Originally Posted by
Ram Trucks
I, too, use Ink, but I dont get 250k miles Yearly. I buy $200's from OD, but I Cash out enough points to cover VGC Fee's. So for Each Card (1000 points), I take 700 points and convert to Cash, to cover $7 Fee, then send the other 300 points to United. So I make 300 United points per Card. Thus, I can max out at 75k points, for $50 K Spend (since I want to cover All The $7 Fee's). Im pretty close to hitting That Max now.
With your method 2, couldnt I just use United Club Card (which earns 1.5 miles per $)? Also, Im not familiar with that method. Is it pretty simple and straightforward, with this portal thing?
Yes you can use your UA Club card, but is that AF worth it to you in the long run? If not, you can switch to FU with no AF, and have the flexibility of using your points for other things, if desired.
Portals are pretty straight forward. Search for posts on Yazing, topcashback, etc. You just buy the GCs online and get usually around 1.5% (currently) CB which covers most of the fees.