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Old Sep 19, 2012, 12:34 pm
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joer1212
 
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-You do not need 100k in one program. You also have the possibility of using two one way awards from two different programs.
Examples:

Very excellent point. I should have thought of this myself. This will give me some much-needed flexibility.



#1- Apply for 2x AA cards and you'll have 106k AA miles. $6k purchases in 4 months. Using the above this would take you 60 weeks to pay back at $100 a week.

or

#2 Apply for 1x Chase MP explorer-55K after $1k spend
Apply for 1x Chase Sapphire Preferred 40k after $3k in spending.
You will have 98k United Miles, and will take 40 weeks to pay yourself back.

One year later do the other example for your next trip.

Thank you much for this suggestion. This actually sounds workable. I am now in the process of putting together an app-o-rama using one of these two options as the centerpiece.
Question from a newbie: In addition to these 2 options you suggest, should I also apply for other cc's that have no minimum spend requirement, just to get the ball rolling with those miles?
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