Citi AAdvantage Miles Ahead Savings Account
Nov 18, 2020, 8:37 pm
#76
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Kanto
Programs: Skypass/Krisflyer
Posts: 75
Here is a link I found that spells out the requirements for keeping the 25% going. I found this AFTER I talked to a CitiBank rep who told me I needed to keep $50,000
in the account to get the boost. That was wrong, and came on the heels of another rep mistakenly thinking the account was a credit card. I have never encountered
a bank that was as useless as Citi. I want to take my 50 k out , I got my miles last week, but I'm not sure what pain will be triggered by removing my money from these
people.
https://online.citi.com/JRS/popups/a...arketplace.pdf
in the account to get the boost. That was wrong, and came on the heels of another rep mistakenly thinking the account was a credit card. I have never encountered
a bank that was as useless as Citi. I want to take my 50 k out , I got my miles last week, but I'm not sure what pain will be triggered by removing my money from these
people.
https://online.citi.com/JRS/popups/a...arketplace.pdf
Nov 19, 2020, 6:35 am
#77
Join Date: Dec 2006
Programs: AA Gold . Hilton Diamond, Hyatt Platinum.
Posts: 486
Here is a link I found that spells out the requirements for keeping the 25% going. I found this AFTER I talked to a CitiBank rep who told me I needed to keep $50,000
in the account to get the boost. That was wrong, and came on the heels of another rep mistakenly thinking the account was a credit card. I have never encountered
a bank that was as useless as Citi. I want to take my 50 k out , I got my miles last week, but I'm not sure what pain will be triggered by removing my money from these
people.
https://online.citi.com/JRS/popups/a...arketplace.pdf
in the account to get the boost. That was wrong, and came on the heels of another rep mistakenly thinking the account was a credit card. I have never encountered
a bank that was as useless as Citi. I want to take my 50 k out , I got my miles last week, but I'm not sure what pain will be triggered by removing my money from these
people.
https://online.citi.com/JRS/popups/a...arketplace.pdf
Nov 20, 2020, 8:37 pm
#79
Join Date: Jul 2011
Posts: 2,309
I didn't need any service at all, I just parked some cash there in the savings account and will close the whole thing when they give me my points.
Also enrolled separate $ for their checking and savings account combo under a different promo for $400 cash reward. Not bad to get 10k miles and $400 for 90 days of just sitting there. I don't need any service, but I'll definitely cash out and close it down as soon as I get my rewards.
Maybe you had some special needs? Can't imagine this would be very complicated but perhaps they screwed something up for you?
Dec 3, 2020, 11:37 pm
#81
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: DFW/DAL
Programs: AA 1MM Gold, Marriott Gold, Hilton Diamond, Hyatt Discoverist
Posts: 1,524
Just wanted to reconfirm if someone could. Do you earn 2.5x AA on grocery on the MileUp card with $10k in the savings account? I just opened the savings recently and did my first purchase tonight, but will probably take a while to actually see results. I have quite a bit of grocery spend to do and just want to know this is a good option. Thanks!
Last edited by glocklt4; Dec 4, 2020 at 2:18 pm
Dec 4, 2020, 11:10 am
#82
Join Date: Jul 2011
Posts: 2,309
Just wanted to reconfirm if someone could. Do you earn 2.5x AA on the MileUp card with $10k in the savings account? I just opened the savings recently and did my first purchase tonight, but will probably take a while to actually see results. I have quite a bit of grocery spend to do and just want to know this is a good option. Thanks!
you earn 1.25x, a 25% monthly bonus based on charges to the card. Not a 2.5x bonus.
But yes, all it takes is $10k in the account to trigger the one time bonus miles for opening the account, and monthly 25% bonus. Not sure what amount you have to leave in it to keep the 25% monthly bonus going and to avoid citi fees
Dec 4, 2020, 1:23 pm
#83
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: DFW/DAL
Programs: AA 1MM Gold, Marriott Gold, Hilton Diamond, Hyatt Discoverist
Posts: 1,524
No
you earn 1.25x, a 25% monthly bonus based on charges to the card. Not a 2.5x bonus.
But yes, all it takes is $10k in the account to trigger the one time bonus miles for opening the account, and monthly 25% bonus. Not sure what amount you have to leave in it to keep the 25% monthly bonus going and to avoid citi fees
you earn 1.25x, a 25% monthly bonus based on charges to the card. Not a 2.5x bonus.
But yes, all it takes is $10k in the account to trigger the one time bonus miles for opening the account, and monthly 25% bonus. Not sure what amount you have to leave in it to keep the 25% monthly bonus going and to avoid citi fees
Jan 28, 2021, 9:47 am
#85
Join Date: May 2005
Posts: 51
Feb 2, 2021, 7:47 am
#88
Join Date: Apr 2004
Programs: AA Plat/2MM, DL Silver, UA Silver (via Marr), Marr LTT, HH Gold (via cc), Hyatt Disc
Posts: 1,039
Looks to me like it's only on the sign-up bonus. As others have mentioned, 1099s are generally tied to banking activities, not credit card activities. Opening the savings account was a banking activity.
Feb 22, 2021, 5:23 pm
#89
Join Date: Feb 2021
Programs: Citi Miles Ahead
Posts: 1
Terrible Terrible Citi Miles Ahead
Opened and funded account in mid-Sept. Still waiting for miles to be credit. Absolutely junk customer service. Will never as in never give them any money after closing the account.
Feb 22, 2021, 6:56 pm
#90
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: MCO
Programs: AA,DL,F9,UA,WN
Posts: 582
I couldn't think of a reason to keep the account open once my miles finally posted so I had to call to close it. Be prepared for the question, "If I may ask you sir, why are you closing the account?" My response was that I had a different investment to put the funds into and that seemed to cut-short any plan to try to keep me.
