The Mint is Dead
The Royal Canadian Mint is no longer selling face-value coins.
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Very Interesting Information About Manufactured Spend at the Mint
I'm currently writing a paper about the Royal Canadian Mint, and in the process of it, I submitted a request for information under the Access to Information Act. While most of the information was blacked out (which I am contesting), I did receive the Mint's policy on bank handling on face-value coins (non-circulation legal tender coins).
Revealed: Top 3 Canadian Manufactured Spend Techniques
This post reviews the top three manufactured spend techniques in Canada.
Canadian Manufactured Spend – Easy $2375!
There's an amazing opportunity in Canada to manufacture $2375 in spend!
Throwback Thursday: Using the Royal Mint to Meet Minimum Spend
Prior to joining the Boaringarea/Prior2Boarding team, I had over 100 posts, many of which became quite popular. Throwback Thursday will bring back some of those old gems, with some updated information.
Using the Mint to Meet Minimum Spend
Some credit cards have a “minimum spend,” that is, to get the sign-up bonus, or to reach a bonus tier, you have to spend X amount of $ in Y time to get the bonus. For example, to get the 60,000 MR points offered with the AMEX Platinum card (this is a referral), you have to spend $1000 in 3 months. Business cards typically have much higher minimum spends, and occasionally, we have seen minimum spends reaching $10,000 (was an offer from the RBC Avion Visa).
