Introduction A reader shared a data point with me and agreed to let me publish the data point so we all can learn. She was shut down by Capital One in November 2016 due to the usual MS/WMBP. She then was pre-approved for a card on their site, and so she applied for it and […]
Introduction Hey nothing new right? I got back from vacation and tried to use my mom’s Capital One Spark card and it got declined. I tried to chat with them, and they wouldn’t tell me over online chat. I had my mom call in, and they said the account had been closed. What happened […]
Introduction Amazon is pretty consumer-friendly. I haven’t heard of any bans except maybe if you try to have 2 FBA accounts with the same address or if you abuse their returns. I did neither of those and got this email earlier this week, which did make me depressed for a few hours. Here’s the email […]
Introduction A reader had all his Chase accounts shut down on Friday. He wasn’t sure what happened so I asked him questions to figure out what happened: Ink abuse? NO Bill pays or any other anonymous payments? NO What were your total balances closed on latest CR? ~$20K (this is really minor; if he had said […]
Introduction If you’ve been following me for a while, you know I’m a bit obsessed with travel pants. Today, I’m going to review some Blackhawk tactical pants that I had bought years ago for $20-$30 due to a Slickdeals deal. Unfortunately, they don’t make the exact pair I own anymore, but they do make these […]