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What I’ve Learned About Mortgages and Manufactured Spending

As of last week, we are officially 90%-ish through the home buying/selling/moving process. Well, sort of. We’ve already closed on our old house and our new house, and moved all of our stuff to a

A Look at My FRN Debacle

April 27, 2015
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There’s no doubt that Shell’s Fuel Rewards Network (FRN) is by far my favorite gas rewards program. Not only does it offer easy, MS friendly earning methods such as spend $X at store Y (gift

Oink and I Go Our Separate Ways

April 1, 2015
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Oink has never been my favorite prepaid product. After all, what can you do with it other than use it as intended? There’s no ATM access, it’s not a debit card, and you can’t use it

How to Deal with Credit Card Declines

March 23, 2015
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There’s nothing quite as annoying as having your credit card get declined when trying to buy a gift card, load REDbird, or even just spend a large sum of money. When it happens, the cashiers usually

Will There Be a Cash Advance Fee?

March 20, 2015
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/ 4 COMMENTS

Look through any thread about a manufactured spending technique and I guarantee you’ll see the question, “Will there be a cash advance fee?” Seriously, I dare you. You’ll see what

Category Archives for Manufactured Spending

What I’ve Learned About Mortgages and Manufactured Spending

A Look at My FRN Debacle

Oink and I Go Our Separate Ways

How to Deal with Credit Card Declines

Will There Be a Cash Advance Fee?