I went straight to Twitter- for whatever that’s worth but it was more convenient than a SM for me. A couple days later they even responded with “we apologize for any inconvenience this has caused. We’ll be sure your feedback is heard.” All I could think was “inconvenience” is not the right word here...
Yeah - I can respect that. Everybody has to make their own assumptions in this game and given the recent pattern this raises a fair concern. However, they also have recently had a pattern of offering upgrade offers when they came out with these new cards (Marriott & Southwest) so that mitigates the concern a bit. Good luck with whatever you do there!
Every so often somebody comes on to r/churning asking if this is a good way to meet an MSR. Thanks for pointing out that it is an optionI don't think we've covered it too recently but fyi for those looking to meet MSRs remember donations. Many organizations accept credit cards these days (some even say "hey this incurs X fee to process, would you like to cover that as well?") so consider moving up a later in the year donation if you're trying to hit an MSR.
(This came to mind when I saw AA running 20x miles per dollar donated to breast cancer research via the Komen foundation promo for the month of Oct https://www.aa.com/i18n/customer-service/about-us/let-good-take-flight/be-pink.jsp )
ETA: some organizations even accept amex
Put some spend on that biz card if you haven't prior to your app! I was denied my AA Biz because I didn't have any spend on my other Barclays card since I opened it (which was like 7 months prior to the biz app). Reminds me, I gotta put some spend on my AA card and re-apply for that Biz card! The phrase the credit analyst used was he'd "like to see if I use the credit responsibly that I have on my current Barclays card"
@SouthFayetteFan has jinxed you.So rare but of course my dad was targeted. no 10,000 UR referral bonus for me
hahaha, omg yes! This is only a good MSR helper if you were already going to make the donation!Every so often somebody comes on to r/churning asking if this is a good way to meet an MSR. Thanks for pointing out that it is an option
I'll also share the obligatory reminder...there is likely no way that your return on the MSR & potential tax savings will actually make you money doing this. If this is not a donation you wanted to make out of the goodness of your heart there is likely no way to "win" this game. I'm not saying "don't donate"...just Don't Donate if you were doing it thinking you were getting something of greater benefit monetarily out of it.
Haha - I remember one time there was somebody on reddit thinking it was a good idea to open a card and hit the whole MSR by doing a donation. They were convinced it was a new method of MS. We were all like, No...do you understand what Manufactured Spending is? Getting $1,000 back for making a $5,000 donation is still spending $4,000!!! It was a frustrating exchange to say the least.
The hike will take like 3.5 hours in the morning. We decided we will be doing the cheaper resort with the golf course. I think we might send our luggage to Kyoto and have small bags with us for the one night in hakone.
That's my other concern. Hard to justify putting any spend on this when I'm working on the SPG Biz MSR. I've had at least one charge on each statement, but obviously that's not much.
I need friends in shun-dom!Wait...am I now about to be shunned?
At SFO, my flights will be from the International Terminal, but the Priority Pass restaurants are at Terminal 3. Is that going to be a big pain?
The Churners struggle:I've put a couple charges on, but not much
