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Poll: Do you Manufacture Spend when you Travel?

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Poll: Do you Manufacture Spend when you Travel?

Based on the responses from my recent poll (voting still open), it seems like this is a pretty popular topic.  I think I may have misled you with the question; I was more interested in seeing if most people do manufacture spending while they travel, either for work or while on vacation.  Since it is an interesting topic, I will share my view on MS while traveling.

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The topic comes up frequently at travel conferences, especially at FTU events and the Chicago Seminars.  Last year when the FTU was held in Tampa, Florida, I remember hearing many people visit the CVS close to the host hotel to load up on Vanilla Reload Cards ($5,000 at a time).  Of course this happens often, but it is talked about less frequently.   Continue reading →

Requesting an Increased Cash Advance Limit from Chase for Online Serve Reloads

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Requesting an Increased Cash Advance Limit from Chase for Online Serve Reloads

I’m sure most of you are sick of hearing about Serve and their “cash advance fees” on Chase cards, but I promise this will be the last post about this issue.  Last Thursday/Friday, Serve or Chase started processing online Serve reloads slightly differently than before (link).  As it turned out, no cash advance fees ever posted, but the online Serve reload would decrease your cash advance available balance (link).

If you tried to use a Chase credit card with a cash advance limit smaller than your online load amount or a Chase Ink Bold business Charge Card, your online Serve reload would fail and you would get this error message.

Serve Reload Payment Declined

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Don’t Disrupt your App-O-Rama Schedule by Applying for the Chase Ink Plus Credit Card #Rant

 

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Don’t Disrupt your App-O-Rama Schedule by Applying for the Chase Ink Plus Credit Card #Rant

Honestly, you could replace “Chase Ink Plus” with any other credit card and the argument would still be valid.  Every few weeks, a large credit card sign up bonus comes out and the entire blogosphere goes crazy!  Let me refresh your memory:

  • Chase United MileagePlus – 50,000 United Airlines miles
  • American Express SPG – 30,000 SPG Points
  • Chase Ink Bold/Plus – 60,000 Chase Ultimate Reward Points
  • Chase Freedom – 20,000 Chase Ultimate Reward Points
  • Citi American Airlines Executive – 100,000 American Airlines miles
  • And so on and so on…

So what’s my point? Most of the credit cards above have increased sign up bonuses for several weeks, if not months.  I was approved for every card on the above list, even though I did not apply as soon as the  increased sign up bonus came out.  Let me say this again, just because a credit card has recently raised the sign up bonus, doesn’t mean you should go and apply for the card as soon as possible.

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Random News: Last Day for AMEX $10 Statement Credit, iPhone 6/Plus Cases, Friday’s App-O-Rama Results, and Hang-Up-Call-Again Success Story

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Random News: Last Day for AMEX $10 Statement Credit, iPhone 6/Plus Cases, Friday’s App-O-Rama Results, and Hang-Up-Call-Again Success Story

Good afternoon everyone, I hope your weekend is off to a great start.  I had the pleasure of meeting a blog reader (and hopefully a future blog reader) for coffee in Oceanside this morning to talk miles and points.

Let’s get to the random news, shall we?

Sorry for the late notice, but today is the last day to take advantage of the $10 AMEX Serve Statement Credit After Making 5 $10+ Purchases.  You must make 5 purchases of $10 or more with your Serve Card between August 15 and today.  The statement credit posts after a few days of making the qualifying purchases.

Serve $10 Statement Credit 5 $10 Purchases

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AMEX Offers for Staples, VitaCost, Paperless Post & More

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Good evening, this is just a quick post before I walk over to Subway to get a flatbread sandwich and a free cookie (free cookies every Tuesday if you buy a sandwich or salad).

I saw this offer on 1 of my AMEX cards and the offer seems extremely limited in who will receive the offer.  If you do have this offer, make sure you place your order online, store purchases will not count.

Staples.com AMEX Offer

2 other AMEX offers that were new to me…   Continue reading →