Good to know. Thanks @Rubic. Since I am new to the travel rewards, I'll probably only use the offer once. Don't want to overspend and not be able to pay off the card defeating the point of the whole venture.
Absent manufactured spending, you absolutely don't want to spend more than
your organic (and frugal) monthly spending. However at $1,200 per month, you
should be able to meet the minimum spend for the bonus,
then re-apply. In any
case, you don't have to make a decision until you've met spending for your first
75,0000 bonus miles.
[Pro-tip:] If you're close to hitting your minimum spend at the end of the bonus
period, you can just purchase yourself some grocery gift cards from wherever
you buy your consumables (me: Aldi, Trader Joe's) and then spread out grocery
purchases over the next few weeks.
Would taking this offer with Citi then going through the Chase Gauntlet (correct term?) be the best option? Or start with Chase?
As mentioned earlier, if this were a personal card, I'd definitely wait until I'd obtained
my Chase cards. But in this case, go ahead and obtain your 1 (or 2) Citi AA bonuses.
You'll have plenty of time (months, really) to study up on CC bonus strategies.
Also remember I'm just a random guy on the Internet. Please research everything I've
posted with the links I provided earlier. Also note that data points in churning change
rapidly, so what is true today may no longer apply 3 months hence.
Good luck!