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[Mopedmom1]

sorry, i havent been keeping up with the thread. your asking about meeting your Amex MSRs right?
id probably start with overpaying bills. Theres been a lot of nice AOs on bill pay ie Insurance 10% back, Phone bill 10% back, etc. Plastiq is another good option to pay big bills like rent?
if nothing works out, then yeah, gift cards. Just make sure u buy them like what @SouthFayetteFan said, at grocery stores... great to mix with actual grocery spendings.

Already paid two months ahead, car ins just paid for the year, no rent, mortgage is to my dad. So yeah, looking at where my best bet is to get VGC while avoiding RATs.

 

[palhockeymomof2]

Strange observation about my CIP approval today...

I found out because of the Chase - Mint notification that I received. Basically I told Mint to update with any new Chase accounts. Then I called the automated status line after rolling out of bed to confirm. The weird thing is I don't have any other biz cards so my Chase profile is personal only. My CIP isn't appearing in my Chase account OR on Mint... So somehow, Chase's back system knows I got a new card, but I can't see it on my Chase profile, the Chase app or Mint, LOL! Just a weird observation...

Must of missed your earlier approval post so...

 

[calypso726]

Not cc related: International travelers I could use your help @calypso726 @Calfan or any other internationally inclined peeps I’m traveling through a few airports next month & I’m worried about what to wear, mainly in Doha. (I think I’m good to wear whatever I want in JNB & HKG, I will be in cathay first class for my last flight but I don’t see any lounge or transit dress codes.) For DOH I’ll be transiting through in QR business class & will be in the lounge for a few hours. I normally wear tennis shoes, jeans & a t-shirt when traveling. I’m wondering if I should plan on wearing a full length skirt & blouse for my time in the DOH QR business lounge? I know no tank tops, see through clothes, or tight pants. I tend towards form fitting boot cut jeans but not tight like skinny jeans. Thoughts? Trying to figure out if I need to buy that full length skirt. (The International Relations major in me will literally die if I cause any sort of scene. I’ve googled lots but I’m not finding straight answers.)

Keep your shoulders and knees covered, no showing of cleavage and nothing form fitting and you should be good to go. If the jeans and t-shirt aren't form fitting you should be fine. My go to airport wear is usually Land's End Starfish boot cut yoga pants paired with a Lula Roe perfect tee and sneakers. The yoga pants are loose fitting, the perfect tee is loose fitting and goes past my hips and butt and flares out like an A line dress or skirt would. I wore that in Dubai with no issues.

Some reason, i cant add my BBP to Venmo... im not sure if that applies to all amex cards now...

My BBP was added a long time ago with no issues. I was unable to add the new Hton no fee card to Venmo

 

[speedyfishy]

I'd imagine almost everybody here can agree that from the mid 2000s on it's just gotten pretty terrible...

I think it got bad after Tina fey left as a writer. Amy poehler kept it going for a bit after with Seth. Now it’s not really the content that bothers me but how are these people actors and actresses and laugh during their skits? Also, that stupid sketch with Kate McKinnon and the alien abduction is not funny.

Oh, also I think the host makes a big difference too in how the show goes. Adam driver was the host recently and he did a great job. Adam Sandler is coming back May 5th too and I’m excited lol

 

[striker1064]

I think it got bad after Tina fey left as a writer. Amy poehler kept it going for a bit after with Seth. Now it’s not really the content that bothers me but how are these people actors and actresses and laugh during their skits? Also, that stupid sketch with Kate McKinnon and the alien abduction is not funny.

Oh, also I think the host makes a big difference too in how the show goes. Adam driver was the host recently and he did a great job. Adam Sandler is coming back May 5th too and I’m excited lol

I think it's pretty clear SNL is a victim of its own success. It's clearly not the show it once was, but as a whole it's still a funny and entertaining show. To me, this season hasn't been great. It seems like the writing team is relying too heavily on cameos to get a reaction rather than actually being funny, and it's overshadowing the many talented regular performers on the show. I like Alec Baldwin but we get it, his Trump impersonation involves him pursing out his lips as much as possible. Let's do something else.

 

[WVMomof3]

I have always stayed away from buying gifts cards on AMEX MSR. Will this fly past the RATs?

I bought a $500 VGC last year at Kroger with some groceries so I could use it at the car place that wouldn't take Amex. As far as I know it wasn't a problem.

 

[amalone1013]

It seems like a lot of people like Jess but I just don’t at all. He’s rude to literally everyone except Rory and he’s still pretty rude to her too.

I will admit that I liked Jess, or more like the idea of him. He had too much of a chip on his shoulder when they dated. I always wanted them to have another go after he got things figured out when he was older.

Now, my friend was always rooting for Marty, kind of a 'the guy she never dated but should have' lol

 

[WVMomof3]

So I’m intrigued by the conversations about Plastiq today. When I had initially approached my DH about it and told him there was a 2.5% fee, he told me it wasn’t worth it and I didn’t pursue it any more. But I’m seeing some stuff on here where if you spend so much, some of that can be fee free? I’ve probably missed the larger convo about this on either here or Reddit so if someone has it, I will check it out. Otherwise, a crash course into what you are discussing would be fantastic. We pay around $3500 in student loans through our business each month. I don’t know that we spend enough to get much on kickback other than if we were trying to meet a MS somewhere. Anyway, any help would be great! Thanks!

