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It’s been another low key week in manufactured spending. No $23,500 gift card churning feats or Redbird drama. It’s partly because I haven’t had the time to churn out big numbers like I used to. Whenever the opportunity presents itself,…
After taking a break from gift card churning the week before last, I picked things up again. Now that American Express gift cards are out of the picture, I’ve been buying Visa and Mastercard gift cards directly with a mile-earning…
Unfortunately, it appears that way. I’m in Roseville, CA for the day and thought I’d take the opportunity to churn a few gift cards. This has been an ms-friendly town – one of the deciding factors in my plan to…
How many Walmart employees does it take to print a money order? One to do it and three others to stand around and watch while the line gets longer. That’s what happened last week when I went to a local…
Last week I wrote about how you can still earn cash back on $2,000 American Express gift cards, primarily through the Extrabux cash back portal. In the post, I recommended taking screenshots of the entire transaction in case it wasn’t…
Update: I’ve corrected the post. A reader pointed out that Paypal Business Debit transactions don’t qualify for 1% cash back. I misread the cash back amount on my recent PayPal statement and was under the impression that debit transactions did,…
Update: It seems Extrabux hasn’t been paying out on Amex gift card purchases, despite what their terms state. I’ve been getting a lot of comments about my American Express gift card buying habit from readers, who are under the impression…
I started the week with a trip to a college town where I always get a lot of churning done. It is, after all, The Pudding Guy’s territory (you know you’ve made it in to the ms hall of fame…
It’s been a very effortless week of manufactured spending. A new CVS opened up in a convenient location last week and I’ve been going over there for my Visa gift card fix ever since. A new sushi buffet also opened…
This hobby can breed greed and selfishness sometimes. I’m certainly among those who might go a little too far when it comes to earning points and miles, but I do try to think of others – whether it comes to…
