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AMEX Offers: Free $5 from iTunes and Free $10 from Rhapsody

Good morning everyone, here are 2 new AMEX offers that might be interesting to you.  Spend $5 on iTunes and get a $5 statement credit; or, spend $15 on Rhapsody.com and get a $10 statement credit.  Both offers were found in my AMEX account, but not on all of my cards.

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Ebates 16th Birthday = 16% Cash Back at 150+ Merchants (May 11-18)

Good evening everyone, I hope you all had a great Mother’s Day weekend.  If you love online shopping, this next week is going to be a lot of fun for you.  Ebates is turning 16 years old on May 11 and they are celebrating their Sweet Sixteen with 16% cash back at 150+ online merchants.  All the major online retailers are going to participate in this week-long promotion.  If you are new to Ebates, please sign up for a free account here.  You will receive a $10 bonus after your first Ebates purchase.

Ebates 16 Percent Cash Back

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Reminder: OC Meetup at In-N-Out Saturday May 9 at 12pm

Good afternoon everyone, this is just a friendly reminder for all readers in the Orange County area.  Please join me and many others like me for lunch at In-N-Out as we discuss miles and points.  All levels of expertise are welcome, from beginners to experts.  I will also have a pseudo-memorial for my beloved Redbird Cards, such a tragic event, please come out and pay your respects to a great friend who died too soon.  RIP old buddy :(

OC Meetup:

In-N-Out Tustin District Map

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Sam’s Club Membership and Complete AMEX Offer Ordering Process

Good morning everyone, this post has a lot of screenshots showing the entire ordering process to complete the SamsClub.com AMEX Offer.  As a refresher, the AMEX Offer will give you a $20 statement credit after spending $20 or more on SamsClub.com (does not work for in-store purchases).

Sams Club AMEX Offer

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Guest Post: Macerich Visa Gift Card Purchases Posting as a Cash Advance

Good morning everyone, my friend Nigel has written another great guest post for me.  If you are unfamiliar with NIgel, he has written a few other guest posts as well:

Without any further ado, take it away Nigel…

Year to date, I’ve already MS’d $125,000 worth of VGCs between my two local Macerich Malls.  Grant calls me a heavy-hitter, but I call myself a savvy MS’er.  There are people out there that cycle that amount or more in a single month.  In my experience, Macerich Malls are easier to do business with than Simon Malls, so I typically find myself at the Macerich customer service desk twice a week to purchase several VGCs.   Continue reading