I think this got lost in the excitement of what does SouthFayetteFan look like. Haha There are some support links on reddit for spend $10k on Plastiq and get $10k in FFD. I think that is what you are referring to. I believe the $10k has to be finished by the May 31, but double check me on that. The supporter also gets $10k FFD so if you already had an account and then supported P2 then you could have $20k FFD together. There was also recently talk of some MCGC coding as 1%. I think @Lain had posted about that but it seemed to be only certain ones and maybe not even all the time so I am not positive on that one. I hope that helps.

 

[Haley R]

I will admit that I liked Jess, or more like the idea of him. He had too much of a chip on his shoulder when they dated. I always wanted them to have another go after he got things figured out when he was older.

Now, my friend was always rooting for Marty, kind of a 'the guy she never dated but should have' lol

I actually liked Marty too but when she met Logan it was all over lol

 

[Disneyonmymind]

I’m going to try and catchup but haven’t been around since my Mom passed away suddenly and is with Dad in Heaven.
She was 91, still living on her own in the house we grew up in...she was blessed with a long, healthy life and was exactly where she wanted to be at home so for that we are grateful.

So glad I had plenty of SW points and was able to fly my son on them vs a $1,100 airline ticket

I am so sorry for your loss.

 

[striker1064]

I guess churning TD Bank bonus is not happening. Moved last year, received a targeted mailer in my name in January, and gave it a shot. It's been about 3 months since opening the account and the qualifying DD. I'll probably give it to the end of this month just to make sure, but my last TD Bank bonus posted shortly after 60 days following the DD, which seems to be the typical timeline. A bummer, but I knew going in it was unlikely.

 

[hsmamato2]

Fortunately my flights to/from Orlando for early May still look like they're okay. My flight to Charleston in June looks fine, but the return is saying "sold out". That flight has a connection, and all of the other flights that have the first leg of that flight are also showing "sold out". There is really only one other return flight that would work for us - do you think if I call them they would switch us without paying the fare difference? Or do I have to wait until I'm notified?

So I have 4 flights this summer- 2 seem unchanged and show up fine when searching- the other two were adjusted by like 15 minutes and everything looks cool-so I guess I don't need to be concerned about canceling now?

 

[1st*toright]

Has anyone used the Biz Plat Dell credits? I ordered some nice ear buds for ~$100 (going in some lucky person's easter basket), got my $10 amex offer credit, but I haven't seen the rest of the charge be reimbursed. I did add the benefit to my card. How long does it usually take for those credits to show up?

 

[DisneyMandC]

Also, that stupid sketch with Kate McKinnon and the alien abduction is not funny.

LOL that is one of my favorite sketches! I love Kate McKinnon!

 

[speedyfishy]

LOL that is one of my favorite sketches! I love Kate McKinnon!

I hate it. Im also not too fond of her, but my SO loves her stuff. I find her annoying lol she can't keep a straight face and is laughing like the entire time. She says cooch and cracks up.

 

[kmc8826]

Has anyone used the Biz Plat Dell credits? I ordered some nice ear buds for ~$100 (going in some lucky person's easter basket), got my $10 amex offer credit, but I haven't seen the rest of the charge be reimbursed. I did add the benefit to my card. How long does it usually take for those credits to show up?

I used mine a couple months ago on a fancy backpack I absolutely did not need. The credit showed up fairly quickly; just after the 10% posted (like within a day).

 

[DisneyMandC]

So I'm thinking about picking up the Hilton Honors Amex that has the 1k MSR for 100,000 points. I want to pick up another card with Amex before I cancel my Hilton Biz next month, and I also need more Hilton points to boost up our total before we go to Japan next year. I figure the 1k MSR will be doable while balancing two more Citi AA Biz and the last of DH's Bonvoy Biz. And uhh, the last of the CIP and Hyatt MSRs...

 

[smallsy]

@palhockeymomof2 I’m so sorry for your loss

Definitely love the 90s SNL team with Farley but my dad is a huge John Belushi fan so I was also raised on all the early years skits too.

Also my CIP URs finally went pending, 100K with DH’s referral!

 

[brownhaired_girl]

We had a Pacifica from Budget at MCO back in March. It was a nice roomy van. The trunk space was very comparable to the Grand Caravan. However, my experience at Budget wasn’t great. I have Fast break so I headed out to the garage. The CSR was extremely unfriendly. They had no vans available (around noon) so we were told to step aside and wait.
I’ve never had a bad Alamo experience. They seem to go out of their way to make sure you’ve had a great experience.
Have you checked costco? Keep checking! Maybe Alamo will come down.

Thanks Psychodisney, these were Costco rates. I got another reply from someone on the transportation board who also had bad experience with Budget. We have always used Alamo and had good experiences. I will just keep checking and maybe keep the Alamo minivan. The friend that is coming with her kids had to cancel in the past because of health reasons. I don’t want her trip to start with a car rental frustration.

 

[Psychodisney]

@palhockeymomof2 I’m so sorry for your loss

Definitely love the 90s SNL team with Farley but my dad is a huge John Belushi fan so I was also raised on all the early years skits too.

Also my CIP URs finally went pending, 100K with DH’s referral!

I just threw up a little with the mention of Chris Farley...went to school with him. Not a fan. I realize people think he was funny but he was not a nice person.
We generally watch the opening skit and move on these days!