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I knew this post would come eventually. One of the most popular posts on my blog was the one on manufactured spending<\/a>, where I spoke about Amazon Payments and Vanilla Reloads at CVS last November. If you listened, you were able to take advantage of these manufactured spending techniques for half a year.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, just like the Mint, it looks like the doors are finally closing for purchasing Vanilla Reloads at CVS.<\/p>\n

I recently did some reading on\u00a0Flyertalk and found this thread<\/a>.\u00a0Users are reporting that CVS is implementing a change in storewide policy across the US sometime between 3\/31\/14 and 4\/4\/14 where their point of sale machines will no longer allow the purchase of Vanilla Reload products by credit card. If you buy VR’s, I highly recommend reading through the thread before buying more.<\/p>\n

Bummer.<\/p>\n

This will definitely change my decision on signing up for certain cards that have some high spending requirements. If you depended on that $5k\/month spend, it should effect you as well.<\/p>\n

The good news is that Amazon Payments is still available, but that window will one day close as well. Get in before it’s too late. Instructions here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I also have some other manufactured spending techniques that I’ve not yet shared, but also require more work. Everyone has their secrets that keep the game going for them. I’ll compile a list of other MS techniques for a future post.<\/p>\n

Trust me, I wish I could say April Fool’s day!<\/p>\n

“As one door closes, another one opens.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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