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An online ecosystem of consumers who swap tips about how to wring freebies from credit cards was partly spawned by The Points Guy

A recent party in Manhattan had the trappings of a hot ticket, including a red carpet, a drag queen and a former “Real Housewives” star. But the 500-plus guests were celebrating something that doesn’t usually evoke glamour—credit cards.

The master of ceremonies: Brian Kelly, who not so long ago was a human resources employee and is now one of the most powerful people in credit cards. Mr. Kelly, who for a portion of the evening donned a jacket fringed with 100 fake plastic cards, is founder and CEO of The Points Guy, a website...

 

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I get freebies via my own method: slip-n-fall. Timeless. They were doing this in the time of the pharohs.

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