I love credit cards so much! v2.0 (see first page for add'l details)

[CyndiLouWho]

I'm going 5/23-30 and it is well under $200 night...I think was $159 for swan last I checked a couple days ago.

I’d love to see those rates in September as I’d love to sneak in a 3 day weekend. Nope, over $230 for either swan or dolphin

Gotta catch em all?

He certainly tries.

DH told me last night he wanted to go see Detective Pikachu. He tried to convince me to go by saying it had my favorite, Ryan Reynolds, in it Yeah, but just his voice... not the same.

I read a comment online about how it’s a miracle the movie is PG with Ryan Reynolds and they can’t wait to see the R rated outtakes. Of course DS wants to see it, so maybe next weekend.

 

[DrFacilier]

Had to do this twice. Once for my landscaper very standard handwritten invoice and a diagram and scribbled invoice for fence installation. Plastiq approved both no issues. I love them!!

The payment got approved today. 3X posted on my CIP!

 

[miztressuz]

I booked today and did end up getting a balcony. DH likes to sit out there at night (while I am throwing my money away at the casino...). Did find one with both a pull out couch and pullman bed - so DS and DS each have their own sleeping space. We are used to being in one room - so that does not bother us at all. So, I booked the room added in an extra $100 to get a refundable rate and the tips. All together is was like $3260. I used 217,000 UR's on my Reserve so that is totally paid for. I love using my points - I just hate to see they go...

Including tips and with a tidy sum left over still, that sounds worth it! Enjoy it!! (I'm excited and I'm not even going )

 

[pillow]

Fees came off when I bought 2 at once

Thanks! I need to go get a few more.

 

[FloridaNative8]

We’ve never been to Busch gardens but we’re definitely going now that we’re moving to Florida

I hope you love it! We also go to the water park (Adventure Island) quite a bit in the summer with the kiddos. They're right next to each other so sometimes we'll do both in a day. I haven't been to Blizzard Beach or Typhoon Lagoon (YET!), so I can't compare AI to those. We want to get out to Volcano Bay sometime this summer also.

 

[Natgridenergy]

Do you ring them up all at once? Just wondering if the fees come off that way since technically its limit 1. I’ve only purchased 2, and rang them up separately.

All at once. No fees. My store doesn’t even post the sale sign.

 

[wendow]

I’d love to see those rates in September as I’d love to sneak in a 3 day weekend. Nope, over $230 for either swan or dolphin

Normally Swolphin is super cheap in Sept. This year the opening of SWGE is changing the whole cheap and slow Sept dynamic.

 

[kidsfirsttrip]

Got a call from AMex. Wants me to call him back to discuss ways they can help grow my “business”. Maybe a biz plat offer??

 

[DisneyMandC]

I read a comment online about how it’s a miracle the movie is PG with Ryan Reynolds and they can’t wait to see the R rated outtakes. Of course DS wants to see it, so maybe next weekend.

Lol I'd probably be more willing to see it if it was R rated!

 

[amalone1013]

The payment got approved today. 3X posted on my CIP!

Yay!

And on that note, I see my payment from yesterday with pending URs at 3x!!

The good/bad news: Now both CIP MSRs are met and I have no more reason to use Plastiq at this time...

 

[hsmamato2]

Hopefully turns to approved. Better than the auto denials my P2 is getting.

Is there an auto line to call to check on it,like with Chase?

 

[amalone1013]

Lol I'd probably be more willing to see it if it was R rated!

 

[bernina]

So this just happened (at past 2am my time).

I should probably get some sleep and tackle DH’s application in the morning.

Edited to add: They pulled TU. I selected Retail Trade - Used Merchandise (I sell on Poshmark, eBay, etc). 4 years in business , 2 employees so I could get card for DH and get the extra 10k miles. $1,500 revenue. The standard I use when applying for business cards (helps to keep my stories straight!).

Me in a text to DH: mind if I apply for another card in your name? Just got one for me and want more points.

DH: go for it.

Didn’t ask a single question or point out that we’re still working on $13k of MSR from his CIP and my MDD. What’s another $2k MSR.

