Getting miles for McDonald's and mortgages?
 

A WSJ piece says credit card companies are trying to penetrate "cash" markets and allow customers to charge for just about anything - from mortgage payments to McDonald's hamburgers.

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I can pass on McDonalds, but I've already figured a way to pay for my mortage on my credit card, though it is a little work to do so. Only a few more payments and I've earned a free flight!

Care to share?

Pay mortgage on your CC....

Dear lord. Please share.

Yes please share, I would love to know how to do that!

Mortgage payments with CC's http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/eek.gif

How, share the wealth!

Most of the McDonald's I go to here in Chicago already take credit cards and a lot of them have Mobil Speedpass lanes which are tied to credit cards. As for paying rent, someone posted a link in another thread to a company that would do it for you, but it had like a 3% charge. Way too much for me.

The little miles do add up. I've gotten bunches from the Kellogg's AA cert program with more to come.

A day without miles is....a disappointment.

The article is posted here:

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/Forum1/HTML/006618.html


BSL

Didn't see any info there on how to get miles making the mortgage payment.

Happily I just found out (never thought to ask before this thread) that my local fast food joint of choice, Crazy Bowls and Wraps, accepts my AA MC http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif

[This message has been edited by Mvic (edited 04-19-2002).]

All, thank you for your many email inquiries, I was a little surprised when I checked my email this afternoon and was flooded with inquiries. As I mentioned, it is somewhat of an involved process and though we all love points and miles, my guess is that most will not have the patience for this.

I will post the complete details in the coming days, I apologize, I'm getting ready to go on a trip this weekend and have had little time to reply to those who have asked about the somewhat indirect process of earning miles for a mortgage.


Thanks,

raffy

Though I try really hard to avoid them - I have noticed a couple of Burger Kings accepting credit cards, including American Express. And not just at the airports...

Since the Chicago area seems to be the only McDonalds accepting speedpass (and even some here can't get them going) is that I buy gift certificates at the ones that do, and use them at the ones that don't. Did that before driving east. Also they give you change.

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DtG

I think history dictates otherwise.

Hmmmmmm.. I wander if RAFFY has a credit card that treats travelers checks as purchases then pays his mortgage with those?