No Fee MasterCards at Staples

No Fee MasterCards at Staples

177/365 Starting tomorrow, you can pick up a $200 MasterCard gift card at Staples and not pay the activation fee. Pair this with a credit card that gets rewards at office supply stores, you can rack up your points. Ultimate Rewards Strategy I use my Chase Ink Business Plus to get 5x Ultimate Rewards at office supply stores. While Chase…
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Fee-Free Visa Gift Cards at Staples

Fee-Free Visa Gift Cards at Staples

107/365 Starting tomorrow, you can pick up some fee-free Visa gift cards at Staples. I use my Chase Ink Business Plus to get 5x Ultimate Rewards at office supply stores. While Chase no longer offers this card, you could use my referral to get the Business Preferred (which does not get 5x at office supply stores), and then downgrade to…
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Visa Gift Cards on Sale at OfficeMax (Dead)

Visa Gift Cards on Sale at OfficeMax (Dead)

82/365 This sale is over. You can pick up some fee-free Visa gift cards at OfficeMax/Depot through December 22. Buy at least $300 in Visa gift cards, and you'll get an instant $15 discount at the register. This is basically free money since two $200 cards cost $6.95 each, so you'll even net a profit of $1.10. Earning Rewards Sweeten this…
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Chase Ultimate Rewards

Chase Ultimate Rewards

Day 33/365 2018-2019 Chase Ultimate Rewards are the gold standard in any travel hacker's arsenal. Some might say it's American Express Membership Rewards, but I haven't dabbled in those yet, and I think Ultimate Rewards is the best program to get your feet wet. Chase's 5/24 Rule Chase has made it a bit harder to do what's called "churning" of…
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