Category - Manufactured Spending

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 →

RentPayment.com is an online service that allows you to pay your rent and home owners association fees, it’s powered by Yapstone which is a payments platform that has received $50 million+ in funding. Unlike competitors like... Read More →

I have two Paypal accounts, one personal and one business. I just received an email from Paypal on both of my accounts saying that my account is “permanently limited”. We recently noticed an issue with your account... Read More →

The Offer Direct link to offer Topcashback is offering 2.25% cash back on all American Express gift card purchases. The Fine Print Valid until 11:59pm PST Our Verdict If you don’t already have a topcashback account, you can use... Read More →

Giftcards.com is a gift card reseller and they’ll be opening another branch to buy and sell gift cards under a new name: SaveYa.com. (See The Complete Guide to Selling your Unwanted Gift Cards.) Background I was first tipped... Read More →

Discover Fee Evolve sent out an email today saying that Discover is no longer a free option for paying bills; it now comes with a 3% fee. Payments with debit/gift cards are still free. This isn’t huge news since they already cut... Read More →

The Offer Raise.com is currently offering Macy’s gift cards at a 23% discount and Dunkin Donuts for a 20% discount. It’s possible to make a profit by reselling these giftcards. The Fine Print These are eGiftcards not... Read More →

RadPad is a website/phone application that aims to make the rental process easier, their main unique selling proposition is that each listing must have three high quality photos and their location search. At the moment they are live in... Read More →