretty feasible manufactured spending goal for March, yet I ended up falling significantly short. It didn’t help that my website was down for a full week. I got very little gift card churning done and fell behind.…

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Review: Hera Cave Suites Cappadocia

Our stay at the Hera Cave Suites Cappadocia was a last minute decision. We weren’t sure where we were going after my cousin’s wedding in Istanbul, so we picked Cappadocia. I booked the Hera Cave Suites in the lobby right…

Manufactured spending resources can help you earn more points via gift card churning

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My week in manufactured spending: 21,801 points and $69.47 cash

I realize this post is way late, but as you may have been aware, the site was down most of the week. You can thank GoDaddy for that. Their motto? “When your website goes down, so does our call center.”…

Hilton Gold vs. Diamond status can mean the difference between a room upgrade a penthouse suite like this one

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Why I don’t care about travel anymore

Most people in this hobby have seen Up in the Air and fantasized about being Ryan Bingham. I didn’t care how the movie ended and what the moral of the story was. When I saw it eight years ago, my…

My embarrassing week in manufactured spending

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My week in manufactured spending: 12,141 points and $16.11 cash back

This is going to be a short one. After a pretty great start two weeks ago, my manufactured spending progress took a nosedive. Last week was insanely busy and I just didn’t get around to placing many gift card orders. I…

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Amex Hilton Aspire free weekend night arrives early + 20,000 bonus points

I recently met the Amex Hilton Aspire spending requirement, which was quite a feat without manufactured spending. But what surprised me were two 20,000 point bonuses and a free “annual weekend night” I received. It all came out of left…

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