For the past year, I’ve been using cash back portals like Yazing and TopCashBack to purchase Visa gift cards from Giftcards.com. These Visa gift cards are generally PIN-enabled, meaning they can be used to purchase money orders. These money orders can then be deposited into your bank account or used to make credit card bill … Read more
I haven’t been to my local Simon Mall all week long, after having maxed out all of my credit cards. Now imagine my surprise and delight when I walked in with my dad this morning and noticed a big red sign by the register: All this week, Simon Mall has been waving the $3.95 fee … Read more
Bank of America’s BankAmeriDeals don’t get quite as much attention as American Express My Offers, but it’s definitely worth a second look. Like most people, I largely ignored the many emails and alerts I received about BankAmeriDeals over the 10+ years I’ve banked with them. That changed last month when I received a targeted deal … Read more
Since I posted about my manufactured spending roundup last week, I’ve been getting a lot of questions about The Plastic Merchant seller approval process. The Plastic Merchant, it’s a manufactured spending-friendly gift card reselling site. What makes them so great is that they inform registered sellers of gift card deals. Sellers can do this while breaking even or … Read more
I count myself lucky for many reasons, one being that I’ve finally settled on a single Walmart location where I can do the majority of my manufactured spending. I go there almost every day to buy money orders know pretty much every single employee and manager at this store and everyone is terrific. If you’ve ever shopped … Read more
In Monday’s post about my month in manufactured spending, I mentioned how around $24,000 of my manufactured spending total came from gift card reselling. Since I became aware of The Plastic Merchant back in October, I decided to incorporate gift card reselling into my strategy for several reasons. The Pros of Gift Card Reselling First, … Read more
When you’re doing large amounts of manufactured spending, small gift card fees of $3.95 – $5.95 can really add up to a substantial amount. Suddenly, that business class seat doesn’t seem like much of a bargain when you factor in how much time and money you spent on earning it. While cash back portals like Yazing and Topcashback … Read more
November was a good month in terms of manufactured spending. A lot of great merchant gift card deals popped up that I took advantage of. In total, I managed to earn over $4,000 worth of points and miles at very little out-of-pocket cost. This was thanks to some really great gift card promotions and Amex … Read more