Yesterday’s news of the mass shutdowns of Amex Bluebird and Serve prepaid cards came as a shock to many people. There were no quiet rumblings, in-store memos, or signs of trouble like when Vanilla Reloads and Redbird went down. It all came out of nowhere. As a result, lots of […]
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Bluebird vs. Serve: Which prepaid card should you switch to?
It’s been three weeks since the demise of Redbird and already some people are switching back to the American Express Bluebird or Serve card. Up until recently, I had decided not to bother switching to either card, since I was content liquidating Metabank Visa gift cards through money orders, but […]
Bluebird and Serve increase daily load limits to $2,500
According to Frequentmiler, the daily load limit for the American Express Bluebird and Serve card has increased from $1,000 per day to $2,500 per day. Bluebird loads at the Walmart register are limited to $1,999.99 per day, which I find odd. Why not round it up to $2,000? Anyway, the […]
Bluebird reload fees and why I’m getting lazy on the Vanilla Reload front
By now you’ve heard the news: BlueBird is no longer charging $2 fees on online debit reloads. These loads are limited to $100 per day/$1,000 per month, so you’re looking at 500-1,000 miles depending on the card you’re using. If you were to cover this $1k with Vanilla Reload cards […]
RIP Vanilla Reload…and bye bye Bluebird?
If you’ve read any points and miles blogs over the past few months, you’ve surely heard of Vanilla Reload cards. When the Amex Bluebird card was released last month, everyone was excited about the potential to fund these cards with Vanilla Reloads and earn 5 points per $1 on their […]