I love credit cards so much! v7.0 - 2025 (see first page for add'l details)

[Judique]

Yup! It was Christmas week out of Miami for my 50th birthday. If memory serves we hit a SUB and required spend for the BA card to get a travel together ticket for the future. We also used AA miles for the flights to Chile. If I were to do it all again, I’d hit the spend on a few cards or a card that had a very high MSR. I would still love to repeat that trip with an add on to South Georgia and the Falkland Islands.

Back then we weren't seeing such high required spend. Or maybe I wasn't looking at those cards?

In any case I am still waiting for my new southwest card to arrive. I think it's $4000 spend in maybe 6 months? And I noticed they have pay yourself back? I wonder if it's one to one on the points? When I actually get my card I can check it out.

No one in my family seems to be going anywhere in the next few months other than me. Maybe I'll blow through some of the points by picking up some Disney cards to pay the dues.

editing to say nixing this idea already as SW is worth a bit more than 1 to 1.

 

[mamapenguin]

Back then we weren't seeing such high required spend. Or maybe I wasn't looking at those cards?

In any case I am still waiting for my new southwest card to arrive. I think it's $4000 spend in maybe 6 months? And I noticed they have pay yourself back? I wonder if it's one to one on the points? When I actually get my card I can check it out.

No one in my family seems to be going anywhere in the next few months other than me. Maybe I'll blow through some of the points by picking up some Disney cards to pay the dues.

editing to say nixing this idea already as SW is worth a bit more than 1 to 1.

It’s $4,000 in 5 months. I was approved yesterday and my tracker says by February 3, 2026.

 

[calypso726]

Back then we weren't seeing such high required spend. Or maybe I wasn't looking at those cards?

In any case I am still waiting for my new southwest card to arrive. I think it's $4000 spend in maybe 6 months? And I noticed they have pay yourself back? I wonder if it's one to one on the points? When I actually get my card I can check it out.

No one in my family seems to be going anywhere in the next few months other than me. Maybe I'll blow through some of the points by picking up some Disney cards to pay the dues.

editing to say nixing this idea already as SW is worth a bit more than 1 to 1.

Yeah back then high MSRs weren’t as common as now. But BA had and still has the ability to earn a travel together ticket for $30k spend in a year. So if one person books a RT flight for 200k Avios then the travel together ticket would allow the companion to fly the same route for the amount of taxes and fees.

 

[GZanta77]

Just got approved for SW Priority card.

For those that have recently got a SW card - how long does it take before Southwest recognizes you as a cardmember? Does it show you as a credit card member on your Southwest account anywhere? I have some flights to book, but want to make sure I am getting the free bags.

 

[Judique]

Just got approved for SW Priority card.

For those that have recently got a SW card - how long does it take before Southwest recognizes you as a cardmember? Does it show you as a credit card member on your Southwest account anywhere? I have some flights to book, but want to make sure I am getting the free bags.

I haven't received my card yet, app'ed and approved end of last week.

I can see my new card's last 4 digits in my card list in my online business account where both my personal and business cards show. They've actually charged me the annual fee already. I got the plus card which also gets first bag free, for the cardmember and up to 8 additional passengers in the same reservation so 9 bags in total.

Edit to add: this showed up in my Chase account almost immediately. Applied on Friday and noticed it by Friday night.

 

[palhockeymomof2]

Just got approved for SW Priority card.

For those that have recently got a SW card - how long does it take before Southwest recognizes you as a cardmember? Does it show you as a credit card member on your Southwest account anywhere? I have some flights to book, but want to make sure I am getting the free bags.

Not sure which card you applied for but if it was the priority you could try booking a dummy flight in basic and and see if it gives you the option to pick a seat for free

 

[georgina]

Got my CSR Biz today. Pretty fast, since I only applied Saturday and Monday was a holiday. It is ridiculously packaged like a piece of jewelry.

 

[GZanta77]

Not sure which card you applied for but if it was the priority you could try booking a dummy flight in basic and and see if it gives you the option to pick a seat for free

Great idea. No joy yet but I expect it will take a day or two before everything works.

 

[elgerber]

I literally just got an ink two weeks ago and already need another card. Auto/car insurance will wipe out the rest of the spend here. Property taxes coming up next month.
I know Amex has "lifetime" rules. If I can't find a NLL Delta card, any idea if 7 years is actually considered a lifetime? It's been 7 years since my last Delta Biz card. They would give me the pop up if it won't work right? Of course I have already been in pop up jail on all Amex cards for years.