Manufactured Spending
Money orders were the classic way to cash out gift cards for about $1 each. USPS, Kroger, and Safeway now block gift cards, so read this as history.
Challenge Updates
I put $15,774 on my Delta Reserve in 48 hours of Prime Day buyer's group deals, finishing the $30K goal. One $100 Kindle never showed up.
Fund Kiva loans to entrepreneurs around the world with your credit card, earn the points, and cash out as the borrowers pay you back.
In June I opened my first Amex Biz Platinum and Biz Gold (250K points in bonuses) and finished my $25K Amex Gold 9X grocery play.
Buy up to $1,500 in Visa gift cards per Kroger self-checkout transaction, and add gum so totals vary. Amex clawed back points over $505 multiples in 2023.
My 2023 Plastiq setup liquidated $16,000 a month in gift cards at about $440 an hour. Plastiq doesn't accept gift cards today.
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