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Last year, I outlined some mistakes to avoid when manufactured spending, one of which was “not being discreet (i.e. don’t tell cashiers what you’re doing). I’m beginning to reevaluate this stance based on some recent experiences. For example, I’ve heard…
I visited my sister last week and it was a very good trip. Not only because I got to spend time with her and my nieces, but it was productive in terms of manufactured spending. I unloaded a ton of…
It’s been a bad week for many folks who had their Serve and Bluebird accounts shut down. As I previously explained, I don’t think this news is quite as terrible as everyone is making it out to be. There are…
Yesterday’s news of the mass shutdowns of Amex Bluebird and Serve prepaid cards came as a shock to many people. There were no quiet rumblings, in-store memos, or signs of trouble like when Vanilla Reloads and Redbird went down. It…
I woke up today, well past noon, from a Nyquil induced sleep to some terrible news: Both the American Express Bluebird and Serve prepaid cards are dead as far as manufactured spending goes. Several readers got email notices that their…
I hope all of you had a great New Year’s Eve. I spent mine at the Hyatt Regency San Francisco, which has the absolute best views of the fireworks display in the city. I’m not a fan of standing out in…
If you’re a regular manufactured spender, chances are you have a route: A list of stores where you buy or unload gift cards, mapped out in an efficient way, saving you time and gas when hopping from store to store. The way…
A lot has changed on the manufactured spending front in the past year. Target stopped accepting gift cards and credit cards for Redbird loads, shopping portals stopped offering cash back on American Express gift card denominations over $200. At the…
Update 12/9/15 @ 3:15 PM: The $10 off coupon is in fact valid on just one purchase per account. I picked up a $500 Visa gift card at Safeway today. The $10 discount was applied right at the register after…
Before going on a downhill spiral, my week started off on a positive note with news that Office Max was offering discounts on Visa gift card purchases. I went to the nearest Office Max store, where all they had left were four…
