Good Bye My Dear Friends
Jan 8, 2016, 3:12 pm
#17
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Madison, WI, USA
Posts: 14,162
I used US savings bonds, some small bank that offered fee-free GCs that you could cash in at your bank, Microsoft's search engine promotion with the word games, and some of those mentioned above. All of those together didn't gain me anywhere near as many miles and points as I've earned in the last two years, though.
Jan 8, 2016, 3:28 pm
#19
Join Date: Sep 2000
Programs: OnePass
Posts: 885
Nothing like buying multiple $5000 Savings Bonds on any credit card. Or opening bank accounts with tens of thousands in opening deposits charged to a CC.
Jan 8, 2016, 3:45 pm
#20
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Madison, WI, USA
Posts: 14,162
Well, I couldn't do that much. I was still low on funds after living in Norway and coming back with a little over $1000 in my bank account. I could only afford a $1000 bond every 4-6 months at my new job.
Jan 8, 2016, 5:58 pm
#23
Join Date: Dec 2013
Posts: 506
I used US savings bonds, some small bank that offered fee-free GCs that you could cash in at your bank, Microsoft's search engine promotion with the word games, and some of those mentioned above. All of those together didn't gain me anywhere near as many miles and points as I've earned in the last two years, though.
Jan 8, 2016, 9:39 pm
#25
Join Date: Apr 2010
Posts: 342
After my BC caps at the end of Feb I'm officially retiring from MS. Reward vs effort just isn't worth it anymore. A solid decade of hardcore MS. Can't (really) complain.
Big shout-outs to:
Uncapped BC
Uncapped BCP
Amex
Amex Prepaids
Safeway
Reloadit
OG Reloadit partners
Blackhawk Network
BHN Prepaids
US Bank Prepaids
Bluebird
Serve
Walmart Money Center
Kate
Fred Meyer
Money Orders
Bing 35% Cashback @eBay
Other CB portals
Oh and a big preemptive FU to the person that comes in here and exclaims "2016 is going to be the greatest MS year ever!!"
Stop it.
Big shout-outs to:
Uncapped BC
Uncapped BCP
Amex
Amex Prepaids
Safeway
Reloadit
OG Reloadit partners
Blackhawk Network
BHN Prepaids
US Bank Prepaids
Bluebird
Serve
Walmart Money Center
Kate
Fred Meyer
Money Orders
Bing 35% Cashback @eBay
Other CB portals
Oh and a big preemptive FU to the person that comes in here and exclaims "2016 is going to be the greatest MS year ever!!"
Stop it.
Jan 8, 2016, 9:40 pm
#26
Join Date: May 2011
Posts: 165
11. BankDirect (still available for smaller amounts, but with new caps, gone are the days when I was earning 40K+ AA miles per month) (in addition, the accounts used to be free, but now have a $12 monthly fee).
12. Capital One Rewards Checking (previously, a good source for Hyatt and other hotel/travel GCs).
12. Capital One Rewards Checking (previously, a good source for Hyatt and other hotel/travel GCs).
Jan 8, 2016, 9:50 pm
#28
Join Date: Apr 2010
Posts: 342
Chase - AARP
Citi - CashReturns