When I tell people how much manufactured spending I do in a month, I’m often met with disbelief or a sense of awe. “How can you do this much? I can only manager X amount”. When I got started in this hobby, the idea of spending close to a million dollars on gift cards in a … Read more
Some of you are uncomfortable right now. Some of you are thinking “Shut up and stick to writing about gift cards and airline miles”. While those are super important subjects that outrank everything else, bigotry does affect some of us in this community. So let’s address it. After all, what is the point of having the … Read more
After harassing the volunteer coordinator some persistence, I scored a spot on the Help Refugees distribution team. But first I got assigned to the Calais Jungle clean-up crew. The crew was in charge of cleaning the Calais Jungle and ensuring the camp’s water source wasn’t contaminated. Johnny, an older guy who looked like a Sons of Anarchy cast member … Read more
October was a slow month for me. I had intended to really ramp up my manufactured spending in time for a December trip to the Middle East, but found myself falling behind. Sometimes, days went by without me placing any gift card orders or making a trip to my local mall. This was mostly due … Read more