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I recently left my job of two years and among other stressful things, it’s been a tough couple of months. I didn’t realize how badly leaving my job would affect me until I drove home on my last day. Expecting…
When I started writing again several months ago I was fascinated with the concept of adding an app to my cell phone, linking my credit card once and getting paid every time I used that card at a participating merchant.…
When American Express implemented a new policy to stop issuing points on gift card purchases (mainly at Simon and possibly GiftCardMall), a lot of people tossed out their Marriott Bonvoy cards. Thee new Marriott Bonvoy program has had its issues,…
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American Express is tightening down on gift card purchases. We’ve thankfully finished our 4X at grocery stores with Amex Gold,Dosh has disappeared at Kroger and I’ve found my bottom limit on available manufactured spending. I could still do Dosh for…
I’ve got the Citi Double Cash card and for the most part, it just sits in the sock drawer. I can do better on non-bonus category spend with my BofA Travel Rewards card at 2.625% on travel credits. And my…
We, by “we” I mean family members of mine, just scored on a Barclay AAdvantage Aviator Red Card with no first-year fee and only one purchase required. I could not participate as I’ve overloaded on Barclays cards. But my son scored the…
I’ve been getting reports from readers who think they’ve been banned by Moneygram from buying money orders at Walmart. Apparently frequent churners have been getting “transaction could not be completed” messages when attempting to buy money orders. This usually happens…
It’s 2 A.M. and I’m yelling at a stranger in the Etihad business class lounge at Abu Dhabi Airport. I’ve just dozed off when the Ted Danson look-alike, who had been pushing his luck in the last hour with his…
Earlier this week I recapped my credit card holdings and was able to reconfirm about 24 open cards (Experian says 27?) and scores in the 777 range. It was also interesting to find my oldest card is 17 years old…
It’s time of year again to reevaluate the credit cards in my wallet. I keep a spreadsheet with all of my credit cards and their various statement closing, due, and annual fee dates. A bunch of them are either approaching an anniversary…
