I love credit cards so much!

[wendow]

I tried searching, but I couldn't find it - How long did it take everyone to get their miles into their SW account from their travel packages?

We bought the travel package on a Saturday midday'ish and points were there Monday morning when I checked

 

[wendow]

Whomp whomp - after procrastinating so long to get my DDs PNC account set up with graduation money we finally sat down tonight to get it started. She failed the 2nd question - are you 18? NOPE. Grrr, I made her an AU on our last card to get this done. Can you do CC funding in person?? Or should I make her wait another month. Hate to send her off to school with no debit card. Though I don't think she would need cash that often. She has a savings at our credit union and we actually tried to get her a debit there last year and they said she had to be 18, though I am sure my older DD had one from there before 18. Maybe we need to try that again.

I'm sorry! What a bummer. I don't think you can do CC funding in person. I would just make her an AU'er on one of your cards until she is 18yo and can open her own account.

 

[CyndiLouWho]

Gizmopal I think they are called. I wanted my boys to have them for when I drop them at sports or they ride bikes to a friend’s or something. It is a smart watch they can call/text a few pre-programmed numbers.
Anyways, the sw portal had Verizon in there as 3600 pts for activating a new line and the watches worked for it. They do require a line at $5 a month but no contract.

You’ll have to let us know how the boys like them. I’ve been thinking of getting DS a phone for the same reasons

 

[disneymagicgirl]

Whomp whomp - after procrastinating so long to get my DDs PNC account set up with graduation money we finally sat down tonight to get it started. She failed the 2nd question - are you 18? NOPE. Grrr, I made her an AU on our last card to get this done. Can you do CC funding in person?? Or should I make her wait another month. Hate to send her off to school with no debit card. Though I don't think she would need cash that often. She has a savings at our credit union and we actually tried to get her a debit there last year and they said she had to be 18, though I am sure my older DD had one from there before 18. Maybe we need to try that again.

my daughter has a card tied to her savings she can use at an atm in a pinch if she needs cash. She rarely does that. She swipes her AU card for one of my accounts all month and I pull the money from her savings to pay the bill.

 

[wendow]

Gizmopal I think they are called. I wanted my boys to have them for when I drop them at sports or they ride bikes to a friend’s or something. It is a smart watch they can call/text a few pre-programmed numbers.
Anyways, the sw portal had Verizon in there as 3600 pts for activating a new line and the watches worked for it. They do require a line at $5 a month but no contract.

Never heard of this but it's such a great idea. Definitely let us know how you like them! I've been unsure what to do. We don't do phones for our younger two but I have been dropping my ds9 off at dance and theater. My dd15 is always there at dance cause she pretty much lives at the studio lol but he is there alone for theater.

 

[speedyfishy]

Both DH and I got the Citi Biz and Barclay AA Biz. That is why I was moving on to the personal. I have a certain flight I want and the anytime award is 137K round trip. So trying to accumulate at least that much for both me and DH. (after Citi Biz and Barclay will have 125K). I am still a newbie when it comes to miles and other airlines other than SW. It looked like I would need to pay a fee to combine miles on AA accounts. It didn't look insignificant. How does it work to set up dummy accounts or buy a Citi Biz mailer? Would I still need to set up a new account and then try to combine miles for a fee?

So you would just make the dummy AA account to get targeted mailers that bypass the 24 month restriction. They are 9 digit codes that are sent out in the mail that allow anyone to get them. You make a fake account with a random name but you yourself or your DH use that mailer with your real name. Don’t apply for the card with the dummy name, you do it in your real name and real AA account. You can buy them on Reddit or maybe someone is giving them out for free on the Tuesday code sharing thread. I haven’t gotten any myself. You would want the Biz mailers so it doesn’t effect your 5/24. I think you can apply for a citi Biz card every 60 days. If you have gotten the Citi Biz card within the past 24 months you need a mailer. I think some people give them away for free, but you may have to pay. The CIP 120k mailers are going for $20-40 and I think the Citi Biz mailers are cheaper maybe $10, or if you are lucky for free. You can also see if you get mailed them by making a dummy account to your address but when you get one apply in your name. It can take three months to get the targeted mailers though so you may just want to get one instantly through Reddit.

 

[speedyfishy]

@StephPlum

Here is someone selling one for $10. Idk if this would be better than using a 5/24 slot for you. Also if you buy one you might be able to use the code for you and your DH, but I’m not 100% sure on that.

https://www.reddit.com/r/churning/comments/93ditd/comment/e3o0hyg?st=JKHNDO4P&sh=6c97c907

 

[CyndiLouWho]

Never heard of this but it's such a great idea. Definitely let us know how you like them! I've been unsure what to do. We don't do phones for our younger two but I have been dropping my ds9 off at dance and theater. My dd15 is always there at dance cause she pretty much lives at the studio lol but he is there alone for theater.

