How can I MS $15,000 in 1 week to get 50K Amex points

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Oct 1, 18, 8:00 pm

Rachelrobinson

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How can I MS $15,000 in 1 week to get 50K Amex points

Hi there,
I know this last minute, but I need advice on how to MS $15,000 in by October 9th...
I signed up for Amex business Platinum 100,000 point offer for spending $25,000 in 3 months.
I am planning surgery that cost $18,000 and I assumed I could use my Amex to pay....
I just found out that my surgery date is past the promotional period and I can only pay half on my Amex...

I already received the 50,000 point bonus... I want the additional 50,000, but is it worth the stress?
Should I PayPal the $15,000 to myself?
Can I ask amex for more time to meet the spending requirement?

Thanks in advance for your advice...

Oct 1, 18, 8:21 pm

asot550

Join Date: Oct 2017

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$2k/day CVS
$500/store Walgreens
$2.5k/day gccom
$10k/order gcm
prepay taxes
prepay utilities

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Oct 1, 18, 9:02 pm

RedSun

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Interesting.... Good luck.

Oct 1, 18, 9:19 pm

Shadow Rider

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What's GCom and GCM?

Oct 1, 18, 9:48 pm

beast7276

Join Date: Sep 2016

Posts: 72

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rachelrobinson

Just do what Arianna does. Buy a bunch of $1 makeup at Walmart and resell it.

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Oct 2, 18, 2:02 am

SR99

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pay property tax if it's allowed by your county. My annual property tax bill just comes in and it's $19000.

Oct 2, 18, 4:33 am

Mama

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Quote:

Originally Posted by SR99

pay property tax if it's allowed by your county. My annual property tax bill just comes in and it's $19000.

There is a service fee by the county if you use credit card to pay property tax, but may worth it.

Oct 2, 18, 5:56 am

tessy143

Join Date: Nov 2015

Location: Edmonton, Ab

Programs: SPG/Marriott Gold, Hilton Diamond, Amex FHR, Alaska Airlines MVP Gold, Hawaiian Pulanami Platinum

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Quote:

Originally Posted by asot550

$2k/day CVS
$500/store Walgreens
$2.5k/day gccom
$10k/order gcm
prepay taxes
prepay utilities

please explain

Oct 2, 18, 7:07 am

asot550

Join Date: Oct 2017

Posts: 116

Quote:

Originally Posted by tessy143

please explain

Those are the limits on gc purchases at the stores I listed.

Oct 2, 18, 7:55 am

#10

Mamibear

Join Date: Jul 2014

Posts: 3,665

>>$10k/order gcm <<
<<$2.5k gccom<<

OP, do NOT buy from GCM, GCC or any other online merchants that'll post as GIFTCARDS sale because this transaction can be easily identified by the RATs and you won't get your bonus.

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Oct 2, 18, 9:26 am

#11

ne0ven0m

Join Date: May 2017

Location: USA

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OP, at the end, you did ask if the stress is worth it: and I say no. You're already going through a challenging time. From the question alone, I gather you're not exactly "well practiced" in MS. So trying to do 15k in your first week is a terrible idea. Even using Venmo means around $450 in fees. Is that worth 50k MR?

Oct 3, 18, 7:48 am

#12

Car Jack

Join Date: Apr 2015

Location: Hopkinton, MA

Posts: 174

Pre-pay property tax. Pay estimated tax to the IRS.

Oct 4, 18, 8:32 am

#13

mia

FlyerTalk Evangelist, Moderator: American Express, Citi, Diners Club, Signatures

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Location: Miami & London

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Posts: 36,626

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rachelrobinson

....
Should I PayPal the $15,000 to myself?
....

Absolutely not.

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Oct 9, 18, 11:45 am

#14

fishfly

Join Date: Jul 2018

Location: SAN

Posts: 24

Slightly off-topic.. Does AMEX clawback Venmo "purchases" for meeting MSR? I will use vanilla plat for about $1300/mo and my organic spend is about $1200 without including rent.