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Plastiq MasterCard bill payment fee now 2.5%

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Plastiq is an online bill payment service that lets you pay almost all of your bills by credit card.  Plastiq's standard fee for credit card payments is 2.5%, but for quite a while they've...
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Quick Tip: eBay Bucks Devalued Down to 1%

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An announcement of some major changes to eBay Bucks including the halving of awards earned.
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Quick Tip: Portals no longer working for Sears gift card reloads

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I had previously reported (here and here) that it was possible to earn portal cash back when reloading Sears gift cards.  A number of readers have since reported that, as of December 12th or...
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Last call for Quick Deal author applicants

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Last week I posted a job opening at Frequent Miler (see: Help Wanted).  I've already received many great looking applications, and now I need to sort through them!  In order to give each application...
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Convert Virgin Points to Alaska, Book Virgin Flights with Alaska & 10K Free Miles...

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Alaska Airlines is giving almost everyone 10,000 free miles plus you can now book Virgin flights with Alaska miles and convert your Virgin points as well.
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Retraction: 1800Flowers 1 month free shipping trick might not work

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Yesterday I published "30X Amtrak at 1800Flowers. Here’s why that’s a great deal…"  In that post I showed how to get a fantastic point rebate from 1800Flowers, with the caveat that you have get...
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[EXPIRED] Today Only: Amazon offering $8.62 off $50. Works with non-Amazon gift cards!

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This is a nice deal if you buy exactly $50 worth of stuff.  You should be able to buy $50 by-mail gift cards to Starbucks, Whole Foods, Southwest, Airbnb, Hotels.com, etc.  $8.62 off $50...
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Singapore Airlines Award Chart Changes: more miles, no fuel surcharges

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Singapore Airlines has announced upcoming changes to their award chart. While award chart changes typically mean huge devaluations that result in award prices skyrocketing, this change isn't all bad depending on how you value...
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Improved Priority Pass already rolling out with Amex Platinum

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In the excitement disappointment over the new Amex Platinum card benefits, one new key benefit has slipped in with little fanfare: an improvement in the Amex Platinum Priority Pass offering. Priority Pass covers a network of...
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Amex Enhanced Business Platinum Changes coming – 5X Airfare through AmexTravel

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Update: This post includes offers that were valid at the time of publication, but have since expired. Please click here to see the best offers currently available. Via View from the Wing, there are some reported...
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Can you split payment for Alaska Airlines companion fare?

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Arguably the most valuable benefit of the Bank of America Alaska Airlines Visa cards is the annual companion fare. This discount code allows the cardholder to add a companion to a reservation for just $99...
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JetBlue no longer offers 3X for buying Amazon.com gift cards

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JetBlue offers 3X points for starting at their site and clicking through to make purchases at Amazon.com.  That still works for most purchases, but apparently will no longer work for buying Amazon.com gift cards. As...
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Free MLB TV with T-Mobile Tuesday

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Each Tuesday, T-Mobile offers freebies to customers through a promotion called T-Mobile Tuesdays. This customer-appreciation promotion is open to all subscribers -- whether on prepaid or postpaid service -- and provides a few freebies each...
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Update on 5k mile SAS + Hertz rental car promotion

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Update: Hertz has changed the terms of this promotion, requiring a minimum rental of 3 days within the US and Canada. Read more about this here. The other day, we wrote about a promotion being...

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