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5 New AMEX Offers (Mostly Restaurants) and a New Hyatt Place Tijuana (Category 1)

Good morning everyone, I have 5 decent AMEX Offers available.  Since I am in California, most of these offers are targeted to residents on the West Coast.  The offers available below are Five Crowns, Bayside Restaurant, Bistango Restaurant, Janie and Jack, and Stay LA Hotel Offer.

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Poll: Is Evolve Money Dead? 3% Fee for Gift Card Payments Next Week

Good evening everyone, a new week, a new Evolve Money enhancement.  Beginning next week (not sure exactly what date that means), gift cards and debit cards from smaller banks (what is considered a small bank?) will be hit with a 3% bill pay fee.

Evolve Money 3 Percent Gift Card Fee

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Pay Bills with your Target Redbird Card

In this post, I will walk you through paying bills with your Target Redbird Card.  You can pay credit card bills, mortgages, car payments, student loans, and most other bills.  To get started, click here and sign into your Redbird account.

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Purchase and Activate a Temporary Target Redbird Card

In this post, I will walk you through purchasing and activating a temporary Redbird Card.  Assuming you are able to purchase a temporary Redbird Card at your local Target (view the out-of-date list of participating stores here).  You should be able to find the temporary Redbird Cards near the checkout lines or by asking the customer service / returns department.  Depending on your store, the activation fee is either $5 or $0.  Here are views of the front and back of the temporary Redbird Card packaging.

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Allett EcoThin Original Wallet (Hold Cash and up to 24 Credit Cards)

Updated – 2/14/2015 at 5PM PST: Added more versions of the Allett (leather, velcro, and women’s versions) to the bottom of the post.

Good evening everyone, let me tell you about a cool wallet that I learned about at my recent OC Meetup.  As we discussed gift cards and credit cards, an attendee pulled out his wallet and started looking for a specific card.  Then another attendee pulled out his wallet and noticed that they had the same wallet.  They both had the Allett, a super thin wallet capable of holding cash and up to 24 credit cards.  I decided to buy an Allett and test it out myself (Amazon).

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