{"id":2940,"date":"2021-11-01T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-11-01T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/milesearnandburn.com\/?p=2940"},"modified":"2023-04-18T12:11:06","modified_gmt":"2023-04-18T18:11:06","slug":"manufactured-spend-monday-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/milesearnandburn.com\/index.php\/2021\/11\/01\/manufactured-spend-monday-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Manufactured Spend Monday"},"content":{"rendered":"

Q4 is a great time to be in the game, and there are a few MS opportunities that cropped up over the weekend to kick it up a notch:<\/p>\n

1.<\/strong> CashApp<\/a> has an interesting boost for 10% back on online purchases at Sam\u2019s Club up to $20, once per day between now and November 23. GC Galore also just broke news that Sam\u2019s Club is officially recognizing gift cards for rebates with shopping portals<\/a>. As of this writing, JetBlue has 3x at Sam\u2019s and TopCashBack has 2% back, so between the two you\u2019re looking at a 12% discount or better on $200 in gift cards every day for the next three weeks or so.<\/p>\n

Best options: Vanilla Visa<\/a>, Vanilla Mastercard<\/a>, and Disney<\/a> (thanks to Kyle for the Disney tip.) If you\u2019re not currently a Sam\u2019s Club member, spin up a new email address that you haven\u2019t used before and you can get a new membership for $45 with a $45 Sam\u2019s gift card included<\/a>. <\/p>\n

2.<\/strong> I\u2019m getting bored with office supply store deals and getting really sick of $200 Metabank gift cards. In case you\u2019re not like me, Staples has your back<\/a> with another fee free $200 Visa gift card for up to five cards per transaction. The deal runs between now and Saturday. I\u2019ll be sitting this one out because it\u2019s too distracting with all the other Q4 shenanigans and the deluge of crazy FinTechs launching new products. <\/p>\n

3.<\/strong> The Point debit card<\/a> has double earning between whenever you get your updated card in the mail and the end of the year. That makes it effectively a 2% cash back debit card, or more if you spend in bonus categories (currently 10x on subscriptions for streaming, 6x on rideshare and delivery, 30x at Nike, 40x at HBO Max, 10x at Whole Foods, 10x at Amazon, 10x at Costco, 10x at Trader Joes, and 10x at coffee shops after doubling).<\/p>\n

If you don\u2019t currently have a Point debit card, sign up through a referral because you\u2019ll get a $100 sign-up bonus rather than the public $10 bonus. Unfortunately though, they raised the annual fee to $99 for the card, but at least opening one doesn\u2019t do a credit pull or affect Chase 5\/24. If you want a card, find a friend for a referral and make their day, but if you can\u2019t find a friend reach out to me and I\u2019ll hook you up.<\/p>\n

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I don\u2019t think I understood going up a notch until now, but I guess it means going from \u201cbail\u201d to \u201ccabin\u201d. Go cabin everyone!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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