Originally Posted by
littlewinglet
Amex 4x is good, but limited to only 25k/year (or maybe a bit more if you have 2 cards). I'd blow through that in half a month. For ongoing MS, it's mostly 3x for me and occasional 5x on OBC.
See, we have different approaches ... I am like
geoff325 and only do it for fun, as I already have more miles/points than I need for the next 5 years. And that comes from a person that at least takes 70 to 80 flights a year, even in 2020. With flight prices so low, I am still using paid vs points for the domestic time being. I do have the OBC and haven't used it for the last 2 years, as the $25,000 from the Rose Gold are more than enough for me to not have to worry about being always at Wally or Krogy. Maybe next year I will cancel the Rose Gold and move back to the OBC, who knows!
For now, I just jump in here and watch the whales deal with the new Simon VGC world and let us know when to buy the $1,000 VGCs again.