Originally Posted by
IBJanky
This.
I have been using my card for everyday purchases as well. I spend quite a bit MS'ing, but I also spend quite a bit on regular everyday purchases.
It's a win-win for both parties
There seems a be a strong division of opinion on this, a lot of posts suggesting this makes no difference at all (It's easy to detect heavy reward spending, and if you are "abusing" rewards, I don't care that you also did some "good" spending, I want you gone). And mixing small spending with MS is also said to increase fraud alerts, just tune your account to big amounts.