Introduction I went to my OD this weekend and bought some gift cards like normal. However, after every GC was scanned, I noticed a popup message and a beep. After a few of these, I asked if that was new, and the cashier confirmed it was. I then read the popup and it said something […]
Introduction A few weeks ago, I had written about the new cash back app Drop. Even in the title, I had predicted the demise of the app since their business model would never work. Well, now that it’s been 2 weeks, while I’m not going to say the deal is dead, it’s in critical trauma […]
Introduction I had gotten an email yesterday about some changes to my Comcast account, which set off my Spidey senses. My gut was telling me it had been a while since my last Comcast retention call, and sure enough, when I logged in to my account, I was paying $89 a month for my internet […]
Introduction I had to create a new Paypal account a few months ago. I had been waiting to buy some gift cards from Paypal Digital Gifts and it seems that after 2 months, they finally let you. If you try before that, you get an error saying you can’t use that payment method and that […]
Introduction After my recent Capital One shutdown leading to the shutdown of my wife’s account, it dawned on me – should you kick your spouse out of the house? No, not physically kicking them out, but maybe having you (or them) move out of the house into a nice mailbox. For most people, this isn’t necessary, […]