New SoftServe Accounts We reported that Softcard will be shutting down at the end of March. Once Softcard ceases to exist, it obviously won’t be possible to open a new Serve account with the enhanced SoftServe benefits. We... Read More →
Category - Manufactured Spending
Interesting Development on Gift Card Reselling
Blackhawk Network announced in a recent press release that they’ll soon allow gift card exchanges through their GoWallet app. Blackhawk and Gift Cards Before we go into more details, let’s clarify who Blackhawk is: Blackhawk... Read More →
No Changes To American Express Serve with Softcard Accounts (SoftServe)
Yesterday we reported that Softcard will be closing down on March 31st, 2015. We weren’t sure how this would affect people that had increased loading limits on the Serve accounts due to them being linked to Softcard (you’re... Read More →
Softcard Will Officially Close Down On March 31st, 2015
Recently Google acquired Softcard (originally called ISIS that had a name change for obvious reasons) which is a mobile payment application that directly competes with Apple pay & Samsung pay. We’ve know that Softcard would be... Read More →
Evolve – Some Gift Cards Still Fee-Free
US Bank Gift Cards We know that Evolve started charging a 3% fee for processing payment for debit cards issued by some smaller banks. Technically, a gift card can also be fee-free so long as it doesn’t fall under that... Read More →
The Noose is Tightening on 5% Everywhere
This is another post in our Manufactured Monday series. We try to offer some insights into manufactured spend each Monday. You can view all posts in this series by clicking here. We have a few options of credit cards with strong 5%... Read More →
Softcard To Shut Down Soon – What That Means for Us
We reported that Google bought into Softcard. At the time, no official date was given for when Softcard will cease to exist. Softcard is now saying that the day is near when Softcard will close down, even for existing users. Closure is... Read More →
Debit Cards on Evolve – A List
Evolve started charging a 3% fee for the usage of some debit card issued by smaller banks. Here’s a list of the reports we’ve seen on which cards do or don’t incur the fee. Buxx Fee Chime Fee Gift cards Fee GoBank... Read More →
Humerous REDcard Song – It’s all about the REDcard
Here’s a cute song about REDcard mentioned on Reddit and Flyertalk. Given the amount of time many of us spend dealing with the REDcard, you’ll probably find it humorous. If only we could get him to mention the AmEx Prepaid... Read More →
Changes to Evolve – It Still Could Make Sense
The Changes Evolve just sent out an email of two new changes, coming on the heels of the announcement that they’ll now charge a 3% fee on gift cards. Here are the three changes, all positive: We can now pay bills up to $2,999... Read More →
Pay Your Rent With A Credit Card (Or Debit) – Complete List Of Options
For most people their rent will be by far their biggest expense every month. Because of this paying it with a credit card (0r debit card) is a very attractive option, it can be an easy way to meet minimum spend requirements or even just... Read More →
Why You Shouldn’t Use Flint For Manufactured Spending
The Flint App is a mobile phone application that allows you to accept credit card payments without a card reader. It used to be possible to put through $3,750 in spend with Flint in the first 30 days with no fees. This has steadily got... Read More →
Is the Axe Falling on Unloading Gift Cards at Walmart?
This is another post in our Manufactured Monday series. We try to offer some insights into manufactured spend each Monday. You can view all posts in this series by clicking here. There’s been talk recently about the Armageddon... Read More →
New Prepaid Card Which Can Be Loaded with Credit Card
It’s been publicized recently on Flyertalk the existence of a prepaid debit card which can be loaded with a credit card. The card is issued by MetaBank but it has a bunch of different partners. Here’s a few partner links... Read More →
No Fee on Evolve Money Right Now
Disclaimer: Do this at your own risk, there are plenty of things that could go wrong. For example: the funding could be reversed, you could be charged the 3% fee or they could charge a cash advance fee. Only you can decide if that risk... Read More →
