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Travel Events: FTU Advanced Dallas, Chicago Seminars, and an OC Meetup

Good morning everyone, just a quick update on my travel plans over the next few months.  Even though the FTU Advanced Dallas just ended last weekend, I will return to Dallas for the next FTU Advanced Dallas event on September 25-27.  Tickets are $249 and the Hyatt Regency has a $99/night group rate.  The hotel is within walking distance of DFW Airport.  If you are skeptical of attending by yourself, read this post: Why you Should go to Travel Conferences by Yourself #Rant.

FTU DFW 2

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New PayPal My Cash Cards and Online Loading Process (Light Blue PPMCC 0215v1)

Update and Warning: the purpose of this post was to show what the new PPMCCs looked like and show how the PPMCC loading website has changed.  I did not mention the danger of using PPMCCs as a way to MS and I wanted to make it very clear that PPMCCs are very dangerous, if you value your PayPal account.  If you withdraw funds from your PayPal account or transfer funds to another PayPal account, you will receive a warning email from PayPal.  If you continue, they may freeze your account and hold the funds in your account for up to 6 months.  For most people, it is better to stay far, far away from PPMCCs.  You have been warned.

Good evening everyone, I stopped by my local CVS and noticed a new gift card on the gift card rack.  The traditional white PayPal My Cash Card (PPMCC) has changed and is now mostly light blue.  The loading process is almost identical to before, but has a better user interface now.  Just like the Vanilla Reload Cards back in the day (RIP old friend), these cards have a date stamp (0215v1) which means February 2015, version 1.  I was able to purchase this card with my credit card at CVS without any problems.  The card says reusable on the front, so I wonder how that would work.

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Staples and Smart & Final Gift Card Results (and Fraud Alerts)

Good morning everyone, I had a fun-filled evening last night.  After work, I drove to my local Staples and Smart & Final store (which happen to be next to each other) and did a bit of shopping.  My first stop was at Staples to buy some gift cards…

Staples Next to Smart Final

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Staples Easy Rebates for Paper and Visa/MasterCard Gift Cards (4/19-4/25)

(Hat Tip to Shawn @ Miles to Memories)

Good evening from the beautiful Hyatt Regency DFW!  The Frequent Traveler University just wrapped up (review coming soon) and I just got back from delicious Texas BBQ.  Here are a few deals at Staples this week worth mentioning…

Lots and lots of cheap reams of paper.  Single ream for 1 cent, a 5 ream box for $2, and a 10 ream box for $10.  Anyone need any more paper?

Staples Paper Easy Reabtes 4-19-2015

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AMEX Offer: $25 Statement Credit on $50 Smart & Final Purchase (Pics of Gift Card Rack)

(Hat Tip to Shawn @ Frequent Miler)

Good evening everyone, I know I am super late to the party, but better late than never.  This morning, AMEX released a few new AMEX Offers and there was 1 in particular that got a massive amount of attention.  There is a Smart & Final offer where you can get a $25 statement credit after spending $50+.  You can get the offer 3 times per enrolled AMEX card!

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