I’ve long advocated using Paypal shipping labels at paypal.com/shipnow as a way to cheaply ship light-weight items (up to 13 oz). It’s useful for shipping gift cards, as well as reselling small items and just everyday living... Read More →
Author - Chuck
Gift Card Deals: Save on Dunkin Donuts, CVS, Cabela’s, Gap
Visa Checkout – Dunkin Donuts Deal Direct Link A new Visa Checkout deal popped up to load $25 on your Dunkin Donuts DD Card and get a free $10 additional added when paying with Visa Checkout. Expires 2/7/16. Valid when loading a... Read More →
Downgrading Citigold Checking Account to Basic
We noted that you should be downgrading your Citigold checking package, and not cancelling it directly, due to the $30 fee that may hit even after the account is closed and cause the closed account to go on as overdrawn. See PSA: Don’t... Read More →
Amex Offer Credit Not Posting, What to Do?
[Originally posted on 3/20/15, updated and reposted 1/18/16] We often write about Amex Offers (see our introduction to Amex Offers here), but what do you do if the credit doesn’t post as expected? First, how fast is the credit... Read More →
Netspend Allows Savings Account without Direct-Deposit/Upgrade
Multiple readers report that some of the Netspend cards now allow opening the savings account to get 5% interest without the need to first ‘Upgrade’ the account the account with a $500 direct deposit. This is especially... Read More →
Now Live: New Amazon Prime Membership for Just $73 (1/15-1/17 )
The Offer Direct Link Amazon is offering a discount on their Prime membership – new members can buy Prime for just $73, reduced from the regular price of $99 Offer will run until midnight local time on 1/17 The offer was supposed... Read More →
#Amextravel100 Save $100 on $600 Hotel Booking via AmexTravel + Twitter is Working
The Offer A new offer is popping up in Amex logins, and this one has a Twitter hashtag as well #Amextravel100. Get a one-time $100 statement credit by using your registered Card to make a single purchase of $600 or more for a prepaid... Read More →
Amex Costco Cardholders Transition Offers + No Hard Pull
American Express co-branded Costco will transition over to Visa cards in mid-2016 and Amex is offering bonuses to try retaining those cardholders. The new Visa card will come automatically and the Amex Costco card will be closed... Read More →
[Expired] $100 eBay Gift Card for $95 + 5x
The Offer Purchase $100 eBay e-gift card for just $95 from Paypal Digital Gifts on eBay. Limit 1. Stacking the Deal 5% off eBay is nice; what’s even better is that you can pay with the Chase INK card and that has been working to get 5x... Read More →
Giant/Stop-&-Shop: 5x Fuel Points on eBay Gift Cards
The Offer Giant Linky, Stop&Shop Linky (page 6) Purchase eBay gift cards at Stop&Shop or Giant and receive 5x gas points on the purchase, January 15 – January 21, 2016. The Fine Print Offer valid from January 15 –... Read More →
Cardcash: Extra 4% Off Target, Exxon, Toys R Us, Nordstrom, Cole Haan
The Offer Get an extra 4% off Target,Exxon, Toys R Us, Nordstrom, and Cole Haan with coupon code: GRABDEALS at checkout. Target ends up around 7% off total Exxon ends up more than 6% off total Toys R Us around 11% off total What’s... Read More →
Credit Card Travel Credit – Does it Go with Pending Date or Post Date?
Citi Prestige Travel Credit Citi calculates their airline reimbursement based on the billing cycle, not the calendar year. When making an airline charge for the current year, care must be taken that the charge should be done before the... Read More →
What Percentage of Serve & Bluebird Accounts Were Shutdown?
In a recent post, I threw out a number for the amount of Serve/Bluebird shutdowns as around half. A reader took me to task on this, asking where I got that number so I decided to take a better look. Serve Shut Down spreadsheet via... Read More →
RadPad Lowers Mastercard Fee to 1.99%, Raises Fee on Visa & Amex
Radpad is a service some use to pay rent with a debit or credit card. Debit card payments are free and credit card payments come with a fee. It could be worth swallowing fees to help meet a minimum spend requirement. RadPad – Pay your... Read More →
Chime Removes Debit Card Load Option
Chime has added in a new limit which puts a max of three times that the debit card load option can be used. Some people were using the Chime debit card option for checking accounts that have a swipe requirement to keep it fee-free... Read More →