Originally Posted by
farwest101
Well, then get a debit card that gives points. Never in a million years should anyone pay 2.5 cpm absent absolute emergency to perhaps avoid missing out on large award bonus.
But why wouldn't you want to churn? Bad credit? Too lazy?
Well, I guess its a combination of things. I have excellent credit that I don't really want to compromise. And that's primarily because I'm young, and when my husband finishes law school in a few months, buying a house will be in our near future and I wouldn't want to do anything to jeopardize that. And its not so much that Im lazy - I guess I just don't have a firm grasp on the whole churning business and I wouldn't want to screw something up that would prevent me from ever being able to open another Amex or a Chase card, etc. I know Chase has been touchy lately about breaking the rules, and I would be a little upset if our card got cancelled and we got black listed or something like that.
What is a debit card that gives points?? I'm happy with the cards that we have (CSP and Delta Plat are our primary cards at the moment...there are a few others that don't get used, but I'm not sure if I will cancel them). I will probably add Chase Freedom at some point to maximize UR points.