Originally Posted by
Smiley90
If you're worried about miles posting from CC offers, get a card that offers the points upon first purchase, not after minimum spend or three months. Aerogold e.g. offers 20k after first purchase (and 15k more after 10k yearly spend which is probably not feasible by May31st for most people).
This is... an interesting offer. I have no status with AC (I use UA) but i have a decent chunk of useable AP miles. I might as well transfer some more over/sign up for some cards.
The points you get on first purchase are pretty low for the Canadian cards. I signed up for a Capital One card that earns 50k points after $3k spend, and is transferrable to Aeroplan. I can hit that by the first billing cycle without issue, so I should be fine.
If this went to the end of June I'd feel less rushed, but I really need to get any cards in hand immediately if they're transfer partners rather than Aeroplan co-branded.