Originally Posted by
iahphx
With Chase, is there any reason to be careful with meeting the minimum spending requirements? I know that the consensus is that with AMEX and US Bank, you generally want to meet that minimum with "real" spending, and not by buying gift cards. I have a new Chase card (pretty rare for me), and I obviously don't want to get "in trouble" with my other accounts while I get my new account bonus.
IME, it’s not the MS that gets you in trouble. It’s when they think they’ve lent you too much credit or when they pull your credit report and see that you have too many accounts. If you’ve been approved, finish the MSR as quickly as you’d like. But like anything else, YMMV.