Deja Vu: 11 More Reams of Free Printer Paper from Staples and $10 in Free Coffee
I promise you, this is not a joke. Staples has the same FAR (Free After Rebate) deal as last week. Take a look at the coupon expiration dates if you don’t believe me. Each FAR deal has a different rebate number, so they are technically different rebates. Therefore, if you got 11 reams of free paper last week, you can do the same this week.
Here are the 2 coupons you need (Staples Paper Deals 3-16-2014.pdf):
Chase Freedom, Discover It, and Citi Dividend Q2 Category Comparisons
On you marks, get set, shop! It is almost April (technically today is March 16, so we round to the closest month), so here is a run down of all the rotating cash back categories. (Hint, bust out your gardening gloves and tool belt, it’s time to get to work!)
Chase Freedom Categories:
5% Cash Back with Chase Freedom at Restaurants and Lowe’s Home Improvement Stores (Activation Open)
Happy March 15 everyone! Forget Pi Day (March 14), today is better. Today is the day when you can activate your Chase Freedom’s 2nd Quarter Category Bonuses. Click this link to activate your card. The process is simple, take out your Chase Freedom Credit Card, type your last name, the last 4 digits on your credit card, and your zip code into the boxes. Press the big green activate button and you are done!
Remember to wait until after March 31 to start using your Chase Freedom Credit Card.
I did a 5 card app-o-rama early Thursday morning and here are my thoughts, suggestions, tips, tricks, and ways to improve your reconsideration calls.
Always have a plan and stick to your plan. You don’t have to sign up for credit cards the first day or week to get the sign up bonus. Most bonuses last a few weeks or months and often come back a few times throughout the year. I always recommend waiting at least 3 months since your last credit card application (or app-o-rama in my case) before your next app-o-rama. My last app-o-rama was on November 18 (link) and I got the following 6 cards:
Since my last app-o-rama, there have been a few new cards on my radar. When planning your app-o-rama, make a list of all the cards you want to get. Then organize them in the order in which you want to get them. Ask yourself, “If I could only get 1 card, which card would it be?” For me, that was an easy question. I am going for the Citi American Airlines Executive Credit Card with 100,000 American Airlines miles after spending $10,000 in 3 months. Continue reading
UPDATE 3/23/2014 at 11AM PST: Shopkick lowered the amount that you will earn for shopping at Office Depot, so I had to recalculate my numbers. Thank you Rajiv for the heads up.
Office Depot + Plink + Shopkick = 1 Big Happy Family
Create a Shopkick account here.
Plink Points not enough? Well, you are in luck then. A new company called Shopkick will reward you with Shopkick “Kicks” aka points for certain purchases. The great thing is you can double dip with Plink Points and Shopkick Kicks on all Office Depot purchases. You can link up to 6 Visa and MasterCard credit cards to Shopkick (hopefully one is an Ink Bold/Plus card). The payout structure is shown below. You earn 1 Kick per dollar plus bonus Kicks if you spend more than $25, $50, or $75.
Let’s say you wanted to buy a $200 Visa gift card at Office Depot with your Chase Ink Bold card, your total would come to $206.95. Here is what you would get back:
So what exactly is a Kick worth? Continue reading