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[elgerber]

We are supposed to get snow tonight too . Last weekend it was in the 70’s. So rude.

 

[georgina]

OK, I'm making myself crazy trying to plan in all this uncertainty.

DH is 16,000 points away from a CP (that includes the recent 25,000 extra).

We are currently rescheduled to go to Hawaii 8/1. If that trip actually happens it would make sense to get the CP before that as DS could fly for free saving us about $600 value in points.

The problem is I have no clue if Hawaii will happen. If things are open and travel is allowed we will go.

I'm also planning to book tickets on SW to Puerto Rico at Christmas. I'll book those when the schedule opens on 5/24.

You probably know this, it is 5/28 that the schedule opens. Sorry I have no other advice. Hope your Hawaii trip happens, we're supposed to have a family vacation in July in Wisconsin I'm worried about.

 

[tink1970]

May 9th and its snowing in MA Fortunately its not going to stick, but this is first time I have seen it snow in May in the 12 years I have lived here.

It snowed May 9th in Newport, RI sometime in the mid 1970s...it’s my father’s birthday so I remember the date if not the year. At the tender age of 5 or 6 I realized I was not meant to be a New Englander

 

[wisconsinmom]

You probably know this, it is 5/28 that the schedule opens. Sorry I have no other advice. Hope your Hawaii trip happens, we're supposed to have a family vacation in July in Wisconsin I'm worried about.

Thank you! Yes, I have 5/28 in my calendar but had 5/24 in my head.

Where will you be visiting in WI??

 

[georgina]

Thank you! Yes, I have 5/28 in my calendar but had 5/24 in my head.

Where will you be visiting in WI??

My in-laws had a cottage in Sturgeon Bay we used to visit every summer with the kids. Sister-in-law recently rebuilt it (was quite rustic) and we were supposed to have a large family reunion/memorial service for MIL who passed away this year. Not sure that's happening but DH and I can drive, we have a 10 day VRBO nearby the old place, but our kids will have to fly in. That is still my 27 yo DS's favorite place to vacation, he loves to fish and paddle around in the water.

 

[havaneselover]

Do we have to keep at least $5,000 on a CIP credit line? I'm trying to figure out how to get more space on my SW Biz Performance card so I can pay $12k in federal taxes between now and 7/15 without credit cycling (sorry if my terms are wrong here). I currently have a $5,000 limit on the SW card but have been using it for everything else so I can hit $25k of spending in six months.

 

[Psychodisney]

I realized this morning, my DD is only 20 k points away from a SW CP. I’m trying to decide if it’s worth it too.

 

[Psychodisney]

Do we have to keep at least $5,000 on a CIP credit line? I'm trying to figure out how to get more space on my SW Biz Performance card so I can pay $12k in federal taxes between now and 7/15 without credit cycling (sorry if my terms are wrong here). I currently have a $5,000 limit on the SW card but have been using it for everything else so I can hit $25k of spending in six months.

Good question. Do they frown on cycling? Last year, I had a lower limit than on needed on my Capital One Spark card. They told me to cycle.

 

[afan]

Do we have to keep at least $5,000 on a CIP credit line? I'm trying to figure out how to get more space on my SW Biz Performance card so I can pay $12k in federal taxes between now and 7/15 without credit cycling (sorry if my terms are wrong here). I currently have a $5,000 limit on the SW card but have been using it for everything else so I can hit $25k of spending in six months.

No, mine are at $1k because I lowered them in prep after meeting spend...

 

[havaneselover]

Good question. Do they frown on cycling? Last year, I had a lower limit than on needed on my Capital One Spark card. They told me to cycle.

I don't know. I thought generally it was frowned upon but I guess it depends on the issuer.

 

[havaneselover]

No, mine are at $1k because I lowered them in prep after meeting spend...

Thanks--I'll sm and see if they can shift $3k or so from CIP to SW Biz.

 

[havaneselover]

Just found KA bread flour at Publix. Sometimes it's the little things in life

 

[georgina]

I must be the only person around who is not baking and has not bought flour since Christmas cookies!

 

[wisconsinmom]

My in-laws had a cottage in Sturgeon Bay we used to visit every summer with the kids. Sister-in-law recently rebuilt it (was quite rustic) and we were supposed to have a large family reunion/memorial service for MIL who passed away this year. Not sure that's happening but DH and I can drive, we have a 10 day VRBO nearby the old place, but our kids will have to fly in. That is still my 27 yo DS's favorite place to vacation, he loves to fish and paddle around in the water.

We love Door County!! Fingers crossed that your trip works out!

 

[palhockeymomof2]

I must be the only person around who is not baking and has not bought flour since Christmas cookies!

No baking here either...as much as I love chocolate chip cookies, if I make them DH will eat them within a day or two

 

[afan]

I must be the only person around who is not baking and has not bought flour since Christmas cookies!

Same here, which reminds me I need to make sure I have enough flower. A guy at work helped us find a new grate for our drain last month and I told him I'd bake him cookies as a thank you when we're back at work. I have everything I need but need to make sure I have flour.

We did buy sugar very early on when it was on sale but that might've been right before all this started. But we make our own hummingbird food and it wasn't as good of a price as before Christmas but it was better than regular price. We should be good until the bigger sale in Nov/Dec now.

I also don't bake that much and with still working don't have extra time anyway.

 

[elgerber]

I must be the only person around who is not baking and has not bought flour since Christmas cookies!

I didn’t even bake Christmas cookies.

 

[havaneselover]

I must be the only person around who is not baking and has not bought flour since Christmas cookies!

I make bagels at least weekly so I get antsy if I can't find bread flour.

But my mom apparently doesn't bake much either. My dad was making himself a pastie (meat and vegetable pie--ew) and had to roll out his pie crust and their flour had bugs in it. She said they hadn't used it since Christmas. She said something about sifting the bugs out of it. She's also the one who refrosted a birthday cake after the dog ate part of it. It's a miracle I survived my childhood.

 

[Haley R]

I must be the only person around who is not baking and has not bought flour since Christmas cookies!

We’re not baking anything either unless you count store bought cookies that we put in the oven

 

[mmmears]

I normally don't bake much, but DD and I have been baking quite a lot during this shelter in place time. Our second loaf of sourdough came out even better than the first.

I order bread flour (or even AP flour) from KA whenever I see that it's in stock since I can't get it delivered locally. KA bread flour has been my go-to flour since I discovered it almost 20 years ago.

I need to try that bagel recipe...