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FireAnt
Bristles
Posts: 334
Age: 39
Location: Michigan
Travel hacking/CC churning
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January 11, 2019, 06:27:42 AM »
I found this article about a Southwest CC promotion:
https://www.businessinsider.com/southwest-companion-pass-deal-for-new-cardholders-2019-1
and it's so tempting-- essentially B1G1 free tickets. I've read a little on this forum on cc churning and I don't want to put in all the time it takes. I'm just wondering if this is a good one to take advantage of the companion pass? And how do you find $4000 worth of expenses to put on a credit card that quickly? The only thing I can think of is my car insurance payment comes out at the end of the month, but that is only $840. You can't pay your mortgage with a cc.
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Takk
5 O'Clock Shadow
Posts: 31
Re: Travel hacking/CC churning
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January 11, 2019, 09:09:23 AM »
Short Version for putting that much on a CC so quick: Gift Cards.
Read up on some that are like-cash. (with a 5-6 dollar fee per 500 dollars) that you can buy with credit cards. It's an ever changing space, but that's the methodology to front load a CC and spend the rest of the year with those cards.
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Catbert
Magnum Stache
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Location: Southern California
Re: Travel hacking/CC churning
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January 11, 2019, 09:15:37 AM »
Income tax. Pre-pay utilities, gym membership, property taxes, Netflix etc. Some of these will require paying a fee. Worth it to get the bonus.
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