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Old Sep 28, 2017 | 1:04 pm
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Originally Posted by JagStyles
My thinking is we'll both meet the minimum spend required each month and then at year-end (12 month mark), use up her rewards from the card and then cancel her card shortly thereafter.

However, does my strategy outlined above make sense in terms of maxing out the rewards on this card for both the wife and I? We will then use a no annual fee cashback Visa card for merchants that do not accept Amex.
If possible, make sure you each hit the $3000 spend in the first 3 months to get the extra 10K. Also, you don't really have to use up her rewards before you cancel, you can just transfer them to SPG to use later.
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