Many of us enjoy the real-time Experian credit monitoring alerts we get, back from when Target gave us a free year of credit protection via Experian/ProtectMyID. The bad news is that the service was just offered free for a year, which... Read More →
Author - Chuck
Liquidate Merchant Gift Cards at Coinstar Kiosks – why you shouldn’t do it, and More on Gift Card Reselling
A couple weeks ago we wrote The Complete Guide to Selling your Unwanted Gift Cards for Cash. Since then, I’ve seen a couple other interesting options. Coinstar Kiosk The Coinstar kiosks are those ubiquitous machines in many stores... Read More →
7-Eleven POS Limits Gift Card Purchases – My Experiences
We always have an interest in knowing which gift cards can be purchased at gas stations since gas stations are often a bonused rewards category on credit cards. Currently, (Q1 2015) Discover is offering 5% cash-back at gas stations... Read More →
RadPad – Pay your Rent with a Debit/Credit Card
[Updated: 6/24/16] Debit/Credit Rent Payments Forward Cabin reports that there’s now a service by Radpad with which you can pay your rent via debit or credit card. Radpad is a company that focuses on all aspects of renting... Read More →
Staples $20 Visa Rebate with Purchase of $300 Visa Gift Cards
Here’s another Staples gift card deal coming soon. These deals seem to now be coming out regularly. Let’s hope it keeps up. The Offer Direct Link (Go to “Upcoming Ad”, then go to page 4.) Spend $300  in Visa gift... Read More →
Last Minute Gift Card Deals – 10% at Best Buy, and 20% Gyft with many options
Here’s two last minute gift card deals. $5 Off Gyft Direct Link Gyft has a deal going right now. $5 off a gift card purchase of $25 or more. Use promo code: LASTMIN at checkout. That’s a 25% discount off a gift card, with a... Read More →
Gas and Restaurant Gift cards at 7-17% Discount – Making a Case for the Best Buy Credit Card
We previously wrote Everything you ever wanted to know about Buying Gift Cards at Best Buy. The purpose of that post was to lay out the facts of buying gift cards at Best Buy. In this post, we’ll mention a new Best Buy credit card... Read More →
[Targeted] $10 Off $10 on Amazon with Shop-With-Points
The Offer [We try to include a Direct Link to the offer, but I can’t seem to find it for this offer.] Pay-with-points on Amazon. Spend $10 or more and receive a $10 discount with promo code: SWP10HOL. At least 1¢ of the purchase... Read More →
Portal Double Dip on eBay – Success!
eBay e-Gift Cards eBay gift cards have long been available as physical gift cards via GiftCardMall on eBay. Recently, a new eBay store called Paypal Digital Gifts started selling lots of e-gift cards, including eBay e-gift cards. I was... Read More →
Free $5 Amazon Gift Card with Chime [Limited Quantity]
[UPDATE December 18, 2014: Apparently, this offer is back on. I don’t see it in my Chime account, so I didn’t mention it immediately, but I saw three other bloggers mention it already, so I figured I’d  repost... Read More →
Visa Gift Cards at Target.com – why it’s NOT Awesome, and more Target and Walmart Gift Card Experiments
Here’s some Target and Walmart gift card experiments. Mostly failures, but one mild success story. Visa Gift Cards at Target.com Target recently started carrying Visa gift cards online at target.com. The highest denomination is... Read More →
Reflections on the Ongoing Saga of Amex Old Blue Cash
Background Those of us who are into Manufacturing Spend have certainly heard about the deluge of shutdowns on the Amex Old Blue card. It first started on October 22, and we plodded along for a month and a half with no major developments... Read More →
Sale on eBay: $100 Sears Gift Cards for $80, ($35 Moneymaker)
[UPDATE: Dead] Currently, Sears gift cards are on sale from GiftCardMall on eBay. $100 Sears physical gift card is selling for $80. Limit 3 per ebay account. Direct Link You can resell them for at least $84 each, for a profit of $12 on... Read More →
Amazon Freezes My Account for Buying Lots of 50¢ Gift Cards
Buying lots of 50¢ gift cards on Amazon? Read this first… 50¢ Gift Cards, Why We Care Amazon gift cards come in many denominations, as little as 50¢ or as much as $2,000. But first, a word is in order: why would we be interested... Read More →
[AAA Members] Fee-Free Visa Gift Cards at AAA Locations
AAA members can purchase Visa gift cards fee-free at AAA locations for a limited time. The Offer Direct Link to Offer [This link is for the Mid-Atlantic area. You can poke around and find it for your own area.] AAA also sells Visa gift... Read More →

