{"id":2298,"date":"2021-08-16T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-16T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/milesearnandburn.com\/?p=2298"},"modified":"2023-04-18T12:22:01","modified_gmt":"2023-04-18T18:22:01","slug":"monday-manufactured-spend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/milesearnandburn.com\/index.php\/2021\/08\/16\/monday-manufactured-spend\/","title":{"rendered":"Monday Manufactured Spend"},"content":{"rendered":"

Office Depot OfficeMax<\/a> (I literally never remember which parts of that store name are supposed to have a space and which aren\u2019t) has another negative cost manufactured spend opportunity available: $15 back on a purchase of $300 or more in Mastercard Gift Cards. For the best bang for your buck:<\/p>\n

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  1. Link your credit card(s) to Dosh<\/a> in the mobile app before heading to the store. You\u2019ll get an extra 2% back, up to $10 per day<\/li>\n
  2. Buy two $200 Mastercard gift cards<\/li>\n
  3. Get two more $200 Mastercard gift cards, and go to step (2) with another transaction (if you\u2019ve got a friendly cashier)<\/li>\n
  4. Log in to Dosh a few hours after the transaction to claim your cash back<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    You\u2019ll spend $398.90 per transaction for $400.00 in gift cards and you\u2019ll get another $7.97 cash back from Dosh.<\/p>\n

    One of the frequent questions I get lately is \u201cHow can you liquidate these from home?\u201d I\u2019ve got a few answers that I\u2019m glad to share publicly, and a few that are more fragile so I won\u2019t share them here. I will however drop the generic tip that I encourage you to explore around \u2014 opportunities do exist. Start looking for payment processors and bill payment platforms because that\u2019s where pay dirt usually lies. In the mean time though, you can liquidate from home via:<\/p>\n