Is manufactured spending dead? | Ep52

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00:38 Reader Feedback: Facebook comments & changes to our group

8:31 Pandemic Vacation: How does Greg feel about it in hindsight?

https://frequentmiler.boardingarea.com/pandemic-vacation-is-it-safe/

21:57 IHG Points: Are they now worth more? Did Greg's methodology make sense? Is basing RRVs just on big city US redemptions a reliable way to determine the RRV?

https://frequentmiler.boardingarea.com/what-are-ihg-points-worth-now-that-they-have-dynamic-pricing/

38:18 Is manufactured spending dead? Gift Card Mall portal changes

https://frequentmiler.boardingarea.com/giftcardmall-cap-reduced-from-60k-to-2k-for-cash-back/

41:22 Plastiq becomes a bad play

https://frequentmiler.boardingarea.com/another-hit-to-ms-plastiq-fees-increasing-to-2-85/

47:44 MS time machine: a trip down memory lane. First up: US Mint coins

50:00 Vanilla Reloads

51:55 Visa Gift Cards Got PINs

52:42 Load Bluebird with VGCs

54:46 Golden Age of Redbird

1:00:19 Flipping the script: Easy purchase, but tough liquidation