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Reminder: OC Meetup at In-N-Out Saturday January 31 at 6PM

Good morning everyone, this is just a friendly reminder for all readers in the Orange County area.  Please join me and many others like me for dinner at In-N-Out as we discuss miles and points.  All levels of expertise are welcome, from beginners to experts.

OC Meetup:

In-N-Out Tustin District Map

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Part 1: My Manufactured Spend and Redbird Loading Strategy

Good morning everyone, I wanted to respond to Frequent Milers’s post (My manufactured spend strategy) and share my own MS strategy.  You will probably be surprised by my strategy, maybe inspired, and maybe even disappointed.  Let’s get started…

Every Sunday, Staples releases their latest Easy Rebate offers/coupons here.  This week, we have more paper on sale and a few smaller deals, like $5 off food and tape.

Staples Rebates 1-25-2015

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Vanilla Reload Card. The Girl. The Story.

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Vanilla Reload Card.  The Girl.  The Story.

Yesterday afternoon, American Express sent out emails to all Bluebird and Serve Card members alerting them to changes in the way you can load Bluebird and Serve in the future.  In both emails, we learned that Vanilla Reload Cards (VRC) would no longer be available for purchase (and subsequent loading to Bluebird or Serve) beginning on April 1, 2015.  Here are the emails I received:

Serve Card VRC Message

Bluebird Card VRC Message

I thought it would be fun to have an analogy to the Vanilla Reload Cards, to make it her more lifelike and relatable.  This is her story…   Continue reading

Random News: Toys R Us and Babies R Us Sells Many Different Gift Cards, Chick-Fil-A 2015 Calendar, 2x Membership Reward Points, and Wallaby Acquired by Bank Rate

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Random News: Toys R Us and Babies R Us Sells Many Different Gift Cards, Chick-Fil-A 2015 Calendar, 2x Membership Reward Points, and Wallaby Acquired by Bank Rate

Good evening everyone, here are some more random news stories to share.  Earlier today, I shared the latest AMEX Offers.  One of those offers was for Toys R Us / Babies R Us: spend $25 or more and get $5 statement credit.  Valid In-store only.

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I went to my local Toys R Us and checked out the gift card rack.  I was surprised by the gift cards that they had in stock.  I ended up purchasing a few $25 Ebay gift cards.  20% discount on all future Ebay purchases for me.

Toys R Us Gift Card Rack 1

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