My DS is also 9. He has an old iPhone with no service so it works like an iPod. He is always wanting to walk to/from school and other places, plus sports and camp, etc. I’ve been considering adding a line to his phone but it became more of an issue last week. My mom watches him the days he is not at camp. She decided to take him grocery shopping to a store she hasn’t been to in a year or more. So I’m at work, and DS calls me on Grandma’s flip phone and says they are lost. He tells me what street they are on, I tell him what street they should be on and which cross street and he hangs up. I wait a couple minutes and try to call back. No answer for over 10 minutes while I’m having a heart attack. At least if he had a phone I could track his location or text him. If I went looking for them, I’d have no idea where to start. Grandma probably also needs a smart phone but she doesn’t go out much and forgets to charge her phone anyway (plus she’d need a giant version to be able to read it)

 

[mmmears]

I’m in the minority here. It isn’t that big of a deal to me. I like it, but I was fine with sleeping in later and missing it yesterday. Dd said we had to get up early so we could ride.

I can't ride it (motion sickness issues) and my DH tried it an it made him feel so sick... but DD LOVES FOP, says it's the best ride ever, and rode it 4 times on our last trip (it was opening week for Pandora with huge lines, so I know she really meant it).

my daughter has a card tied to her savings she can use at an atm in a pinch if she needs cash. She rarely does that. She swipes her AU card for one of my accounts all month and I pull the money from her savings to pay the bill.

We do the same things. She uses our AMEX for almost everything but has an ATM card tied to her back account at home. We never even needed to set up an account near her college (across the country) and we get MR points for whatever she buys and she is the one who tends to use up the Uber credit if she wants to go somewhere with her friends.

 

[AmyAnne]

Thanks to @Lain and the self-referral instructions I have 2 more AmEx (charge) cards . . . instant approval for the BRG and Green cards means that AmEx probably likes me enough not to initiate a financial review, right?

Also, I'm aware that the multiple tab thing no longer works for saving multiple AmEx offers for the same name/SSN but AUs are still working, is that correct (different name/SSN than the primary card holder)? I probably should add some AUs to my cards . . .

 

[AmyAnne]

Whomp whomp - after procrastinating so long to get my DDs PNC account set up with graduation money we finally sat down tonight to get it started. She failed the 2nd question - are you 18? NOPE. Grrr, I made her an AU on our last card to get this done. Can you do CC funding in person?? Or should I make her wait another month. Hate to send her off to school with no debit card. Though I don't think she would need cash that often. She has a savings at our credit union and we actually tried to get her a debit there last year and they said she had to be 18, though I am sure my older DD had one from there before 18. Maybe we need to try that again.

I have given my ATM card to my kids on various occasions -- since they would be using the card at an ATM machine and not anywhere that a cashier would be checking the name on the card against an ID, I figured it doesn't really matter whose name is on the card.

 

[GZanta77]

I can't ride it (motion sickness issues) and my DH tried it an it made him feel so sick... but DD LOVES FOP, says it's the best ride ever, and rode it 4 times on our last trip (it was opening week for Pandora with huge lines, so I know she really meant it).

We just got back from WDW and your DD is right ...BEST RIDE EVER.... our whole family loved it and we rode it 4 times during the week. Our longest wait was 57 mins, but we had 2 FP+, and rope dropped one day. Absolutely awesome.

On the other hand, what the heck did they do to Soarin' (we've been away from WDW for 6 years) - boring, shoddily put together, complete waste of time now.

 

[wendow]

My DS is also 9. He has an old iPhone with no service so it works like an iPod. He is always wanting to walk to/from school and other places, plus sports and camp, etc. I’ve been considering adding a line to his phone but it became more of an issue last week. My mom watches him the days he is not at camp. She decided to take him grocery shopping to a store she hasn’t been to in a year or more. So I’m at work, and DS calls me on Grandma’s flip phone and says they are lost. He tells me what street they are on, I tell him what street they should be on and which cross street and he hangs up. I wait a couple minutes and try to call back. No answer for over 10 minutes while I’m having a heart attack. At least if he had a phone I could track his location or text him. If I went looking for them, I’d have no idea where to start. Grandma probably also needs a smart phone but she doesn’t go out much and forgets to charge her phone anyway (plus she’d need a giant version to be able to read it)

How scary! I do love the tracking apps. Since I have one teen driver and soon to be another one, I stalk them when they are not home. They are actually out right now (dd18 had to pick dd15 up from babysitting) and I worry especially at night!

