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Announcing the Costco Gold Bot

Costco gold bars sell out fast, so we built a Lounge Slack bot that checks Costco.com every five minutes. It's now also available at live-metals.com.

Aleks · May 26, 2024 · 1 min read

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[No. 026]

Challenge Updates

6 min read

How I’ll Churn $500,000+ in 2024... and You Can Too!

My 2024 goal is $500,000 of spend in seven months. In May I did $104,000 for $6,310 in value, $75,000 of it by reselling discounted gift cards online.

May 26, 2024 · Aleks

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[No. 025]

Manufactured Spending

4 min read

Manufactured Spending Acronyms: Unlocking a Secret Lingo

Our dictionary of the MS acronyms you'll run into on r/churning, from ABG and BIN to P2, VGC, and WUBP.

May 26, 2024 · Aleks

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[No. 023]

Rewards

2 min read

Churner’s Lounge: October Highlights

October 2023 in the Churner's Lounge: scripts that MS $1,000 a day, a 0 to 3% method for any spend category, and free Point.me access for members.

Nov 8, 2023 · Aleks

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[No. 022]

Credit Cards

5 min read

The Amex NLL Card Loophole: How I Supercharged My Credit Card Game

Most Amex links say you can earn a card's bonus once. NLL links can get you a second one, and the pop-up warns you before any credit pull.

Sep 21, 2023 · Aleks

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[No. 021]

Rewards

2 min read

Capital One $350 Checking Bonus (September 2023)

Capital One paid $350 for a new 360 Checking account with two $250 direct deposits (an ACH transfer can count). The offer ended October 18, 2023.

Sep 9, 2023 · Aleks

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[No. 020]

Manufactured Spending

3 min read

Where Can I Buy a Money Order with My Gift Card?

Our 2023 tables of which gift card networks worked for money orders at Kroger, Safeway, and Walmart. Kroger, Safeway, and many Walmarts now refuse them.

Sep 5, 2023 · Aleks

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