Tips to Boost your eBucks - 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019

[master4real]

So I will pay interest when using the overdraft facility (excluding card purchases for 30 days)?

I also wanted to ask the same about the Fusion Credit facility. Do you incur interest immediately when you withdraw/transfer money out of account? Provided that your account balance is negative.

 

[mic_y]

I also wanted to ask the same about the Fusion Credit facility. Do you incur interest immediately when you withdraw/transfer money out of account? Provided that your account balance is negative.

It works like this:

Credit Card:
Swipes and Online transaction: up to 55 days interest free
EFT, Cash Withdrawl: interest accrues immediately

Fusion:
All transaction: interest accrues immediately

 

[abudabi]

I must say the only way I make up for the ebucks loss now is making sure both my wife and I are both T5 and hit all the caps etc..

Hmmm.... I'll have to do the math and see if it's better for us to have seperate accounts and RL5 statuses to "double up" on the caps. Historically evreything has gone into my account but mught have to seperate that out now.

 

[Snyper564]

Hmmm.... I'll have to do the math and see if it's better for us to have seperate accounts and RL5 statuses to "double up" on the caps. Historically evreything has gone into my account but mught have to seperate that out now.

That's what I would recommend got my wife to move over from Absa to double up the "lower" earn

 

[weneeedmorepills]

It works like this:

Credit Card:
Swipes and Online transaction: up to 55 days interest free
EFT, Cash Withdrawl: interest accrues immediately

Fusion:
All transaction: interest accrues immediately

does transfering to cheque count as eft. I have done this manytimes no interest

 

[peeryus]

Are Zapper payments (pay via Zapper app at restaurants) considered as online transactions?

 

[Snyper564]

Are Zapper payments (pay via Zapper app at restaurants) considered as online transactions?

yes

 

[abudabi]

Ok so looks like I'll be moving the wife to premier. Any advatange on going fusion vs not? They seem to earn the same and have the same RL point... right?

 

[SauRoNZA]

Just be on the safe side, make sure your T5 isn't dependent on the bond.

Bond won’t be moving anywhere too quickly so it’s a very reliable option to bank on.

 

[abudabi]

Ok so looks like I'll be moving the wife to premier. Any advatange on going fusion vs not? They seem to earn the same and have the same RL point... right?

On closer inspection you seem to get an extra 1000 RL points just for being on the fusion option?

 

[cpu.]

I used to buy lotto tickets as well, just to push transactions as I don't really use this account. Then the transfers were working, so I did that, since it was free. Always counted for me. Fnb is not my main account. Oh well, I'm not even going to bother fighting it.

I see they took me down a level too. It must be a changeover (selective) bug. We must complain.

 

[TedLasso]

I confirm I have used 17 once. They override the system at 10

Great to know. Was wondering what i was gonna do to use 12 vouchers to buy a garmin fitness device ..

 

[weneeedmorepills]

got pre approved for pc.. stil on gold any1 can tell me whats the beneffits of going from gold to pc? just ebucks?

 

[Snyper564]

got pre approved for pc.. stil on gold any1 can tell me whats the beneffits of going from gold to pc? just ebucks?

Why not just read what you just signed up for... In short avis to avis trips, higher monthly fee, priority pass, higher caps, private banker, I think more lounge visits. Think that sums it up

 

[droidx]

I see they took me down a level too. It must be a changeover (selective) bug. We must complain.

I'll send a query in the morning then.
Worth a try. Let me know how your interaction goes.

 

[hellfire]

Why not just read what you just signed up for... In short avis to avis trips, higher monthly fee, priority pass, higher caps, private banker, I think more lounge visits. Think that sums it up

Priority pass - 10 visits on level 5, but now only for international (i.e. non-SA) lounge visits
SLOW lounge - infinite visits if you're on level 5
Named banker (better than gold, but still far from a Private Banker)
Much higher caps on eBucks earn
Slightly higher caps on eBucks discount spend

 

[Hamish McPanji]

I dont see the Iphone 8 at all on the shop, only the Iphone X @ https://www.ebucks.com/web/shop/categorySelected.do?catId=247215524
No phone in the up to 40% section @ https://www.ebucks.com/web/shop/categorySelected.do?catId=363041905

Either its sold out now, or we have an itroll on our hands.

Was definitely there. By the time I got around to buying it, it was gone

 

[Dolby]

Was definitely there. By the time I got around to buying it, it was gone

I've only just discovered the discounts within the store, as I used to do the vouchers.

Have they ever had a Playstation 4 @ 40% ?

I suspect 1 August I'm dropping down, so would be great to get one now

 

[RiazK]

I've only just discovered the discounts within the store, as I used to do the vouchers.

Have they ever had a Playstation 4 @ 40% ?

I suspect 1 August I'm dropping down, so would be great to get one now

Stand to be corrected here, but I only remember seeing it discounted once on the store, last year about a month before black Friday. Went for R2999, and then R1799 after the ebucks discount.

 

[franshorn]

I've only just discovered the discounts within the store, as I used to do the vouchers.

Have they ever had a Playstation 4 @ 40% ?

I suspect 1 August I'm dropping down, so would be great to get one now

I've bought two PS4's already.

It seems one needs to look at the ebucks store daily to catch a good deal.

I bought myself a Dremel kit also that costs like r1700 at makro. Ended up paying R299odd after discount.