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Old Dec 26, 2007 | 12:07 pm
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Originally Posted by BigLar
1. The first warning indication is when you sign up for more than one credit card, just to get the bonus. When people ask me, I tell them I have a stack of cc's about an inch thick.
Mrs. Gargoyle maintains a spreadsheet to track the cards, pmt due dates, earliest cancellation date to still get benefits, and last cancellation date before annual fees kick in...

Originally Posted by OttoMH
Was having a chat with the in-laws yesterday - the consensus is that the line is drawn when one flies for the sole purpose of collecting ff miles.
Old 60's rock song- "break on thru to the other side..." what the in-laws don't understand is that they are on the wrong side of the line.

Originally Posted by IsleOfMan
I have a co-worker who has the same name as his father... they share a DL SkyMiles account.
Fly enough out of a small station and the DL ground crew gets to recognize you pretty quickly.

Originally Posted by trm2
I don't know if it is crossing the line or not. My wife charged $10.14 to the room yesterday morning from the gift shop.
One time last year my wife was doing the books and spotted a .02 ¢ charge on my DL Amex. (Kinkos has some self service machines which require credit cards, and I only needed one copy).
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