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The days of free manufactured spending are indeed over and the cost of accruing points and miles can be substantial. At the moment, some of the credit cards I’m using to earn miles don’t earn category bonuses, which can really…
This year, I’ve probably done more manufactured spending than ever. Even back in the day when I could walk across the street from my office to CVS and buy $5,000 worth of Vanilla Reloads per day, I don’t think I…
Update: I’ve adjusted this post to reflect the fact that the cash back rate hasn’t increased for GiftCards.com but rather GiftCardMall.com. Yesterday I wrote about finally receiving my first cash back payout from iConsumer, which took about four months. Some people commented…
Few things in this hobby get people quite as riled up as bloggers monetizing their blogs, talking to the media, killing deals, or just existing. Despite being on the receiving end of a healthy amount of vitriol, I don’t understand it.…
It wasn’t that long ago that gift card churning was not only free but profitable. Cash back portals would offer upwards of 4% cash back on American Express gift card orders, which not only wiped away all the fees associated…
I hope you guys had a great weekend. I had my share of free time, having taken the past two weeks off. That being said, I haven’t been slacking on the manufactured spending front (just writing about it). If you’ve been…
Update: As of March 31, 2016 Giftcards.com has re-activated their affiliate links. Don’t worry, this isn’t the grim reaper making another appearance. I got a message from Adam Viener, founder of Yazing, that Giftcards.com has temporarily deactivated their affiliate tracking…
Someone on Twitter once called me the Grim Reaper of manufactured spending – I really hope that’s not the case here. Gloria from Southern California sent me an email a few days ago saying her local Walmart discontinued split payments…
I started using Yazing to earn cash back at Giftcards.com back in February. At the time, I wasn’t sure if Yazing was legitimate. Their lack of a member dashboard gave me doubts about whether I’d even get the 2% cash…
I took most of last week off after having a very productive weekend. I figured I had all the miles I needed at the moment and focused my efforts on redemption ideas (the AAdvantage devaluation is happening tomorrow, so you might…
