FlyerTalk Forums - View Single Post - Paying off a HELCO with Visa mileage Plus?
Old Mar 18, 2008 | 11:05 am
  #2  
HereAndThereSC
All eyes on you!
15 Years on Site
 
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Homebase: CAE - Formerly, YUL
Programs: US CP, UA, HH Gold, Marriott Plat, DL, AA, CO, ++
Posts: 2,188
I've done it, but in a different way.

I received a $25k BOA USAir card that had a 0% rate for nearly a year. I had a HELOC that was about that. And I travel every week as a consultant, which means anywhere between 12-15k$ in expenses per month. So I simply charged my expenses on my CC until I was near the max, and used the expense reimbursement to pay the HELOC off. At the end of the year, I simply re-borrowed on the HELOC to pay off the CC without interest.

I probably saved about 2k$ in interest! (and got a ton of US FF miles).

JP
HereAndThereSC is offline