 

[Haley R]

I SM’d chase and they said we were successful in moving our next statement date. We changed it so our statement cycle is on the 10th of each month. I’m hoping this means we will see our points at the end of this week! I already see the 80k listed as being put on our next statement.

 

[speedyfishy]

I SM’d chase and they said we were successful in moving our next statement date. We changed it so our statement cycle is on the 10th of each month. I’m hoping this means we will see our points at the end of this week! I already see the 80k listed as being put on our next statement.

Fingers crossed for you. It can take a bit after the statement closes for the points to post, but fingers crossed. Please report back.

 

[AmyAnne]

Wow- I’m on 4 and debating if another run of 6 is really worth it!

Just did number 13 today . . . I was waiting to make sure AmEx credited the $30 from the second card before starting on the third. It took a few more days than the first, but it did credit.

My motivation is thinking about our hideously expensive Christmas trip. The SB + Best Buy is by far the best savings I can find at this point.

 

[gottalovepluto]

I can't ride it (motion sickness issues) and my DH tried it an it made him feel so sick... but DD LOVES FOP, says it's the best ride ever, and rode it 4 times on our last trip (it was opening week for Pandora with huge lines, so I know she really meant it)....

I’m definitely but have you tried Bonine? I suffer pretty bad motion sickness and discovered Bonine a few years ago. Freaking miracle drug for me, Target has it next to the Dramamine. I can eat and drink and watch movies on planes like a normal person! (Dramamine never worked and no way was I going to try those patch things given their list of side effects.) Bonine has no side effects- except maybe drowsy if you drink alcohol (hasn’t been the case for me). I took 2 the day I rode FOP and it was wonderful & I can’t wait to go back. (Jury is still out on DCA Guardians, I’m going to double up next time like I did for FOP taking 2 and see if that works, 1 didn’t really.) It doesn’t work for everyone but it might be worth a shot if you find you want to try FOP someday.

 

[mmmears]

We just got back from WDW and your DD is right ...BEST RIDE EVER.... our whole family loved it and we rode it 4 times during the week. Our longest wait was 57 mins, but we had 2 FP+, and rope dropped one day. Absolutely awesome.

On the other hand, what the heck did they do to Soarin' (we've been away from WDW for 6 years) - boring, shoddily put together, complete waste of time now.

Totally agree about Soarin. I wish they had, at least, left the original one at DCA. It was one of our favorite rides and since it's been changed it's just something we try to ride instead of a "must do."

 

[mmmears]

I’m definitely but have you tried Bonine? I suffer pretty bad motion sickness and discovered Bonine a few years ago. Freaking miracle drug for me, Target has it next to the Dramamine. I can eat and drink and watch movies on planes like a normal person! (Dramamine never worked and no way was I going to try those patch things given their list of side effects.) Bonine has no side effects- except maybe drowsy if you drink alcohol (hasn’t been the case for me). I took 2 the day I rode FOP and it was wonderful & I can’t wait to go back. (Jury is still out on DCA Guardians, I’m going to double up next time like I did for FOP taking 2 and see if that works, 1 didn’t really.) It doesn’t work for everyone but it might be worth a shot if you find you want to try FOP someday.

Neither Dramamine or Bonine seem to help me at all. I use the patch when we sail (and this upcoming cruise is known to have rough seas and I'm really worried even that won't be enough). I have slight issues riding things like the monorail and some of the dark rides. I rode 7DMT one time, while still wearing the patch just off a Disney cruise and never again. I'm glad it works for you though - DD says FOP is amazing and I believe her.

 

[afan]

I’m definitely but have you tried Bonine? I suffer pretty bad motion sickness and discovered Bonine a few years ago. Freaking miracle drug for me, Target has it next to the Dramamine. I can eat and drink and watch movies on planes like a normal person! (Dramamine never worked and no way was I going to try those patch things given their list of side effects.) Bonine has no side effects- except maybe drowsy if you drink alcohol (hasn’t been the case for me). I took 2 the day I rode FOP and it was wonderful & I can’t wait to go back. (Jury is still out on DCA Guardians, I’m going to double up next time like I did for FOP taking 2 and see if that works, 1 didn’t really.) It doesn’t work for everyone but it might be worth a shot if you find you want to try FOP someday.

Bonine is meclizine and there are some dramaine's that are meclizine and some that use other stuff. So it is sometimes the same thing as dramamine but not all stores carry both. Target's by me don't have the dramamine with meclizine just the other stuff. I use meclizine for an inner ear issue that causes dizziness and vertigo if it gets bad. If you have a Kroger they sell their generic 8 pills for 1.99, at least that's what it is here. I buy it off Amazon for a lot more tablets for I think 5 or 6 but that's also because I always need to have it on hand.

However, it does let me ride ToT. That ride gets to my stomach because of the up and down.