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It’s been a while since I’ve written a monthly summary of my manufactured spending activities. In the past, I’ve waited until the end of the month before reviewing all my notes and summarizing how many points I earned and what…
Up until this point, I thought of Citi Price Rewind as a nice marketing bullet point that probably didn’t work or wasn’t worth the effort. Either way, I probably wouldn’t use it since I rarely make purchases big enough to…
I haven’t kept tedious notes, but last year I earned over 600,000 miles and points. Because I work a 9-5 job now, I had to cut way back on my manufactured spending. Since The Plastic Merchant bit the dust, I…
Yazing recently announced that they would begin taking a 10% fee on all portal payouts, starting March 2019. Reader Tariq forwarded me the following email from Yazing: Dear Valued Yazing Members, The goal with Yazing is to continue to grow…
While lazily trying to finalize destinations, for a summer trip starting in 3 weeks, the procrastination gave an opportunity for my mind to wander and a question formulated. If I could return to only three places, knowing it was the…
When Walmart implemented a new money order policy, I pretty much threw in the towel. The process had become way too tedious and not worth the hassle. So I decided to give up on gift card churning and shift my…
It’s always when I return from vacation that I feel obligated to clean house. My recent trip to Turkey was no exception. I had only taken four credit cards with me and when I got back and had to reorganize…
Those of you who follow me on social media are probably aware that about three weeks ago I went on my “last” Walmart money order run. Several readers reached out afterwards, asking if I’m really done with manufactured spending. For…
I guess this story could be summed up in a 140 character tweet, but it’s the most exciting thing that happened on this trip, so I’m coming out of blogging hibernation to share it. I was in Turkey over the…
The other day I came across an ad for the Amex Business Platinum card and applied on behalf of my dad. He’s never had it before and the sign-up bonus was 100,000 points. The down side? The spending requirement is…
