Originally Posted by
ginmqi
Heh, well... awesome for you I guess.
I haven't touched MS really but am a very amused/curious observer/lurker.
I'm always amazed at people who are MSing 5-figures a month...some people probably can MS the equivalent of the avg US house-hold income...per month! Astonishing. (Maybe this isn't even that impressive given what are probably not even publically posted....)
I can definitely understand that if you know how to play the game and have your own ways that you DEFINITELY want to keep the pie as close to yourself as possible, since wide spread knowledge can get something shutdown very quickly.
The wide range of human ingenuity is definitely impressive.
And my wife thought I was being "clever" with my credit card bonus/churning strategy. I can even imagine how MSing can actually become so valuable as to be almost like a 2nd "income-source" if you can minimize fees and maximize rewards.
I totally agree with Steve in Olympia. I happen to live in South Cali, where it is close to impossible to split payment on a regular MO of close to $1,000. I don't even try anymore. I am almost sure all people complaining of Wally World dying are people located in big metro areas, specially in North Cali. I travel for work at least 3 times a month to middle of nowhere Mid West, where even if I told people were it is, they would have it hard getting there just to MS. I still split payment, I still have NEVER given Wally my Driver's License (I have never been asked for it) and I still get my MOs after buying the Simon VGCs here in South Cali. And No, my MS is not my second income source. It is just my hobby and a hobby that gets me and my SO to travel the world for close to nothing via Miles and Points and in style (J or F).