Originally Posted by
thegasguru
By the time you get authorized for your second credit card with a huge sign up bonus, you'll never look back. There is a hump of uncertainty to get over with that first card or two, but everything you need to know can be searched for or asked in Flyertalk.
In a couple months, ill be seeing posts from you asking how to hit spend requirements on the 300K miles worth of cards you just got approved on.

haha one can only hope that i'll get 300k worth of miles in a few months! do you ever sign up for cards w/o knowing how to meet the spending bonus? or is it best to have a strategy in mind now that the mint is not cooperating?