If you’ve been reading this blog for more than a little while, you may have noticed that the pace of recent articles has slowed to a standstill. I want to reassure you that this is not (only) because I now spend my days recumbent on my couch eating bonbons. Blog? What Blog? (I’ve actually been […]
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Miles Off Ramp
In the flowcharts that I have previously shared, and in my mind before there were flowcharts, the miles game was a labyrinthine map of intersecting roads, highways and thoroughfares. The main interstate runs from the purchase of gift card/reloadables to the loading of the prepaid card, to the paying of bills with the prepaid card. […]
Friend for Hire
When I first started using “the PayPal axis,” it was for a very specific reason. I had just signed up for the Softcard (then Isis) Serve card, and I saw that in addition to being able to load $1500 a month automatically using a credit card, I could also do the same with a debit […]
So Pseudo
Today we get to the crux of the matter. If manufactured spending is alchemy, turning credit card spending into cash, then the transformational step is certainly the loading of your pseudo-checking account. where the magic happens… So what is a pseudo checking account? A pseudo checking account is a prepaid card that can be loaded […]
Reloaders
When we last spoke, I waxed poetic about the ins and outs of purchasing Visa gift cards to manufacture spending. We talked about the psychological and practical barriers to purchasing the gift cards, and important factors to consider when choosing your weapons. Today we will talk about a corollary to the pursuit of Visa gift […]
Stamping Your Visa
To start the glorious chain of events that results in manufactured spending, begin with the mundane. It all starts with “A” We simply take our new credit card to a store (or online) and buy a Visa gift card (Or a reload card, or a PayPal card, but we will discuss those products on another […]
Everything you need to know to manufacture spending
I’ve discussed credit card churns and flexibility, and reconsideration calls and keeping your newly approved cards organized…. On to the fun world of spending lots of money without spending much money at all: otherwise known as manufactured spending. 1. What is Manufactured Spending? Before covering the specifics of how to manufacture spending, it’s probably useful to start with […]
Saddling Up (Again)
The miles game marches on . It’s almost biblical, really. (To every season churn churn churn.) Personally, I’m getting ready for another round of credit card churning. The experiment with getting one or two cards every month didn’t last long, (about 30 days to be precise.) The main reason is that the rate limiting step […]
Credit Cards, Gift Cards, Money Orders, Manufactured Spending, And The Walmartization Of America
If you’ve read more than a post or two on this site, there’s one thing that you probably know about me.I am not a Walmart fan.Before taking up the miles game, I had never actually been in a Walmart.But since then I’ve become well acquainted with it. In fact in many ways I now consider […]
Gristly Bits and Broken Pieces
The manufactured spending game is cyclical. For every triumphant moment there is a let down and vice versa. I’ve been riding high of late from all of the wonderful manufactured spending opportunities that opened up all at once. PayPal, green dot,ISIS Serve, loyal3. A couple months ago it was all a Walmart-less embarrassment of riches. But […]
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