Shopify has launched a rewards program called ‘Shop Cash’. Users will earn 1% back in Shop Cash on purchases made through the Shopify app. Shop Cash can then be redeemed for purchases on the Shopify App. I actually like this... Read More →
Category - Misc
Lyft Pink Changes (5% Off Standard Rides, Roadside Assistance Removed)
Lyft has announced some changes to Lyft Pink: Member-exclusive pricing now includes 5% off standard rides Starting June 30, 2023 roadside assistance will no longer be offered Hat tip to CericRushmore Read More →
Bilt Changes Terms To Limit To One Rent Payment Per 30 Day Period
Bilt made some changes to ‘BILT SERVICES TERMS OF USE‘, eagle eyed reader David points out the following change (emphasis ours): You acknowledge that Bilt has a policy whereby it may hard reject (i) any individual rent... Read More →
Major Changes To How Medical Debt Is Reported On Credit Reports
Update 5/15/23: Medical debt under $500 has now been removed from reports as of April 11, 2023. Hat tip to Point A Card The three main consumer credit reporting agencies (Experian, Equifax & TransUnion) have agreed to make changes... Read More →
Chase Announces Access Rules For Chase Sapphire Lounges
Chase will open the Chase Sapphire Boston Lounge on May 16. As part of this they have announced some unique access rules for the lounge, previously it was through anybody with Priority Pass would be able to access these lounges. The... Read More →
(Update) TurboTax To Pay Out $141M To Customers Who Used Their ‘Free’ Tax Filing Service
(Update 5/10/23: Checks are soon going out, per CNN) TurboTax from Intuit has agreed to pay out $141 million to millions of customers who used the ‘free’ filing service, yet ended up having to pay for the service. The... Read More →
Priority Pass Adds More ‘Be Relax’ Spas (14 In Total)
Update 4/21/23: Two new locations have been added to Toronto Airport. Hat tip to OMaaT Priority Pass had previously added five ‘Be Relax’ Airport spas (San Diego & Detroit, DFW, DTW & LAX). There are now a total of... Read More →
Hyatt Announces New Brand ‘Hyatt Studios’, 100 Properties Planned
Hyatt has announced a new brand called ‘Hyatt Studios‘. Hyatt describes it as the ‘first upper-midscale brand in the Americas’. Hyatt has signed letters of interest from developers for more than 100 new... Read More →
[YMMV] Google Accidentally Deposits Money Into Google Pay Accounts, Users To Keep Funds
Google has accidentally deposited money into some users Google Pay accounts. The deposits have come through as Google Pay rewards and range from $10 – $1,000 and the message reads ‘dogfooding the Google Pay Remittance... Read More →
JUUL $255 Million Class Action Settlement
JUUL has denied any wrong doing but has agreed to a $255 million class action settlement over claims that the products were unlawfully targeted at minors and didn’t provide accurate information regarding the addictiveness and... Read More →
Walmart+ Now Includes Free Returns From Home
Walmart+ now includes free returns from home. When you use this benefit Walmart gives you a time window that somebody will pick the item up from your home, the person picking up the item then scans your phone during pickup to... Read More →
Brex Devalues Reward Points By 40% With No Notice
Brex has devalued reward points by 40% without any notice at all. Previously points were worth 1¢ per point and could be transferring to travel partners at a 1:1 rate. You now get 0.6¢ per point or can transfer 1,670 Brex points for... Read More →
Amazon To Sunset ‘Order History Reports’ After March 20th
A few months ago, I bumped into an interesting option on Amazon to show your historical order history in spreadsheet form. Direct link (affiliate link here and below). Sadly, a reader noticed that this option is going away on March 20... Read More →
Bakkt Closing App, Converting To ‘Web Experience’
Bakkt has announced that on March 15, 2023 the Bakkt app will be shutting down. An e-mail has been sent out to users that have linked their Wyndham account stating: Because you’ve linked your Wyndham Rewards account to the Bakkt® app... Read More →
Google Chrome To Offer Ability To Create Virtual Credit Cards
Update 2/7/23: Now works on American Express cards. According to 9to5google Google Chrome will soon add the ability to create and manage virtual credit cards. Google is working directly with credit card payment networks (Visa... Read More →