# Manufactured Spending
Plastiq Payments Can Trigger Citi Prestige’s 5x Online Purchase Promotion
According to a DOC report, the 5x online purchase promotion that Citi Prestige launched during the pandemic can be triggered by payments made through Plastiq. Valuing ThankYou Poin...
Plastiq Will Raise Its Fee to 2.85% Starting July 1 [Reminder: Don’t Forget to Schedule Future Payments at the 2.5% Fee]
[Friendly reminder] If you really need to use Plastiq to complete some spending, it’s a good idea to schedule future check payments before July 1. Payments scheduled in advance are...
End of the road: Amazon Allowance will stop on July 30, so you can no longer auto-reload every month
Amazon Allowance used to be a great tool for automatically meeting credit card transaction requirements. You could set your own schedule and amount, and it would automatically load...
Premier Members Credit Union Bank Account Review: $50 Signup Bonus + Up to $6,000 Credit Card Funding (Codes as Purchase)
The biggest highlight of this account is its unusually high credit card funding limit, making it a great tool for meeting minimum spending requirements on new cards. Unfortunately,...
How to Meet the Credit Card Sign-Up Spend Requirement 「2020.5 Update: Added Some Simple MS Content」
Here are some ideas for meeting the card’s sign-up spending requirement. Hope they help~...
AMEX OFFER: Zola.com $20 OFF $100 [More People Are Successfully Using Cash Fund]
Quite a few readers, as well as author metahacker, have already received the reward. Be careful not to fund your own account directly on the spot. After copying the Registry link,...
Plastiq | A Trick for Getting Lower Fee Promotions
Yesterday, Plastiq sent many people targeted 1% fee promotions (up to $10,000 total across three payments, through the end of the year). You can schedule next year’s bills in advan...
Another Chinese International Student Arrested Over Gift Card Scheme: Common Scams in the U.S.
A Chinese student was arrested for allegedly taking part in a nationwide multimillion-dollar Walmart gift card fraud scheme. Here’s a look at the case and how the scam worked, alon...
Bjs.com Gift Card Big Deals | Includes Vanilla Visa Gift Cards | Free 1-Day Pass | PayPal/Freedom 5X
Bjs.com recently has some solid gift card deals online, with discounts of up to 12% off, including Vanilla Visa gift cards, airline gift cards, Hotels.com, and more, with free ship...
Buying Third-Party Gift Cards with GameStop Gift Cards Is Dead
On August 20, GameStop sent out a memo saying that, effective August 21, 2019, they would hard-code against GC-to-GC conversions. They had previously hard-coded against buying Amaz...
2018 Q5 Credit Card 5x Rewards Summary [Updated 10/1: Q4 Spending Guide and Activation Links]
Q4 2018 is here. Which cards should you keep in your wallet, and which one should you prioritize for spending? Here’s my analysis and summary:...