So, I finally got myself Serve. I need to meet a minimum spend on quite a few cards, and my regular bills just aren’t sufficient. This is what happens when you get greedy. To add to my happiness/misery, Discover sent me an offer I couldn’t refuse. All I had to do is spend $1,000 before the […]
The Low Hanging Fruit of Manufactured Spending
At the moment manufactured spending is the most popular subject on Flyertalk and this blogging industry in general. I’ve said many times that majority of my target readers probably won’t do much of it, if any at all. I do try to link to manufactured spending news and even write posts about it on occasion. […]
Manufactured Spending for Dummies
No, I do not think y’all are dummies! This is an extra post for the week. One of my readers mentioned on Monday that it would be helpful to give definitions of some manufactured spending abbreviations used in this hobby. I agree. My post on the best cards suited for this activity was quite popular. […]
Which Cards Should You Use for Manufactured Spending?
I’ve mentioned before that I don’t do any manufactured spending. To my new readers: It’s when you buy prepaid money products with the sole purpose of earning points, then cash them out, rinse and repeat. I have several reasons for that, which I’ve mentioned in this post. The biggest one: The opportunities for m/s (short […]
Points and Deals Update
1) I wanted to mention an important quirk of Capital One Venture Rewards card. The travel charge has to be equal to or less than the amount in available rewards, in order to redeem. For example, $430 travel bill=43,000 points. If the amount is $500, you’ll have to charge an additional $3500, since the card […]
Meeting Minimum Spending Requirements for an Average Joe
Ok, this has nothing to do with intelligence level! I’ve mentioned before that I don’t do any manufactured spending. A lot of people engage in this type of activity in order to be able to collect several sign-up bonuses at once. Personally, I don’t recommend it for a regular family where both spouses have full-time jobs […]