Category Archives: Amazon

Google Wallet is pretty neat, but ApplePay is coming soon

Posted on May 22, 2013 by admin

I’ve tried out Google Wallet a bit, and I like it. The primary virtue is that it’s a lot less cumbersome to use than Amazon Payments. If I borrow $20 and want to pay it back, it is literally no … Continue reading →

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Lufthansa 50,000 follow-up, B of A giveaway, cheap tires, an Amazon gift card sale, and AA miles for your savings

Posted on May 7, 2013 by admin

LUFTHANSA MILES AND MORE FOLLOW-UP: Following up on Saturday’s post, a friend of ours tried the archaic $2,500 minimum spend version of the 50,000 mile Lufthansa credit card application. He and his wife were both rejected, although they were approved … Continue reading →

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TYPs, MP3s, $200 brokerage bonuses, and weird mattress problems

Posted on January 7, 2013 by admin

CITI THANK YOU POINTS NOW TRANSFERABLE: Last spring there were rumors about Citibank’s ThankYou Points possibly becoming transferable to a couple of airline partners. Those rumors didn’t pan out, but we now learn thanks to The Points Guy that we have … Continue reading →

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How many credit cards can you apply for at once? More than you think…

Posted on December 7, 2012 by admin

AT LEAST SEVEN, APPARENTLY: FWF’s resident credit card expert, who goes by the nom de plume imbatman, did what is known as an app-o-rama a few months ago. This is a practice wherein multiple credit cards are applied for at … Continue reading →

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