Survey: how many credit cards do you have?
May 17, 2001, 3:27 pm
#2
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: IAH
Programs: UA 1K/*G
Posts: 2,397
I have six in my wallet and a few that I don't carry.
- American Express Platinum Charge Card
- American Express Platinum Cash Rebate
- American Express Gold Delta Skymiles
- ExxonMobil Platinum Mastercard
- Chase Mastercard
- Visa check card
- American Express Platinum Charge Card
- American Express Platinum Cash Rebate
- American Express Gold Delta Skymiles
- ExxonMobil Platinum Mastercard
- Chase Mastercard
- Visa check card
May 17, 2001, 5:51 pm
#5
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: East Bay, CA UA1K
Posts: 813
Ugh, way too many. I was just going over everything this am, seeing what i could leave out (keep but not carry) of my new wallet.
Diners, personal amex green, gold amex biz.
Fleet, DMB, Citi, FirstUSA (UA).
2 Checking/debit cards (is this really nessessary?)
LOL, and I just sent off for a new card this am! (.9% on bal xfers)
Diners, personal amex green, gold amex biz.
Fleet, DMB, Citi, FirstUSA (UA).
2 Checking/debit cards (is this really nessessary?)
LOL, and I just sent off for a new card this am! (.9% on bal xfers)
May 17, 2001, 6:27 pm
#7
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Cheapskate here. I'm getting rid of fee cards.
Will keep, $0 fee:
Will cancel:
Yes, fellow thriftsters, I'm nervous about the forthcoming Starpoints card.
Will keep, $0 fee:
- American Express Sheraton Starpoints [primary]
- Citibank USA Hilton HHonors Visa [backup]
- NetBank Visa [debit/ATM]
Will cancel:
- Chase Continental Visa [$45 fee]
- Bank of America US Airways Visa [$50 fee]
Yes, fellow thriftsters, I'm nervous about the forthcoming Starpoints card.
May 17, 2001, 8:40 pm
#10
Join Date: Jun 2000
Location: Chicago
Programs: United 1K, American EXP & 3 Million Miler, Hyatt Globalist & Marriott Ambassador Elite
Posts: 2,362
I go through waves of singing up whenever I see a good sign on bonus like AMEX Delta 15K. So at last count I have 11. Basically all the airlines, Diners, and a few bank one with low aprs.
May 17, 2001, 9:24 pm
#11
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: East Bay, CA UA1K
Posts: 813
I hope I'm not diluting the integrity of this thread, but does anyone have any experience with Capitol One's 'MilesOne Platinum MasterCard'? Apparently for a $19 yearly fee you get 1:1 dollars/miles into any program, plu $5000 when you transfer a balance. Sounds good, but it's Capitol One, and I always think of them as a shlocky company. Do they really come across?
May 17, 2001, 10:26 pm
#12
Join Date: Apr 1999
Location: Oak Park, IL
Programs: AA 2 MM LIfetime Platinum, SPG Platinum, Hilton Silver, BA
Posts: 3,585
1. Diners Club
2. AMEX Starpoints
3. Citibank Aadvantage Gold Visa
4 and 5. 2 Citibank Aadvantage Gold MC
6. Citibank Click Card
7. AMEX Honors (don't use except for my 1 stay at a Hilton)
8. Just applied for Citibank World MC
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DtG
2. AMEX Starpoints
3. Citibank Aadvantage Gold Visa
4 and 5. 2 Citibank Aadvantage Gold MC
6. Citibank Click Card
7. AMEX Honors (don't use except for my 1 stay at a Hilton)
8. Just applied for Citibank World MC
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DtG
May 17, 2001, 10:40 pm
#13
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: New York
Programs: AA Lifetime Gold
Posts: 228
I have four, however, my Amex Sheraton Starpoints is my primary card. With no annual fee and 5000 bonus miles when converting 20,000 points into airline miles why not.
Originally posted by hoieunkim:
Hi. Haggling priceline for hotel reservation, I counted my credit cards. Because I'm an international graduate student, it's been only one and half years since I received my first credit card.
Now I have eight credit cards.
1. Amex Delta Skymiles Gold
2. Amex Sheraton Starpoints (which I converted from HHonors Amex)
3. Amex Student Blue Card (for CO travel discount)
4. United Mileage Plus Visa
5. Northwest Worldperks Visa
6. Amazon Nextcard Visa
7. Citibank Sony Plantinum Select Card (which I converted from Citi AAdvantage)
8. Click Citi Aadvantage
I applied for Diners, but was rejected since they require at least 36 months of credit history.
How many do you, FTers have in your wallet?
Hi. Haggling priceline for hotel reservation, I counted my credit cards. Because I'm an international graduate student, it's been only one and half years since I received my first credit card.
Now I have eight credit cards.
1. Amex Delta Skymiles Gold
2. Amex Sheraton Starpoints (which I converted from HHonors Amex)
3. Amex Student Blue Card (for CO travel discount)
4. United Mileage Plus Visa
5. Northwest Worldperks Visa
6. Amazon Nextcard Visa
7. Citibank Sony Plantinum Select Card (which I converted from Citi AAdvantage)
8. Click Citi Aadvantage
I applied for Diners, but was rejected since they require at least 36 months of credit history.
How many do you, FTers have in your wallet?
May 17, 2001, 11:38 pm
#15
Join Date: Sep 2000
Programs: OnePass
Posts: 885
sorry to go off topic...
tigertiger,
The CapitalOne MilesOne card has its own mileage program that is separate from any of the airline's mileage program. The "miles" that earn with that card cannot be transferred to any real frequent flyer program.
Why spend $19/yr for that card when you can get the Amex Starpoints card for $0/yr and be able to transfer your miles to almost any major airline's frequent flyer program?
The ONLY benefit to the MilesOne program is that you can earn FF miles flying on award tickets. But, in my opinion, that doesn't nearly make up for all the other shortcoming's of the MilesOne program.
Unfortunately, the Amex Starpoint card program is going to be revamped this summer, and I have a bad feeling that the "new" Amex Starpoint card is going to lose alot of its current lustre.
tigertiger,
The CapitalOne MilesOne card has its own mileage program that is separate from any of the airline's mileage program. The "miles" that earn with that card cannot be transferred to any real frequent flyer program.
Why spend $19/yr for that card when you can get the Amex Starpoints card for $0/yr and be able to transfer your miles to almost any major airline's frequent flyer program?
The ONLY benefit to the MilesOne program is that you can earn FF miles flying on award tickets. But, in my opinion, that doesn't nearly make up for all the other shortcoming's of the MilesOne program.
Unfortunately, the Amex Starpoint card program is going to be revamped this summer, and I have a bad feeling that the "new" Amex Starpoint card is going to lose alot of its current lustre.