I don't see this in the wiki and don't know what search terms would find it in a thread of this size so: Does the 25K opening bonus post with the statement that takes one over the spending target?
Background: I got this card just in time to get these terms. I could reach $3000 in the 2nd-month statement ending mid-May, but I'm thinking I'd rather stop at around $2500 and let the last $500 post with auto-pay bills in the following statement. I'm also working with a spending target on another card. I'm looking to do the needed points transfer for a night at the PHL Airport Marriott in September. In the various discussions I think I've seen that new point prices for individual properties will be posted in June, and is it sure that they won't take effect until August? I'm worried about losing out if I wait for the June statement, either because a new points price will be in effect, or there's a 6-8-week wait that would take me into August.