There’s currently an opportunity to earn Ultimate Rewards points for free and make money, or alternatively just make a good …
Tag: Manufactured Spending
How to Make Money Using Credit Cards
Many people focus on getting frequent flyer/hotel points for their spending, and there’s definitely a ton of value there for …
An Introduction to Using Bluebird and Vanilla Reloads for Earning Miles
UPDATE: Note that you can no longer purchase Vanilla Reloads from CVS and most other locations using a credit card. …
The Google Wallet Card: Now Available, but Not Great
Google likes to tease the points world with the Google Wallet program in my opinion. They added the ability to …
The Aftermath of the Home Improvement Gift Card Deal
The recent Home Improvement Gift Card (HIGC) “deal” makes for a very interesting case study. I’ve written about the secrecy …
Earning Free Points with Home Improvement Gift Cards
UPDATE: Many people on FlyerTalk are reporting this deal as dead. Buy at your own risk! It’s out there now, …
The Bluebird/SPG Reward Night Cost Chart
I got a lot of positive (and some negative) feedback for my Bluebird/Chase Ink Award Cost Chart post, so I …
Introducing the Bluebird/Chase Ink Award Cost Charts
Manufactured spend is essentially when one purchases items using a rewards credit card and then liquidates those items (turning them …