Idea to get FF miles from credit cards at casinos
Jun 15, 2009, 7:27 am
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A few years ago there was a bank in Cleveland that allowed you to buy their gift cards online in amounts up to $1000. You could buy 5 a month and pay for them with any credit card you wanted. They'd come in the mail, then you could take them to the post office and use them to buy a money order. Then you would deposit the money order in the checking account that you use to pay your credit card bill. I racked up 60K FF points doing this before the bank stopped it.
There was also a period of time a few years back that you could buy US savings bonds online and pay with a credit card. I bought 50K worth and got the FF points for them. At the time they were about a 4.5% yield which is looking pretty good now. I still have them locked in a safe and they are part of my investment portfolio.[/QUOTE]
Ahh, the good ol' days. Up to 120k points per year...
Mike
