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This past weekend, after committing to drive my sister to a debate competition an hour away (and failing to get out of it), I found myself in a strip mall infested part of Stockton, CA. The road there was littered…
As of April 1, 2015 Vanilla Reload cards are no longer available for purchase Recently I outlined the basics of manufactured spending, including the key reload/prepaid cards involved and methods of unloading them. In this post, I’m going to expand…
I stopped by my local Office Max today and came across a pretty great promotion on MasterCard gift cards: Get $20 off when you purchase $300 worth of MasterCard gift cards. The store was selling these gift cards in $100…
I’ve had many hobbies: Travel, reading, writing, drawing (I know, it sounds like the hobbies get more and more boring). All of these things have given me a sense of calm and serenity. Chasing points, on the other hand, gives…
By now you’ve heard the news: BlueBird is no longer charging $2 fees on online debit reloads. These loads are limited to $100 per day/$1,000 per month, so you’re looking at 500-1,000 miles depending on the card you’re using. If…
I walked into my local Safeway yesterday and came across a great new promotion: Through October 8, buy a $100 Visa or Mastercard giftcard and get $10 off your next shopping visit. This isn’t a straight $10 discount, but considering most…
This weekend I came away with a nice stash of points. I spent Saturday driving to Daly City, where I had absolutely zero luck at every CVS/711 store I stopped in. I didn’t feel like driving into San Francisco to…
UPDATE: Shopkick is no longer offering kicks for spend. The option to earn kicks for scans and walk-ins is still available. A few weeks ago I wrote about how to meet $40,000 in spending requirements next month. In it, I…
Jaws drop when I tell people I generate $40,000 in manufactured spending each month. For newbies this sum is unfathomable. For a seasoned vet, this is a drop in the bucket. With new prepaid cards popping up every month, it’s…
Browsing the giftcard rack at my local Safeway store recently, I came across a new type of prepaid card on the market: Green Dot Cash Reload. They were stacked next to the Green Dot prepaid cards. Green Dot Cash Reloads…
