Introduction Gas stations have been very YMMV for a source to buy gift cards via credit cards. It’s REGIONAL YMMV and in some regions, it’s STORE YMMV, and in some stores, even CASHIER YMMV. I have been lucky to find a couple near me that a) stock VGC and b) let me use a […]
Introduction One of my very first readers who emailed me about unicorns, before I was sorta put on the map with the AMEX 150K offer, shared this video with a small group of us back in August 2015, way before Tahsir’s police story. He’s asked me not to share the video so I will respect […]
Introduction I am writing this, angrily, while sitting in a car shop having my Audi’s brake pads and rotors replaced. I’ll explain why I’m angry (not with the shop, but by my failed oversight and gamble.) Yesterday, I told you about how I got some new tires installed for my Audi, and while installing them, […]
Introduction I had bought my used Audi, and it had around 30K miles on it. I didn’t know (but I should have checked) when I bought it that the tires needed to be replaced. Usually around 30K miles is when you’ll need to replace tires, but it really depends on how you drive the car. […]
Introduction Grab a coffee and sit back for this story. About 5 years ago, a coworker gave me a $10 iTunes gift card. At the time, I didn’t buy any iTunes apps or music or games, and decided to just put it in my desk. Eventually I got around to cleaning out my desk one […]