January 2016

Amex is shutting down Bluebird and Serve accounts: What’s next?

I woke up today, well past noon, from a Nyquil induced sleep to some terrible news: Both the American Express Bluebird and Serve prepaid cards are dead as far as manufactured spending goes. Several readers got email notices that their […]

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Why I finally got rid of my Club Carlson credit card

Months before the annual fee was due on my Club Carlson credit card, I was contemplating whether to keep, cancel, or even downgrade the card. When I got the card, it came with one of the best credit card benefits

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My week in manufactured spending: A slow start to the New Year

I hope all of you had a great New Year’s Eve. I spent mine at the Hyatt Regency San Francisco, which has the absolute best views in the city of the fireworks display. I’m not a fan of standing out in

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