Aiming for the Companion Pass - Don't want to mess up!
Jul 24, 2015, 8:21 pm
#16
Join Date: Feb 2009
Posts: 6,599
Not sure what you spend $$ on but the INK offers 5X points at office supply stores, maybe you can buy some gift cards for work items
If you want to take it another level look into manufactured spending
Jul 25, 2015, 6:48 pm
#17
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Oakland
Programs: Free Agent
Posts: 1,109
Hello everyone, great site you have here. Completely new to the points thing so I learned a lot recently.
I have signed up for the Southwest Premier Card(Business and Personal)
I have to spend $2k on each card in 3 months for the 100k in points.
So with that 100k and then 4k for spending I'll be at 104k
I need to quickly get the next 6k points and am looking for ideas.
Ideally maybe not a new card? Possibly Marriott Card and then transfer points into Rapid Reward Points?
Also, lets say it takes me 3 months to spend the $4k. Would I run into an issue of having spent points and them not being accredited before the end of 2015?
A play by play on the most efficient route would be best as I'm still a bit lost.
Thank you all so much for any input.
I have signed up for the Southwest Premier Card(Business and Personal)
I have to spend $2k on each card in 3 months for the 100k in points.
So with that 100k and then 4k for spending I'll be at 104k
I need to quickly get the next 6k points and am looking for ideas.
Ideally maybe not a new card? Possibly Marriott Card and then transfer points into Rapid Reward Points?
Also, lets say it takes me 3 months to spend the $4k. Would I run into an issue of having spent points and them not being accredited before the end of 2015?
A play by play on the most efficient route would be best as I'm still a bit lost.
Thank you all so much for any input.
Source: I got my Companion Pass with personal cards and concentrated spend last month.
Jul 26, 2015, 1:12 pm
#18
Original Poster
Join Date: Jul 2015
Posts: 29
Yes I am. I just didn't want to apply for 3 cards at once. I also wanted to keep the third in reserve for next year if I ever needed it. Theres also the matter of hitting the minimum limit on the third card at the same time as the other 2.
Sure I can spend it and reach the minimum of that third card, but might not have the cash to cover it. In my opinion if you let a little bit of interest happen while hitting the minimums then the deal you get out of it starts to diminish.
Sure I can spend it and reach the minimum of that third card, but might not have the cash to cover it. In my opinion if you let a little bit of interest happen while hitting the minimums then the deal you get out of it starts to diminish.
Jul 27, 2015, 10:23 am
#21
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Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Chicagoland, IL, USA
Programs: WN CP, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 14,176