Hellooo,

I've been a lurky person here for about 6 months and want to say thank you to all of you for sharing your valuable info. You've helped me afford travel that I woud have never been able to before. I've been able to get:
I've hit a wall now though because I keep getting rejected from too many inquiries. I guess I'll have to lay off the applications for a few months...it's so hard though, there's so many more to be had! I'm so addicted to this.

Now comes the HELP! part: I know a good way to handle the high speding requirements on non-Amex cards but I'm at a loss with my SPG Amex cards. I've got to spend $4500 on each card in 3 months. I was hoping to try the mint but of course that gets cancelled right when I need it.

I'm not sure what to do. I read hours of posts under the Life after the Mint and other threads but I can't really find anything really that will work for me. I've already paid up my insurance policies as much as I can and I don't really have much in expenses...rent, noodles, utility, and sometimes concert tickets, that's it!

I thought about buying refundable tickets and checked out Carnival Cruise, but it costs a few hundred for a refundable ticket option. I also thought about buying gift cards but I can't really afford to have $9,000 tied up in gift cards forever. It would take me a year or two to spend that. I don't have any friends or family making large purchases either.

Any brilliant ideas out there???