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As most of you know, I’m in Asia this week. I’m traveling with my family to Singapore, Bali, then on to Hong Kong. The trip has been amazing so far and I can’t say enough great things about the Conrad…
Before my trip to Asia this week, I decided to order $30,000 worth of Amex gift cards and unload them real quick. You know, to make the days before my trip slightly stressful so I can enjoy my vacation more.…
Here I am being a hypocrite, going back to churning Visa gift cards when I’ve said long ago I was done doing that. That’s the nature of the beast. The points and miles game is an addiction and I can’t…
For a few weeks now, I’ve been sharing my manufactured spending activities, which have mainly consisted of unloading Amex gift cards onto Target Prepaid RED (aka Redbird) and Amex for Target cards. With the 1.5% cash back earned from shopping…
After my previous successful manufactured spending spree, I wanted to keep the momentum going. So I ordered another $30,000 worth of American Express gift cards, which arrived two days later. This is the maximum amount I can unload this month,…
Last week I had over $20,000 worth of American Express gift cards to unload. Some were left over from March and the rest were recently purchased. Thanks to an abundance of Target Prepaid REDcard and Amex for Target cards, there…
When most of us cancel a credit card, it’s a simple process: We call an 800 number, the rep either tries to tempt us into keeping the card in exchange for extra miles or gladly fulfills our request (sometimes to…
It’s been a while since I’ve given an update on my manufactured spending activities (or anything else, really) so I thought now is as good a time as ever. Two weeks ago, my Google Wallet account was shut down. I’ve…
As of May 6, 2015 Redbird can no longer be loaded with credit cards or Amex gift cards. I’ve been getting lots of emails lately about whether I’ve had success loading my not-so-recently acquired Redbird. I picked up the card…
Last month, I decided to tag along on my sister’s work trip to Michigan. On the way back, we spent two nights in Seattle. Tired as we were, 36 hours wasn’t enough for us to see or do much. After…
