Taking Advantage of 0% credit cards to maximize miles
 

Dear fellow FTers,

I have a few c.c. offers for 12-15 months 0% interest for purchases and wonder if there's anything I can do to maximize miles by buying stuff and then cash in a short or mid term. I think govt bonds online was long gone and Charter One is gone too.

Any brilliant ideas?

Thanks much,

FrequentMilesManiac

I can't think of any way a 0% on purchases card will help you to get miles/points. But 0% on balance transfers may be useful in many different ways. You can basically borrow money interest free and use it in some way to earn miles- i.e. open an Ameritrade account or a checking account that earns miles.

This may be useful for buying gift cards in bulk and not worrying about interest... however as mentioned.. I can't see how 0% can help increase miles?