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Old Nov 20, 2014, 6:42 pm
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Originally Posted by uppereastsider
0. All of my MS spots are within walking distance, although my options are a bit more limited
Are there any DR's left that take cc's?
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Old Nov 20, 2014, 11:21 pm
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30-40mi to unload at WMT
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Old Nov 21, 2014, 12:19 pm
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Originally Posted by rtraveler
Are there any DR's left that take cc's?
None. They've been cash only for over a year in my neighborhood.

Fortunate there are a few CVS locations near me with great cashiers. The Target on 116th street has been great with AFTs and there's a Costco in the shopping center there. Plus there's a bunch of no fee ATMs if you look and tons of McDonalds with 99 cent ATMs
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Old Nov 21, 2014, 1:57 pm
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Originally Posted by uppereastsider
None. They've been cash only for over a year in my neighborhood.

Fortunate there are a few CVS locations near me with great cashiers. The Target on 116th street has been great with AFTs and there's a Costco in the shopping center there. Plus there's a bunch of no fee ATMs if you look and tons of McDonalds with 99 cent ATMs

I put the AFT in the sock drawer. It was very time consuming with loading, ATM withdrawal, and bank deposit. Plus, the 1.3% fees are a lot higher compared to other MS options.
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Old Nov 21, 2014, 2:12 pm
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probably spend 2 hrs a day on the weekdays (1 before work and 1 after work) between buying and dumping but it is all on the way. 2-3 hrs on my Saturday loop probably 25-40 miles, hitting my GC stores and 3-4 WM.
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Old Nov 21, 2014, 2:17 pm
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Today's lunch hour was spent driving to a Post Office on the way to a CapOne360 then on the way back to work I stopped off at the bank to deposit the loot. Thinking I'd give a shot at hunting down ReLoadIts I went to 2 markets, 1 no go, the other "cash only". So lunch is now at my desk with McD's.
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Old Nov 21, 2014, 2:40 pm
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Originally Posted by ibleed0range
probably spend 2 hrs a day on the weekdays (1 before work and 1 after work) between buying and dumping but it is all on the way. 2-3 hrs on my Saturday loop probably 25-40 miles, hitting my GC stores and 3-4 WM.
Wow, that's about 12 hours/week. Do you mind saying how much you MS a week?
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Old Nov 21, 2014, 6:16 pm
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Originally Posted by rtraveler
Wow, that's about 12 hours/week. Do you mind saying how much you MS a week?
About 35-40
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Old Nov 21, 2014, 7:04 pm
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^^ he doesn't bleed orange, he bleeds reward points...LOL

That's some dedicated MSing....
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Old Nov 21, 2014, 7:36 pm
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Originally Posted by ibleed0range
About 35-40
Wow, that's some serious MS'ing. Awesome!
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Old Nov 21, 2014, 10:57 pm
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Originally Posted by ibleed0range
About 35-40
A back of the envelope calculation throws off ~$1500 in profit after fees, less any gas and other car related costs. No offense but mind the question why you still waste so much time going to work if what you're claiming here is the truth?
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Old Nov 21, 2014, 11:40 pm
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40 mi twice a month linked to other errands.
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Old Nov 22, 2014, 1:36 am
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Originally Posted by Julian Brennan
A back of the envelope calculation throws off ~$1500 in profit after fees, less any gas and other car related costs. No offense but mind the question why you still waste so much time going to work if what you're claiming here is the truth?
A career is a sure thing. This comes and goes with the wind. Perhaps it's the orange's retirement fund? (Or Hookers and Blow fund...)
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Old Nov 22, 2014, 5:18 am
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Originally Posted by Julian Brennan
A back of the envelope calculation throws off ~$1500 in profit after fees, less any gas and other car related costs. No offense but mind the question why you still waste so much time going to work if what you're claiming here is the truth?
It's not consistent. When my 5x options die it will come down quite a bit. I drive a Prius and its new. Sure you can calculate wear and tear but I got 2 yr 24k free maintenance lol. It just cost me 4.86 to fill my tank too (giant gas points which aren't consistent either)
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Old Nov 22, 2014, 5:45 am
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A career is a sure thing. This comes and goes with the wind. Perhaps it's the orange's retirement fund? (Or Hookers and Blow fund...)
Lol. Hookers and blow.
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