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Old Sep 21, 2009 | 5:19 pm
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hanover.john
 
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Originally Posted by Ritz
Not so sure how it defeats the purpose?? If the OP is just funding a new bank account for the purpose of churning - as most do on FT - than it would hardly seem like the purpose is defeated by my suggestion

One often only needs to deposit anywhere from $200-$2500 to reap many churning benefits from opening a new account.

The major benefit from funding a new bank account with a credit card is that you can get miles/points on the credit card (usually one mile per dollar). In this case you can only fund max $3000 from your PayPal debit card so you only get 3000 miles. Dellman's credit card limit is $90K- so going to any trouble for 3000 miles only is a waste of time for him.
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