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Tag: Manufactured Spending

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(EXPIRED) VanillaGift.com: No fees on digital Visa gift cards with promo code LASTMINUTE23

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VanillaGift.com is running another sale that's waiving the purchase fees on Visa gift cards, this time when using the promo code LASTMINUTE23. The Deal Buy...
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(EXPIRED) 2.5x Membership Rewards or 2.5% cash back in-store at Safeway/Albertsons with Rakuten

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One of our favorite shopping portals, Rakuten, is back with a offer for holiday grocery shopping: 2.5% cash back or 2.5x Membership Rewards at...
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My buying group experiment: throwing in the towel, for now

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In early July, my wife, my son, and I all applied and were approved for new credit cards (see: 3 Inks approved again. 420K points...
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That time I left $3,000 in gift cards in my hotel room safe (on...

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Over the summer, I made a super bone-headed mistake: I checked out of a hotel and left medicine and more than $3,000 in Mastercard...
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My Buying Group Experiment: Day One Failures

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A couple of weeks ago, my wife, my son, and I all applied and were approved for new credit cards (see: 3 Inks approved...
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Using Buying Groups to Increase Credit Card Spend

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There are many reasons that you might want to increase credit card spend. You may need to meet minimum spend requirements on new credit...
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Best options for buying Visa and MasterCard gift cards

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Visa and Mastercard gift cards can be extremely useful tools to maximize rewards on credit card spend.  These cards are sold both in fixed...
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Finding the hidden secrets of credit card spending (on Nick’s mind)

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Tim published a post last week in which he mentioned in passing that he spends a lot of money at office supply stores. A...
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Simon Mall struggling with delivery delays on gift cards (up to two weeks or...

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Simon Mall recently sent out an e-mail apologizing to customers for extended shipping delays on Visa Gift Cards.  The letter blamed a combination of...
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Judge Rules Some Credit Card Rewards-Earning Activity Is Taxable

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There's a tax ruling which will be of interest for anyone who manufactures spend (and even those who don't) as the IRS was trying...
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(EXPIRED) 5x Online: Fee-free $100 Mastercard GCs at Staples.com

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Staples.com is once again offering fee-free $100 Mastercard Gift Cards right now. The maximum is 2 cards per account, but this is still a...
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Walmart Policy Memo: “That activity should be stopped”

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The points & miles world is abuzz with talk about a memo titled "Manufactured Spending Policy" that reportedly went out to Walmart employees.  The...
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Many Problems Reported On MetaBank Visa Gift Cards (Simon, Staples & Others)

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There have been numerous reports in the past few days of issues surrounding the liquidation of Visa gift cards. All the initial chatter seemed to...
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Simon Mall Online Orders Now Require In-Mall Purchase First

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Simon Mall has sent an email to some customers who've purchased Visa gift cards online advising that their accounts are temporarily suspended until they...

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