Category Archives: Manufactured spending

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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Citibank cracks down, Amex throws us a bone, and French healthcare is both awesome and broken

Posted on May 9, 2013 by admin

CITI CRACKS DOWN: Yesterday we briefly recapped the story of Chase getting burned by offering unlimited 5% rewards. Now it’s Citi’s turn: there are many reports on Flyertalk of Citi closing down people who have been churning a lot of … Continue reading →

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How much does your credit card company know about your transactions?

Posted on May 2, 2013 by admin

A lot of folks have been playing the manufactured spend game recently. Between Vanilla reloads and PIN-enabled gift cards, it’s not too hard to play for now, though things will undoubtedly change soon, as they always do. But there’s question we’ve … Continue reading →

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Best Buy won’t let you buy Visa gift cards with a Reward Zone gift certificate

Posted on April 28, 2013 by admin

Following up on our recent Best Buy 6% posts: We just tried to use $75 of Reward Zone certificates to put toward some Visa gift cards, but were rejected. It was a system issue, not resistance from a cashier or … Continue reading →

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