Tips to Boost your eBucks

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The credit card statements online doesn't follow the same rules as a bank account i.e. no 60days and depending on the number of transactions, you might only see half a month at a time. Any idea why they do this?

Makes it a bit harder to get a full month into csv.
 
Ancalagon said:
Flip I forgot about that! Cancelled my gym contract last month and was about to cancel my Telkom debit order! Will have to check how many debit orders I have. Does a Smart Device contract count as a debit order?
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StrontiumDog said:
Not sure if debit order required for Telkom account payment, but what I do is I pay them in advance via Easypay online so that the debit order doesnt go off.
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@Ancalagon pay your account with easypay less R100, think a debit order will then run, you keep the number of debit orders but also get the 4% online payment :p
 
Has anyone's rewards level and ebucks been updated yet this month? Last month mine updated on the 5th, but this month, I suspect the long weekend is taking its toll..
 
Just_Ice said:
Has anyone's rewards level and ebucks been updated yet this month? Last month mine updated on the 5th, but this month, I suspect the long weekend is taking its toll..
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Nothing here.

System only updates on working days.

Not sure why though it is just a computer doing some calculations ,not sure why it can't do it on weekends?
 
Ebucks buffer

Had a thought this weekend, seeing that FNB likes to change all the ebucks benefits quite so often.

Currently i find the most benefit by spending my ebucks on the 40% discounted makro vouchers (wide range of items in store), but should they take that away ,i am not sure where i will efficiently spend my ebucks.


Thus, my idea to future proof my current ebucks earn :

  • Earn as much ebucks as possible currently (shopping at checkers for example).
  • Every month, buy makro vouchers with all my ebucks (these are valid for three years)
  • keep the vouchers, eg not spending them, for as long as possible (2 to 2.5 years)


This will future proof against any possible ebucks store changes i think.


any possible drawbacks to my plan? only one i can think is inflation - eg the voucher wont be earning interest while sitting in my phone :P yes i plan to write them down for safekeeping....
 
Neo_X said:
Had a thought this weekend, seeing that FNB likes to change all the ebucks benefits quite so often.

Currently i find the most benefit by spending my ebucks on the 40% discounted makro vouchers (wide range of items in store), but should they take that away ,i am not sure where i will efficiently spend my ebucks.


Thus, my idea to future proof my current ebucks earn :

  • Earn as much ebucks as possible currently (shopping at checkers for example).
  • Every month, buy makro vouchers with all my ebucks (these are valid for three years)
  • keep the vouchers, eg not spending them, for as long as possible (2 to 2.5 years)


This will future proof against any possible ebucks store changes i think.


any possible drawbacks to my plan? only one i can think is inflation - eg the voucher wont be earning interest while sitting in my phone :P yes i plan to write them down for safekeeping....
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Don't see the point in this because they warn you in advance before they make any changes.
 
Neo_X said:
Had a thought this weekend, seeing that FNB likes to change all the ebucks benefits quite so often.
Currently i find the most benefit by spending my ebucks on the 40% discounted makro vouchers (wide range of items in store), but should they take that away ,i am not sure where i will efficiently spend my ebucks.
Thus, my idea to future proof my current ebucks earn :
  • Earn as much ebucks as possible currently (shopping at checkers for example).
  • Every month, buy makro vouchers with all my ebucks (these are valid for three years)
  • keep the vouchers, eg not spending them, for as long as possible (2 to 2.5 years)
This will future proof against any possible ebucks store changes i think.
any possible drawbacks to my plan? only one i can think is inflation - eg the voucher wont be earning interest while sitting in my phone :P yes i plan to write them down for safekeeping....
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maybe not such a bad idea, they could pull another 'Woolworths' move, where without any notice, they took the 40% benefit away...
based on banking developments in the last week or so, I reckon eBucks benefits are going to get a haircut and/or significantly harder to reach rl5.
 
air said:
maybe not such a bad idea, they could pull another 'Woolworths' move, where without any notice, they took the 40% benefit away...
based on banking developments in the last week or so, I reckon eBucks benefits are going to get a haircut and/or significantly harder to reach rl5.
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What developments would those be?
 
can't see current points via portal front page, but can get to it via MyEarn\How I got this

decent month all in all, getting itchy fingers,but sanity may prevail...
 
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