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THE CHASE ULTIMATE REWARDS DEBIT CARD PROGRAM. OR LACK THEREOF. So today I get something in the mail from Chase Bank. The envelope said that there was something going on with my ultimate rewards debit card program, so I opened it. Reading through the one-page letter, they were making it clear that the Ultimate Rewards…
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Lift tickets. Don’t know if you noticed on the head of a small online ski group. I started it on meet up.com several years ago, and it grew to about 250 people. Then I started charging membership dues because I realized I should be paying for meet ups web feed out of pocket. So I started charging about seven dollars. Even at seven dollars, membership went from 250 enthusiastic skiers, down 12 out 35 devoted to club members. Turns out meet up is full of lazy cheap bastards who would even pay seven dollars to get someone working there bought off every morning finding ski deals, discounts, and organizing trips with a bunch of noncommitted single-and-looking losers. Well, I never got any perks out of this club, except personal enjoyment and some experience in social media. It is a lot of work, about two hours per day answering e-mails, updating…
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Lift tickets. Don’t know if you noticed on the head of a small online ski group. I started it on meet up.com several years ago, and it grew to about 250 people. Then I started charging membership dues because I realized I should be paying for meet ups web feed out of pocket. So I…