What was your first post on DDF?

[AsherO]

I heard @Dan @AJK @AsherO ran him off.

Wasn't me, though I appreciate the mention.

[Dan]

Good times.

[chucksterace]

There we go. Lucky people who got in.

Anyone else notice that the flyertalk thread on this has been closed, anyone know why?

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/united-mileageplus-consolidated/1366665-ua-mistake-award-redemption-rates-china-travel-ua-says-will-void-tickets-46.html

[mmgfarb]

Real interesting stuff, I still don't think I ever got an answer to this question.

Any consensus on whether or not an ACH will work for the direct deposit to waive the fee?

[Work-for-ur-muny]

Good times.

Belongs in the I Remember When... thread.

[mmgfarb]

The answer is yes

Lol, thanks 

[ExGingi]

My first post. Also a new thread. Quite long and detailed. I'm actually somewhat impressed. Those were the good old days of minimum 10ur per swipe. Though it seems to be written in English, not in regular english.

This is worth sharing with anyone that get a per swipe bonus (like I do on my Freedom card, though I think it's going away by the end of 2015 - so would love to hear what other cards get a per swipe bonus).

I recently filed my 2014 taxes, and when the IRS finally sent me the refund it was a few thousand short.

Turns out I had a notice from NY State for overdue taxes, so the IRS sent the money to NYS.

However, I didn't owe NYS anywhere near that amount. I actually paid them a few days late last year, but since they had already generated a notice, they didn't match up my payment with that notice, so it showed an outstanding balance. 20 minutes on the phone with NYS Tax Department had them promising to apply my payment to the "notice", but I would still have some interest due. The money they will be getting from the IRS is more than enough to cover that, but they say it would take them 60 to 90 days to refund me the excess.

I did some experimenting with the NYS Dept of Taxation and Finance, and found that I can pay my liability by credit card. Given that I get 10 points per swipe with my Chase Freedom, I decided to see if I can get a "discount" on my taxes by paying using multiple swipes.

Now the "convenience" fee for using a credit card, is officially 2.25%, however, we all know that rounding can help with that to bring it down slightly. I tried putting in charges of less than a dollar, but it seems like $1.00 is the lowest payment accepted. So I enter a payment of $1.11, convenience fee is $0.02 (which brings it down to 1.8% from the official 2.25%) and watch what happens. Turns out that NYS sends the payment and the fee as two separate charges, so for $1.13 charge, I get 21 UR points. Even if you value the points at only 1 cent, that's an 18.58% discount on my tax bill!

Now comes the obvious question: is it worth all the time required to keep on entering credit card information just to get this discount?

Enter iMacros and Firefox!

iMacros lets you record and playback actions on your web browser. Sometimes the recording needs a little tweaking, but with NYS Dept of Finance there was almost no tweaking at all. Record the action once, and then tell iMacros to play back the loop as many times as you want.

Since applying payments to the bill is not automatic, it seems like as long as there's an outstanding bill, you can overpay (and get refunded 60 to 90 days later).

So there you have it. Manufactured Spend courtesy of Chase Freedom, NYS Dept of Finance, iMacros and Firefox!

Now if anyone can name any other cards that give per swipe bonuses, I am open for suggestions

p.s. The above iMacros technique is also usable to reload Amazon gift card balance 50 cents at a time, though that script required a lot more tweaking and fine tuning.

[coralsnake]

I received 3000 Starpoints on one card, and 1000 on another for not receiving the signup bonus on time.

[thaber]

Embarrassing, typo and all

there is a great website with all the kosher drinks at starbocks called www.kosherstarbucks.com

[Ergel]

I am planning a trip this summer. Looking to spend shabbos in Vegas. Where would you recommend staying? Needs to be close to a shul. How would I do meals? Bring my own or is there a restaraunt/chabad?
Also looking for a vacation rental either in Vegas or near grand canyon or Bryce or Zion with a private pool. Have any reasonably priced ideas?

Also, any reccomendations of things to do or places to stay in above mentioned locations?

Thanks for your help,
Eli

And the follow up from steve2 is priceless. Good times

[real-brisker]

Good old days.

You can roam, or cmplain that you are not getting proper service

[username]

Not too shabby.

Heres a deal that i stumbled upon by mistake. the local grocery store (Cub Foods) is running a promotion that gives you % gas off. Basically ,spend $100 and get 10 cents off per gallon on gasoline, $200 gives 20 cents per gallon etc. Well, i bought a $300 gift card and got a coupon for 30 cents off per gallon. When i spent the gift card, i got another 30 cents off per gallon! Thats a total of 60 cents off per gallon! I wonder if others can try this at other grocery stores that have other offers depending on the amount spent! First see if you get points for buying a gift card, and then find out if you earn points when spending the gift card.
Please try this at your store, and post the results.

[@Yehuda]

Dan, can you confirm that this doesn't work? From your post about SW, it seems that you CAN do this...

LOL at thinking Dan replies to you when you say his name.

[username]

LOL at thinking Dan replies to you when you say his name.

LOL to you.

He did reply.

DDF was much smaller in those days.

[TimT]

LOL at thinking Dan replies to you when you say his name.

You need the “@“ in front. You of all people should know that

[Dan]

And the follow up from steve2 is priceless. Good times

Classic steve2, amazing!

Those were interesting times when he was active. Heckuva lot more popcorn and fires to put out.

[Yehuda57]

It is $99, or $399 off contract.

This is my first post on DD forums, and it figures it would be about the Moto X. It is quite simply the best phone I have laid my hands on. The "gimmicks" are actually very useful, which is a welcome change.

Not all that notable, except I was offered an award for it which I am yet to receive:

Welcome!
Its been that price for a while. What's he saying about a price drop?

And you should get an award for your first post.
Seriously. Some of the others are quite horrendous...

[shmebeble]

mine was a cross post 

[ExGingi]

Not all that notable, except I was offered an award for it which I am yet to receive:

You, of all people, SHOULD have good command of the English language (and talented guy that you are, I'd think you also have excellent command of regular english), and SHOULD understand that when someone says that you SHOULD get an award, it doesn't mean that HE IS OFFERING it to you. At best, he's recommending the action.

[Something Fishy]

My first one was on a fairly random topic (for me, at least):

It might be possible to port your number to Google Voice now. See http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/19/google-voice-now-lets-you-port-your-own-phone-number/ for more details.

#11 was more fun though, I was trying to shill my affiliate link and Dan edited it out. He actually replied to my PM when I asked him what I did wrong (I don't think he had that signature back then):

The regular price for this is $126.95.

I got this from an earlier Groupon and was amazed at how nice it came out.

<Please post a direct link for the deal, thanks>