Tips to Boost your eBucks

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I saw in the ebucks rules that you could boost your points earn by having a fixed deposit. So I start one on a three month term (using some Capitec rainy day money) to see what will happen. Nothing to lose really, same interest rate.

Log in and see the account has been picked up and it does not qualify: "Investment term is longer than 6 months". Can't remember reading this anywhere, I think I'm done with this scheme.
 
shooter_za said:
I saw in the ebucks rules that you could boost your points earn by having a fixed deposit. So I start one on a three month term (using some Capitec rainy day money) to see what will happen. Nothing to lose really, same interest rate.

Log in and see the account has been picked up and it does not qualify: "Investment term is longer than 6 months". Can't remember reading this anywhere, I think I'm done with this scheme.
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Yeesh. I would be in back ASAP to talk to someone about that!
 
air said:
bottom line (from eBucks perspective) - it does not serve FNB to have a well informed consumer, their bottom line will get hit - obfuscation serves a purpose
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Agreed. Too many informed customers and that's when they shift the goal posts :mad: :whistle:
 
shooter_za said:
I have probably missed the fine print somewhere...
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Aye, but I would attempt to cancel the account under the motivation of the fact that the reason the account was created, was rendered null and void.

Might allow you to move the funds to another account that would qualify
 
StrontiumDog said:
But you gave contradicting info in your post. You said it was a 3 month fixed deposit but that it was picked up as a 6 month fixed deposit?
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No, I chose a three month fixed investment term. The ebucks site indicates that since it's not six months or longer term, the investment account does not qualify for boosting points. I'm not losing anything, just a little irritated with FNB and myself (mostly). Will fire up an etfsa and Virgin money credit card in the mean time.
 
shooter_za said:
No, I chose a three month fixed investment term. The ebucks site indicates that since it's not six months or longer term, the investment account does not qualify for boosting points. I'm not losing anything, just a little irritated with FNB and myself (mostly). Will fire up an etfsa and Virgin money credit card in the mean time.
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What will that be in aid of?

In any event, the rules are changing in October/November so no point trying to elevate eBucks Rewards status now based on the old rules, unless one is one month away from reaching the next level up.
 
StrontiumDog said:
What will that be in aid of?

In any event, the rules are changing in October/November so no point trying to elevate eBucks Rewards status now based on the old rules, unless one is one month away from reaching the next level up.
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I think my spending patterns are not that well suited to earning ebucks any more (saving and investing as much as possible). Been on the fence about it for a while now, hence the attempt. I don't need a cheque account or the bump to platinum credit card they are offering. Don't need a another iPhone or tablet, don't need a slow lounge, etc.
 
shooter_za said:
I think my spending patterns are not that well suited to earning ebucks any more (saving and investing as much as possible). Been on the fence about it for a while now, hence the attempt. I don't need a cheque account or the bump to platinum credit card they are offering. Don't need a another iPhone or tablet, don't need a slow lounge, etc.
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Agreed although the bump to Platinum has been worth it for me. You pay extra but Premier Banking is awesome.
 
I used Platinum for years, but I switched to their Gold accounts because the quality of Premier Banking was very erratic and didn't justify the fees.

signates said:
No need for a bank stamp. The statements on online banking is the exact same that they post, only in PDF format. Only if you use transaction history as a statement will you need a bank stamp. My bank statements are only sent by email and if printed in colour, cannot be told apart from those arriving in the post.
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For many things that require bank statements they will no longer accept it unless it has been stamped by the bank. Last time I needed statements FNB would not stamp the ones I'd printed, but required me to pay them to print and stamp them in the bank.
 
BrrIan said:
For many things that require bank statements they will no longer accept it unless it has been stamped by the bank. Last time I needed statements FNB would not stamp the ones I'd printed, but required me to pay them to print and stamp them in the bank.
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The hell? I've never had to pay for bank statements to be printed :wtf:
 
BrrIan said:
I used Platinum for years, but I switched to their Gold accounts because the quality of Premier Banking was very erratic and didn't justify the fees.


For many things that require bank statements they will no longer accept it unless it has been stamped by the bank. Last time I needed statements FNB would not stamp the ones I'd printed, but required me to pay them to print and stamp them in the bank.
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Yeah I was in the Willowbridge branch a couple of months ago and a gentleman came in to have his bankstatements stamped. They refused and said if they do that they will have to go through each line item to make sure nothing has been changed.
 
Quick question. Anyone know if you can pay an account with a gift card or can you only use the gift card for shopping and airtime?

Edit the checkers gift cards
 
Hamster said:
Agreed although the bump to Platinum has been worth it for me. You pay extra but Premier Banking is awesome.
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Hm. Yesterday after querying I find out that the fee rebate on my Smart Account (R5000 or more in account) for existing and new clients is no more since 1 July. There is of course all these other more expensive options I can "upgrade" to. Apparently they notified me of this through "various channels" (nope).

Have to give them credit for quick email replies though...
 
Does anyone know if the new rules are effective for your behaviour this month, ie the rewards paid in October; or would the first month with the new rules be for the rewards paid in November?
 
the eskimo said:
Does anyone know if the new rules are effective for your behaviour this month, ie the rewards paid in October; or would the first month with the new rules be for the rewards paid in November?
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That's what my banker told me. The new rules will only be applied beginning in October. So points will be for November
 
Yip. Will still do all my swiping with my cheque card this month. Next month it is back to the credit card for swipes :(
 
I'm going to cash in most of my ebucks in October then since I would have just reached level 4 with the current points system. Then with my investment my discount level will be 5.
 
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