I had set a pretty feasible manufactured spending goal for March, yet I ended up falling significantly short. It didn’t help that my website was down for a full week. I got very little gift card churning done and fell behind. […]
My month in manufactured spending: March 2019 Read More »
I realize this post is way late, but as you may have been aware, the site was down most of the week. You can thank GoDaddy for that. Their motto? “When your website goes down, so does our call center.”
My week in manufactured spending: 21,801 points and $69.47 cash Read More »
This is going to be a short one. After a pretty great start two weeks ago, my manufactured spending progress took a nosedive. Last week was insanely busy and I just didn’t get around to placing many gift card orders. I
My week in manufactured spending: 12,141 points and $16.11 cash back Read More »
Reader @AeroLance recently asked me which credit cards are safe for manufactured spending and I thought that question was worth addressing in a post. Over the last eight years, I’ve earned points and miles with lots of different rewards credit
Which credit cards are safe for manufactured spending? Read More »
It’s been a while since I’ve written a monthly summary of my manufactured spending activities. In the past, I’ve waited until the end of the month before reviewing all my notes and summarizing how many points I earned and what
My week in manufactured spending: 37,659 points and $102.70 cash profit Read More »
A few weeks ago, I noticed something strange when buying money orders at Walmart. As you all know, when your purchase exceeds $3,000, you have to provide personal information so that law enforcement tracks your transaction. Previously, this involved filling
Walmart’s weird new money order purchase process Read More »
Yesterday Whitney posted a question in the comment section about why I use Giftcards.com over GiftCardMall as my primary source for PIN-enabled gift cards. I’ve gotten this question quite a bit over the years and thought it was worth addressing,
GiftCards.com vs. GiftCardMall Read More »
Simon Mall is running yet another $1 off Visa gift card promotion, all the way through December 24. I made a stop at my local Simon Mall on Saturday and the cashier informed about this promotion. Since it hadn’t been announced,
Simon Mall’s $1 off Visa gift card promo is back! Read More »
When Walmart implemented a new money order policy, I pretty much threw in the towel. The process had become way too tedious and not worth the hassle. So I decided to give up on gift card churning and shift my
My month in manufactured spending: ~$29,000 spent in November Read More »
Simon Mall is offering $1 off Visa gift cards through the end of October. Every year, a promotion like this comes around and I miss out on it because they inexplicably don’t advertise it via email. So I have to
Simon Mall Visa gift cards $1 off through October: Worth it? Read More »