Istant approval for him with same CL. We both have a long history with Barclays and use their cards for lots of non bonus spend so I think that helped.

 

[Calfan]

Yay!

And on that note, I see my payment from yesterday with pending URs at 3x!!

The good/bad news: Now both CIP MSRs are met and I have no more reason to use Plastiq at this time...

As long as the CIP earns 3x, I'm willing to pay the Plastiq fee even when not meeting MSR, just because paying any bill directly from my checking account slices into me every time. (I will say that I had to come around to this position, though, since I started out with an allergic reaction to any kind of fee/"paying for points.")

 

[kidsfirsttrip]

I booked today and did end up getting a balcony. DH likes to sit out there at night (while I am throwing my money away at the casino...). Did find one with both a pull out couch and pullman bed - so DS and DS each have their own sleeping space. We are used to being in one room - so that does not bother us at all. So, I booked the room added in an extra $100 to get a refundable rate and the tips. All together is was like $3260. I used 217,000 UR's on my Reserve so that is totally paid for. I love using my points - I just hate to see they go...

I remember the loss of URs when we booked our cruise last year. But look at how much you saved and the redemption rate only goes higher! You doing the Oasis? We were on it in February

 

[kidsfirsttrip]

Me in a text to DH: mind if I apply for another card in your name? Just got one for me and want more points.

DH: go for it.

Didn’t ask a single question or point out that we’re still working on $13k of MSR from his CIP and my MDD. What’s another $2k MSR.

Istant approval for him with same CL. We both have a long history with Barclays and use their cards for lots of non bonus spend so I think that helped.

How many cards do you have with Barclay?

 

[miztressuz]

I think it was only @gottalovepluto who got the Terps card here? Update on the sign up bonus clawbacks, looks like purchases like GCM are invalidating the bonus. If you can't go all organic, don't make it obvious

Here's the discussion from r/churning with details of clawbacks and some account freezes/shutdowns: https://www.reddit.com/r/churning/comments/bm3vkh/discussion_thread_may_08_2019/emud9q3/

(something awesome to come back to after an amazing trip across the world )

 

[amalone1013]

Me in a text to DH: mind if I apply for another card in your name? Just got one for me and want more points.

DH: go for it.

Didn’t ask a single question or point out that we’re still working on $13k of MSR from his CIP and my MDD. What’s another $2k MSR.

Istant approval for him with same CL. We both have a long history with Barclays and use their cards for lots of non bonus spend so I think that helped.

Woohoo! My DH doesn't even know how much MSR we're working on normally. He did tell me the other day that he was okay with lots of credit cards but not bank accounts.

As long as the CIP earns 3x, I'm willing to pay the Plastiq fee even when not meeting MSR, just because paying any bill directly from my checking account slices into me every time. (I will say that I had to come around to this position, though, since I started out with an allergic reaction to any kind of fee/"paying for points.")

I would too. We're just low on things other than paying down DHs car loan now... which is still a good chunk but, think of the MSRs! lol

 

[disneybirds]

I went to staples to use up an amex offer on DHs card to buy VGCs. Was so nervous about having to do a quick switch to swipe DH's spg biz after showing the cashier my ID and SPG biz but I forced myself to go in and do it. Well, the cashier that always IDs was buys with another customer and my cashier didn't ID me. Score. But I got back to the car and realized his SPG Biz wasn't linked to dosh. Grrrr... Well I liked it right away just in case. It posted the $5 back today!!!

Your post just made me realize that I didn't link Dosh before I bought the VGCs this week! I have $16 just sitting in Dosh and need to get to $25. At least, I have found the VGCs this time, usually our store doesn't have them. Glad your $5 posted!!

 

[CyndiLouWho]

Normally Swolphin is super cheap in Sept. This year the opening of SWGE is changing the whole cheap and slow Sept dynamic.

Yeah I’m sure. We loved MNSSHP and I’d love to do a party plus a day at Food & Wine. DS has a 3 day weekend in September. School and soccer start week of August 12. Bummer.