Posts by ymlulu
Free Starbucks Iced Tea on July 14 (this Friday), 1-2 PM
Starbucks is giving away free iced tea—if you’re nearby, make sure to pick up a cup....
Guide to Third-Party Gift Cards Sold by Merchants [7/12 Update: Amazon Starts Selling VGCs]
Amazon is now selling Visa gift cards! Unfortunately, you still can’t pay for them with Amazon gift cards. These Visa gift cards can be used for manufactured spending, so they’re s...
Amazon Prime Day: Most Deals Have Expired
Prime Day is officially here! This post rounds up the hottest deals right now, including moneymaker deals and money-saving deals....
How Amazon Alexa Voice Shopping Works [7/9 Update: Get $10 for Reordering]
Amazon Prime members can now use Alexa to reorder something they previously bought and get a $10 promo credit for a future purchase. The reordered item must be at least $10, and th...
In-Depth Fairmont Miramar Santa Monica Hotel Review
If you still have a free Night to use, consider Fairmont Miramar—you won’t be disappointed....
LAX United Club Review: United Airlines Lounge at Los Angeles
Overall, the United Club at LAX felt spacious and clean, and it was not nearly as noisy as I had expected. The staff inside were also very attentive, frequently clearing tables and...
WiseBanyan Free $20 for Opening an Investment Account [Expired]
We received an email saying the $20 bonus for new users signing up will end tonight at 12:59 PST. If you want to get the $20 sign-up bonus, you must complete registration before th...
How to Avoid Close-in Booking Fees on Award Tickets
I recently planned two spur-of-the-moment trips and also spent some time researching airline Close-in Booking Fees. Today I’ll share how to avoid the Close-in Booking Fees on Ameri...
Amazon Shopping and Savings Guide [6/18: Get a 2% Bonus with Auto-Reload]
Amazon Prime members can use a Checking Account linked to their Amazon account to Auto-Reload their Amazon balance (reload gift card funds to the account) and earn an extra 2% bonu...
Apple Pay Will Launch Peer-to-Peer (P2P) Transfers
Apple recently announced that person-to-person transfers will be introduced in iOS 11 in fall 2017. Apple is partnering with the “well-known” Green Dot to make this feature work. I...
Citi Hilton HHonors Reserve Credit Card — Weekend Luxury "Discontinued"
Because AMEX will become the exclusive issuer of Hilton co-branded credit cards starting in January 2018, this Citi-issued card is about to be discontinued. If you have not applied...