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Evolve Money Update and Discover It Cash Back Clarification ($50 Refer a Friend Bonus and 5% Cash Back at Walgreens)

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Evolve Money Update and Discover It Cash Back Clarification ($50 Refer a Friend Bonus and 5% Cash Back at Walgreens)

Good evening, the first half of this post is a follow up to Evolve Money Adds Discover Credit Cards as Bill Pay Payment Source (Visa and MasterCard Payments Coming in 2015).  We last left off with a $999 Evolve Money pending charge on my Discover It Credit Card.

Pending Evolve Money Payments in Discover Account

I am happy to report than the Evolve Money bill payment posted as a purchase.  It is still yet to be determined if these transactions will earn cash back (1%) and/or 5% cash back for being an online transaction for Discover It’s 4Q category bonus.  According to Doctor of Credit, Evolve Money bill payments should earn 1%, but not 5%.  We will see if he is right…

Evolve Money Payment Posted to Discover It Credit Card

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My Credit Card Affiliate Links will be Removed on Monday, November 10 at 12PM CT

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My Credit Card Affiliate Links will be Removed on Monday, November 10 at 12PM CT

Good evening everyone, I wish I were here with better news, but unfortunately on the eve of #westcoastdo, I received an email from my credit card affiliate network that my Barclays credit card links will be deactivated Monday, November 10 at 12PM CT.  Shortly after noon, I will remove all Barclays credit card links from my blog.

Over the last year and a half, I have slowly and steadily lost all the great credit card links, from Chase, Citi, American Express, Bank of America, Discover, US Bank, and now Barclays.  With the loss of Barclays, I will only have links for secured credit card, which I wouldn’t recommend to my worst enemy.  The loss of credit card affiliate links is probably a result of very low approval numbers (I am too small for the banks to bother keeping) and the manufactured spending topics I often discuss probably didn’t help either.

It is kind of ironic, really.  When I started my blog in May 2013, I had all the great credit card links and none of the site traffic.  Fast forward to today, the situation has completely swapped.  In a few days, I will have no credit card links and much greater site traffic.  The timing was terrible, but also a blessing.   Continue reading →

Random News: AMEX Offers for Best Buy and Starbucks; and Discover It Cash Back Confusion

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Random News: AMEX Offers for Best Buy and Starbucks; and Discover It Cash Back Confusion

Will the AMEX Offers ever end?  We hope not!  If you have not been following the Polar Vortex of AMEX Offers, please check out these posts:

Best Buy joins the party, spending $250 or more and get $25 cash back (hat tip Shawn @ Miles to Memories).

Best Buy AMEX Offer

Starbucks is also fashionably late (stuck waiting for drink in Starbucks line).  Spend $10 *online only* and get $5 cash back.

Starbucks Online AMEX Offer

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Evolve Money Adds Discover Credit Cards as Bill Pay Payment Source (Visa and MasterCard Payments Coming in 2015)

Update 6:35PM PST on 11/6/2014: Evolve Money just sent out an email announcing that they will accept Visa and MasterCard payments in 2015.  Scroll to the bottom for more information.

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Evolve Money Adds Discover Credit Cards as Bill Pay Payment Source

This afternoon, I was browsing around Evolve Money and stumbled onto something new, something BIG.  Evolve Money has partnered with Discover and is now accepting Discover credit cards as a funding source for all Evolve Money bill payments.  It looks like Evolve Money is promoting the Discover It credit card (affiliate style) on their site.  To see the announcement, click here.

Discover Card Partner Evolve Money

When you log into your Evolve Money account, you can manage the cards in your account.  You will see a new box that says Add New Credit Card, followed by the Discover logo.

Evolve Money Pay with Discover Credit Card

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Chase, Wells Fargo, and other Banks Create Voiceprints from Calls to Prevent Fraud

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Chase, Wells Fargo, and other Banks Create Voiceprints from Calls to Prevent Fraud

Starting soon, you may hear the following message when you call your credit card company: “This call may be monitored, recorded and processed for quality assurance and fraud prevention purposes.”  The statement is slightly different than the usual, “This call will be monitored or recorded…”  According to a CNBC article published a few hours ago (link), credit card companies (especially Chase and Wells Fargo) are investing in “voice biometric technology to screen calls for signs of fraud.”

The banks can compare the voice on the phone to previously recorded and analyzed phone calls to determine if it is actually you on the phone, rather than an identity thief impersonating you.  The system is even able to recognize voices and determine if they are blacklisted for previous attempts at fraud.   Continue reading →