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$2 Off Visa Gift Cards Purchased from Gift Card Mall (Promo Code NewYou2016)

Good morning everyone.  I just received an email from Gift Card Mall about a promotion going on now through January 29 for $2 off Visa Gift Cards when you use promo code NewYou2016.  (The links are affiliate links and I earn a commission on your purchase – thank you for supporting Travel with Grant.)

Gift Card Mall $2 Off Promo Code NewYou2016

I wanted to test various ordering amounts to determine the optimal order size.  I started with 1 Visa Gift Card at $500.

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Reader Feedback Needed: Which Blog Posts Should I Write First?

Good morning everyone, I hope your weekend is off to a great start.  There are a few blog post ideas floating around in my head, so I wanted to ask you guys what you would want to read about.  I will still post random AMEX Offer posts and other random deals as they come up, but I also want to get some of these ideas out of my head and onto the web.

Thank you for your help and have a great weekend everyone!

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American Express Serve Card Bulk Account Shutdowns / Terminations

Black Friday!  No, not the busiest shopping day of the year, but the day AMEX Serve sent out mass account closure emails with the subject line “Termination Of Funds Loading Capabilities on Your Serve® Account.”  My account was flagged due to “observed unusual usage patterns.”  I will explain what I was doing below, but here is what my email looks like:

AMEX Serve Termination Email

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PSA: Don’t Redeem Club Carlson Points for Gift Cards

Good evening everyone.  I received an email from Club Carlson today alerting me that I could redeem my beloved forgotten Club Carlson points for gift cards.  I decided to check it out and see how good or bad the deal was.  Spoiler alert: it is bad, really bad.  You can go directly to the gift card page by clicking here and signing into your Club Carlson account.

Club Carlson Redeem for Gift Cards Email

Once you get to the gift card page, you are presented with a few retail gift cards in various denominations ($10, $15, $25 and $50).  I did the math below and the results are not pretty.   Continue reading

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Chase Freedom Q1 Transportation for Uber/Lyft/Bart, Chime Card Offers & BankAmeriDeals

Good morning everyone, hopefully you had a fun and safe New Years Eve.  January 1 marks the beginning of Q1 and the new Chase Freedom categories are now live (gas stations and local commuter transportation).  According to Travel Codex: “Local commuter transportation includes the following ride share services and nearly any public transit agency: Uber, Lyft, Sidecar, Taxis, Local and suburban passenger commuter train and subway fares (excl. Amtrak), Local commuter tickets, and Local commuter ferry tickets.”

Chase Freedom Q1 2016 Home Page

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