Here’s a round up of of news, deals and other stuff that caught my attention in the last few days. I’ll add more posts to it during the day if I find anything else that I think will interest you, so check back. Also, if you have a travel/finance/deal blog yourself or happen to read any interesting posts or articles, feel free to email me and I’ll include them in these roundups.

• The Plastic Merchant (TPM) Update: Some Small Developments But No Good News by Miles to Memories – Lots of people are out of lots of money because of TPM. They haven’t commented or responded to any requests or questions since I last wrote about it. It doesn’t look good.

• $10 off at Gift Card Mart by Joe Deals – $10 off a $100 purchase (valid for new users only) if they use the promo code: JOEDEALSNEWGCM.

• Audible Membership Offer: Save 67% or Get 2 Free Books by Miles to Memories – Amazon Prime members can get 3 month of Audible for $4.95 per month.

• Easy 1,750 United Miles for New MyPoints Users & More by Doctor of Credit – Signup for a free MyPoints account and receive 750 free United miles. Then use the MyPoints shopping portal to make purchases totaling $25 or more within 30 days and receive another bonus of 1000 United miles.

• Earn 10 AAdvantage Miles Per Dollar on IHG Hotel Reservations by The Short Final – See the offer here.

• Beam App Review by Joe Deals – Everyone automatically gets 2% interest (one of the top interest rates around) but can earn additional interest by referring people or collecting Billies.

• Awesome Deal: Pay Your Age at Build A Bear on July 12! by Micheal W Travels – Great deal for those with little kids.