{"id":205,"date":"2021-05-05T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-05-05T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/milesearnandburn.com\/?p=205"},"modified":"2023-04-18T14:33:24","modified_gmt":"2023-04-18T20:33:24","slug":"debbit-redux","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/milesearnandburn.com\/index.php\/2021\/05\/05\/debbit-redux\/","title":{"rendered":"Debbit Redux"},"content":{"rendered":"

I\u2019ve already mentioned Debbit<\/a> a time or two<\/a>, but there\u2019s a neat hack that it helps enable: Some credit card issuers will give you a monthly small balance waiver for balances under a buck or two, and often those issuers correspond with credit cards that you keep in your sock drawer anyway (Barclays, Discover, USAA, and US Bank are examples).<\/p>\n

For those sock drawer cards, I suggest set up a recurring small charge in Debbit once a month as an Amazon balance reload, Xfinity bill payment, AT&T bill payment, or similar and you\u2019ll earn a free $10-$20 \/ year for each card. You\u2019ll also prevent them from being closed for non-use, which does happen.<\/p>\n

Will you get rich like this? No, but at the end of the year you can buy a $10 Chipotle card with your Amazon balance. Is it worth your time? Maybe not just by itself, but multiplied by a few cards and convolved with having debbit set up for bonuses<\/a>, it will pay off in due time. Also, at the end of the year through some advanced tom-foolery known as \u201cpaying with a gift card\u201d, you can turn it into a burrito*<\/a> to reap your rewards.<\/p>\n

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Reaping the small balance waiver rewards<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

*For more on the origin of travel hacking and the burrito, I highly recommend visiting Milenomics<\/a> and listening to their excellent, high quality podcast<\/a>. I\u2019m not a paid shill, just a big fan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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