Going to make DM again...I'm pretty sure anyway
Nov 17, 2014, 10:23 am
#31
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I can only imagine the outcry if that happened to someone who got to the next status level because of the 10k bonus
if I was that close I'd think about buying a refundable ticket for travel next year ... the spend would count toward this year's bonus, the MQDs would hit next year whenever I actually used the ticket
if I was that close I'd think about buying a refundable ticket for travel next year ... the spend would count toward this year's bonus, the MQDs would hit next year whenever I actually used the ticket
Nov 17, 2014, 10:25 am
#32
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A while ago AA got very upset with some people who were doing this to get redeemable miles from their credit cards. Accounts were cancelled and people lost status as well as all their miles IIRC. There's a big thread on this in the AA forum. Try searching for the terms "audit" and "busted" to read the stories.
Nov 17, 2014, 10:45 am
#33
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Nov 17, 2014, 10:49 am
#34
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Nov 17, 2014, 11:18 am
#35
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Nov 17, 2014, 11:44 am
#37
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Are you volunteering to try it and see?
A while ago AA got very upset with some people who were doing this to get redeemable miles from their credit cards. Accounts were cancelled and people lost status as well as all their miles IIRC. There's a big thread on this in the AA forum. Try searching for the terms "audit" and "busted" to read the stories.
A while ago AA got very upset with some people who were doing this to get redeemable miles from their credit cards. Accounts were cancelled and people lost status as well as all their miles IIRC. There's a big thread on this in the AA forum. Try searching for the terms "audit" and "busted" to read the stories.
Nov 17, 2014, 1:43 pm
#40
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Nov 17, 2014, 3:14 pm
#41
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The CEO of Amex is probably displaying this thread at meetings and I expect will have it framed to hang behind his desk, right next to his newly framed picture of RA!
Nov 17, 2014, 3:50 pm
#43
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I have my withholding set so that I get about $1000 back and I don't have to pay in. Perhaps I should change that, keep that cash in a separate account and then pay it with my reserve card. But, isn't there a penalty if you don't withhold enough through your employer?
Nov 17, 2014, 3:55 pm
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Nov 17, 2014, 4:03 pm
#45
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