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 mortgage, rent, and other bills. … Read more

Miles, money orders and prepaid cards

Walmart Money Order

A few weeks ago I wrote about buying miles with my Alaska Airlines Debit Card. According to reports, you can earn miles by using the card to purchase money orders at the “world’s largest retailer.” I had my doubts, but decided to test it out before canceling my card. My Alaska MileagePlan statement was recently updated and … Read more

Earn 1 extra point per $1 on ALL credit card spending

CVS stops accepting credit cards for Vanilla Reloads

FrequentMiler has a great post on how to earn 5 points per $1 on everything by purchasing Vanilla Reload cards and then loading them onto a prepaid card. Recently, MillionMileSecrets featured a post on how to earn miles on money orders. Being the point fanatic that I am, I immediately recognized a way to combine … Read more