A tip - not in your list, but if churning the AMEX personal gold, run the spend through proprietary grocery store cards to double the take. Try to figure any double and triple plays possible on the cards and create a strategy for maximizing miles and points from required spend.
Originally Posted by
TheManofaThousandPlaces
I have been loosely following the FTG strategy for the last year - a quarterly churn schedule. However, I don't expect I will be able to do a churn one quarter from now. It will likely be at least 2 and perhaps 3 quarters until my next churn.
Over the last year, I have also picked up bonuses for:
AAirlines Citi: 75K
BA Chase: 100K
CapitalOne: 100K
Sapphire: 100K
Marriott: 70K
Hilton (Citi): 50K
SPG Amex: 30K
Amer PR Gold: 65K (this is for the 15K initial bonus and the 10K per month bonus - I got hosed on the bump to 75K for the initial bonus)
Prior to this, my last applications were in August.