Barclays US Airways Card/Aviator Red - 50% Bonus Miles
Apr 1, 2015, 9:09 am
#16
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: PDX
Programs: AA (Gold), Alaska MVP, Hilton Diamond, Hyatt Plat, IHG Plat, SPG Gold,
Posts: 513
Pay taxes with this card?
I'm thinking it might make sense to pay my income taxes with this card now that it is offering the bonus. 1.87% fee to do so.
I usually value my AA miles at over 2 cents because I generally use them for transatlantic or Hawaii (and often for business or first class).
Any thoughts on whether this is a good idea?
I usually value my AA miles at over 2 cents because I generally use them for transatlantic or Hawaii (and often for business or first class).
Any thoughts on whether this is a good idea?
Apr 1, 2015, 11:21 am
#17
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: SAN
Programs: AA Platinum, Bonvoy Gold, DL Gold
Posts: 1,200
The answer is really a simple valuation question, of which only you can answer because everyone values miles differently. If you value them at over 2 cents and you can "buy" them for under 2 cents, then you come out ahead. I can't really comment on your valuation, I have my own valuations which are high because I like (and am willing to pay for) premium cabin travel, I think some people value as low as 1 cent but 2 seems about average.
Based on the information you provided, I think it's a good idea.
Based on the information you provided, I think it's a good idea.
Apr 20, 2015, 9:16 am
#19
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Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Miami, Mpls & London
Programs: AA & Marriott Perpetual Platinum; DL & HH Gold
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Apr 20, 2015, 9:50 am
#20
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Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: Austin, TX
Programs: Ritz-Carlton Gold, Hyatt Plat, AAdvantage Gold, SPG Gold
Posts: 135
^ , Yeah, A lot of these type of answers can be parsed out the mailer pretty easily and I posted a screen shot of the online offer in another thread. But to be fair, I did not receive my mailer till a week or two ago, yet I got the offer to register on the portal the day it started and happened to remember the T&Cs.
Apr 22, 2015, 9:54 am
#21
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: San Antonio
Programs: AA, SWA, CO, UA, PC Plat, HH Gold, SPG
Posts: 799
I'm thinking it might make sense to pay my income taxes with this card now that it is offering the bonus. 1.87% fee to do so.
I usually value my AA miles at over 2 cents because I generally use them for transatlantic or Hawaii (and often for business or first class).
Any thoughts on whether this is a good idea?
I usually value my AA miles at over 2 cents because I generally use them for transatlantic or Hawaii (and often for business or first class).
Any thoughts on whether this is a good idea?
Apr 25, 2015, 5:00 am
#22
Join Date: Feb 2015
Posts: 41
Did anybody get confirmation that they enrolled in this offer?
The confirmation used to show up in the Barclay card extra section when you log in to your account, it has since been replaced with "Your new AAdvantage Aviator Red Mastercard is coming soon"
Also, is there confirmation that the 50% bonus miles extends to the Aviator cards as well?
The confirmation used to show up in the Barclay card extra section when you log in to your account, it has since been replaced with "Your new AAdvantage Aviator Red Mastercard is coming soon"
Also, is there confirmation that the 50% bonus miles extends to the Aviator cards as well?
Last edited by thepointswhore; Apr 25, 2015 at 1:36 pm
Apr 25, 2015, 2:08 pm
#23
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: California
Programs: AA UA
Posts: 151
I got this offer on the welcome email stating it's a targeted offer. However, when logged in with the enclosed link, the offer did not appear. And the offer did not show up on my account page neither. I will call Barclay before I start using this card for major spending.