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NetBrowser07 Jan 24, 2013 5:52 pm


Originally Posted by rajuabju (Post 20117898)
Def. an interesting topic. Curious to see who the true "heavy hitters" are...

My monthly averages are:

20k/month from BankDirect (AA Miles)
15k/month for business related (Ultimate Rewards)
20k/month for personal spend (various)
10k/month manufactured spend (various)

My manufactured spend was crazy high during the Mint Days. And I also get probably 1/3 of my points from sign-up bonuses.

That's 60K per month... pretty impressive.

NetBrowser07 Jan 24, 2013 6:00 pm

Also.. just to get the basics right, Manufactured spend is spend that you eventually get back?

snugglening Jan 24, 2013 6:00 pm

8k UR biz exp. monthly.

MilesGator Jan 24, 2013 6:10 pm

H***S***!

I had no idea people were into this and bringing in this many points per month! I'm pretty new, but I thought I was doing really well bringing in about 6k/month with half as manufactured spend.

shoreline Jan 24, 2013 6:14 pm


Originally Posted by NetBrowser07 (Post 20118032)
Also.. just to get the basics right, Manufactured spend is spend that you eventually get back?

It is spend (i.e. GC's) that you are cashing out or somehow getting the funds right back.

brooklynmatt Jan 24, 2013 6:18 pm


Originally Posted by shoreline (Post 20118095)
It is spend (i.e. GC's) that you are cashing out or somehow getting the funds right back.

Perhaps e.g GC's would be more appropriate since some of use poor souls live in NYC... and pickings are slim.

Dr Jabadski Jan 24, 2013 7:53 pm


Originally Posted by brooklynmatt (Post 20117983)
All points are not created equal..

At the moment:

Manufactured
30K HH
10K UR
2K SPG
2.5K AA

Plus - 5K Shopping (Diverse portals)
Plus 2K Biz 3K Personal spend

Impressive, curious how you manufacture 30K HH per month.

lavag Jan 24, 2013 8:25 pm


Originally Posted by Dr Jabadski (Post 20118561)
Impressive, curious how you manufacture 30K HH per month.

5k at drugstores @6points/$1 on HHonors Amex. This one should be widely doable atm, but will be changing in the spring.

brooklynmatt Jan 24, 2013 8:26 pm


Originally Posted by Dr Jabadski (Post 20118561)
Impressive, curious how you manufacture 30K HH per month.

I have 30 AP Accounts.

Come on this is FT, you can't just have a new thread not titled 'getting spending up without the mint' talk about getting spend up without the mint and how you actually do it! Madness!

I get them through a Txf from Virgin. But I can say no more else I will be cast out of the private forums where you have to pay 1M UR points just to be accepted into.

xp0 Jan 24, 2013 9:02 pm


Originally Posted by brooklynmatt (Post 20118708)
I get them through a Txf from Virgin. But I can say no more else I will be cast out of the private forums where you have to pay 1M UR points just to be accepted into.

They must not really like you. My invite was only 250k UR.



And a "Wow" to 30k HH? Lol....

sidar Jan 24, 2013 9:20 pm

I don't get how people have such high manufactured spend. I am new but I see AP and the GC 5x route. After these I have no idea how you guys are generating so many points.

This is my first month trying to get manufactured spend, but I get about 20-25k through real spend

Happy Jan 24, 2013 9:34 pm


Originally Posted by Dr Jabadski (Post 20118561)
Impressive, curious how you manufacture 30K HH per month.

Easy up till May when AMEX drops the drugstore 6x.

TTnC4me Jan 24, 2013 9:36 pm


Originally Posted by sidar (Post 20118994)
I don't get how people have such high manufactured spend.

Friends, family and multiple personalities.;)
6x HH is too easy & skews the numbers. Kinda like 5x IB. Come Spring, more tears showers will be falling on FT than rain from the skies.

iqbalt80 Jan 24, 2013 9:44 pm

2012 was a very productive year. Gained over a million miles/points through credit cards signup, manufactured spend and OD GCs..

yoonny Jan 24, 2013 9:47 pm

Damn, I thought I was doing well with about 15k on average. I need to work much harder. Business owners have an unfair advantage.


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