See my original post: Amex Gift Cards: Observations, Musings… and Woes. I previously reported that some Target stores no longer accept Amex cards to load Amex For Target (AFT). I now believe that this is incorrect; I’m now... Read More →
Category - Manufactured Spending
Chime Card To Add Fees For Some Debit Card Loads
Update: Chime has released some more information about these changes: New debit load limit of $200 per day (previously it was $100, although it briefly went up to $200 for a few days previously) Minimum load of $25 Debit cards issued... Read More →
Amazon Local Register (update)
See our original post: Amazon Local Register – 1.75% Payment Processing Fee. We previously reviewed the new service that Amazon rolled out called Amazon Local Register. We’d like to correct/add a few points. Will Everyone... Read More →
Amazon Local Register – 1.75% Payment Processing Fee
[See updates on Amazon Local in our follow-up post: Amazon Local Register (update).] There’s a lot of talk recently about a new payment-processing service which Amazon is rolling out, and its possible use for manufacturing spend... Read More →
Catalina Coupon: $10 Off $10 Coupon When You Purchase A $100 American Express Gift Card At Safeway/Vons
The Offer Purchase a $100 American Express gift card and receive a Catalina coupon for $10 off your next purchase of $10 or more (note: in the past they’ve been known to change the promotion half way through and the coupon changes... Read More →
$10 Evolve Money Bill Payment Promo Code “WANTUBACK10”
The Offer Evolve money is currently offering a targeted promo code that gives you $10 off any Bill Payment, promo code is “WANTUBACK10” it looks like this code will only work for some people (most likely those who... Read More →
GoBank Reappears?
For a while, GoBank wasn’t taking new members, but they recently did some revamping and it seems to be reappearing. GoBank Background GoBank is a pre-paid card simlar to Bluebird/Serve. You can load the card at Walmart with... Read More →
Receive Up To $40 For Signing Up To T-Mobile Money & Their Prepaid Visa
The Offer Direct link to offer Register for a T-Mobile Visa Prepaid card, download the mobile money app, and receive a $20 credit when you add money to your account for the first time Minimum of $20 must be added to the account to... Read More →
AmEx Gift Cards: Observations, Musings … and Woes
If you’re new to Amex gift cards, see FrequentMiler’s posts Everything you ever wanted to know about Amex Gift Cards and Amex Gift Cards….Beyond Everything. The recent AmEx Offer of $10 off $200 on AmEx gift cards was... Read More →
Bye Bye TD Buxx, Bye Bye Walmart.com
The days of manufacturing spend with TD Buxx are limited. Luckly, there are still two other Buxx products for us to use. There was also a change in purchasing Visa gift cards on Walmart.com. TD Buxx There are three versions of Buxx... Read More →
Manufacture Credit Card Spend With Kiva
Kiva is a microfinance platform and non profit that allows lenders to match up with borrowers in the third world. Unlike other microlending platforms such as LendingClub & Prosper lenders do not receive any interest on their loans... Read More →
Does Discover Count 7-Eleven as a Gas Station?
Why We Care Discover and Chase Freedom both offer 5% cashback at gas stations for three months of the year. You can view our full list of 5% cashback cards here. We previously mentioned that some people have reported success cashing out... Read More →
An Introduction To ISIS Wallet & ISIS Serve
ISIS Wallet (not to be confused with the jihadist militant group in Iraq & Syria) is an application that lets you pay with your phone. Rather than swiping your card and then signing with ISIS you can simply tap your phone against... Read More →
MetaBank Gift Cards + Chime Card Updates
Update: It’s looks like MetaBank has removed all of the cards from their site for purchase. It’ll be interesting to see if these come back and what fees are charged if they do. It’ll also be interesting to see if they... Read More →
American Express Serve $25 Sign Up Bonus
The Offer Direct link to offer Register your new American Express Serve account and spend $25 or more in one transaction and receive a $25 statement credit The Fine Print To qualify for this offer you must complete the following:... Read More →

