{"id":5833,"date":"2022-11-23T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-23T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/milesearnandburn.com\/?p=5833"},"modified":"2023-04-18T11:14:37","modified_gmt":"2023-04-18T17:14:37","slug":"wednesday-quad-14","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/milesearnandburn.com\/index.php\/2022\/11\/23\/wednesday-quad-14\/","title":{"rendered":"Wednesday Weirdness"},"content":{"rendered":"
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  1. Giftcards.com<\/a> has a promotional code (BFVIP)<\/em> that in theory gives you $5 off of a $100 virtual Visa gift card, but in practice gives 5% off of $250 virtual Visa gift cards on up to $1,500 per order because reasons. The promotion runs through tomorrow evening.\n

    Since virtual gift cards at giftcards.com have a $2,000 per rolling 48 hour limit, I\u2019d get $1,500 in one order and then another $500 immediately after. Don\u2019t forget to use a portal<\/a>.<\/li>\n

  2. It probably should go without saying, but if you hold any serious cash at a crypto based FinTech companies it may be time to reconsider whether the manufactured spend bang is worth the increasing risk of loss, especially because Coinbase, a favorite FinTech of Christmas past, may become the next casualty.<\/a> Tread lightly! (Thanks to George via MEAB slack)<\/li>\n
  3. EDITOR\u2019s NOTE: <\/em>I wouldn\u2019t normally write about a deal for a warehouse club because it\u2019s not directly about travel, miles, points, or shenanigans, but this one is different because Sam\u2019s Club is often a great vendor for a manufactured spender given its propensity for gift card deals and portal games.\n

    Sam\u2019s Club has a holiday promotion<\/a> for $50 back on your first in-store purchase with a $50 membership, making a new account fee free with promo code 27Y9X<\/em>. Unfortunately though gift cards are excluded from the first purchase $50 back. If you sign-up, try and use a portal<\/a> because it may track (usually with portals and stuff like this, the weirder the better).<\/li>\n

  4. Bilt cardholders earn double rewards between Friday and December 1<\/a>. I\u2019d typically say go nuts on this deal like Sam Bankman-Fried did with corporate FTX funds<\/a>, but with this card you\u2019ll probably get the axe for too much MS if you do. So instead, maybe just go at the speed that Sam Bankman-Fried runs<\/a> to keep your account alive.<\/li>\n
  5. A new pre-targeted no-lifetime language American Express Business Platinum link<\/a> has surfaced with a sign-up bonus of 150,000 Membership Rewards after $15,000 in spend within three months and another 10,000 Membership Rewards for adding an employee card and spending $1,000, also within three months.\n

    If you get one, don\u2019t forget about the triple dip<\/a>. (Thanks to TwelveBall<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    The reason SBF was running away.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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