Category - Manufactured Spending

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

Evolve Money is a service that allows you to pay bills online. They recently started accepted credit cards but they charge a 3% fee. It looks like this fee will now be charged on debit & gift cards as well: Evolve Money is dedicated... Read More →

$400 Visa Okay, it’s not a $500 Visa gift card, but I spotted $400 Visa gift cards in Target. Comes with a $6 activation fee.                                 Front and back of card The highest denomination used to be $200, but... Read More →

We’ve spoken about the new limit on the Amex Old Blue Cash (here, here, here). Previously, this was a favorite for those who wanted to manufacture spend since it offered an unbeatable 5% cashback at drugstore/grocery and there was... Read More →

Oink is a new prepaid debit card aimed at teens. It’s similar to the new product offered by Clinkle. It runs on the Discover network and will work anywhere that Discover cards work. The online portal allows parents to manage... Read More →

Shutdown I recently reported that Paypal shut me down. The main reason I posted that on the site was as a friendly warning to our readers that it may not be worth playing around with Paypal. Oddly, I had just made that decision myself... Read More →