I love credit cards so much!

[amalone1013]

I think that may have been @SouthFayetteFan

Sorry, he's on a last minute luxury trip to Thailand...

 

[JKalai]

It has worked for me in the past. I hope it works for you!

Thanks!

I'm glad VS was able to give me an extension on the ANA booking. The CSR seemed really nonchalant about it when I asked.

 

[palhockeymomof2]

Yeah, The manager transferred SO's 30k from her CFU to her CSR and tried to transfer it to each of my UR cards. I removed the CSR from my CIP last night and I'm planning on waiting 24hrs to try again. I'm hoping that what I did was the issue which was SO's CF => CSR <= CIP



Did the 24hr. trick work for you to fix it?

I didn’t have any issues since I only started this a few months ago..opened a CIP for myself...then P2 got one..so I transferred his point to my account...just got a CRS, so I transferred the points on my CIP to the CSR

Now I know that the next UR card has to transfer to P2 CIP...then My CIP..then CSR...lots of transferring lol

 

[miztressuz]

At one point in this thread someone posted a google or excel spreadsheet that they use to track their cards. It had various columns to track dates, bonus activity, etc. For the life of me I can't find it today. Can anyone help me?

I think that may have been @SouthFayetteFan

I'm not sure if anyone's posted an actual spreadsheet, but I did find a @SouthFayetteFan post with the details he tracks:
SouthFayetteFan's Spreadsheet Description

Did we have anyone else outline theirs? I know we have lots of discussions about them and some have shared their totals or images of parts of it. When I did a search for 'spreadsheet' I think I maxed out the results as it only went back to the end of Jan of this year I find it hard to believe no one mentioned it before that yet we have 200 mentions since

I've been curious too. I setup my spreadsheet but since this is the first year of really tracking bonuses I made a few rookie mistakes that work for now, but would get harder to calculate when multiple years of data is stored. Been lazy and haven't fixed it yet.

 

[Lain]

@trenty - this might interest you.

 

[familyman123]

Each agent has their own extension number, when you call in and are connected to the cruise and tour dept there's an option to enter an extension. That will take you to that agent, or if that agent's out put you into the regular queue; sometimes you can leave a message. So yes, you can work with an individual agent and most places that work this way have a policy that any agent can service your booking if you need something that can't wait.

As far as transfers go, you need to give NCL the agency name, phone number and the name of the TA. There's a form to email, here's the page: https://www.ncl.com/freestyle-cruise/guest-reservation-transfer-faq
So you'll need to have an agent ready to accept the transfer. If you don't get one yourself I can send you the ext for mine.

As for the cruises, hm, there are 3 nights of Disney shows like you said - based on Disney IP. The other nights are usually variety acts or comedians. The "Disney Cruise Line" section up above (takes you to the parent site) used to have the Navigators for each ship (not sure how current they are, I haven't looked in a while). That's the weekly schedule for cruises, gives you an idea of the type of shows and entertainment are available. The Disney shows stay the same but the other acts rotate so it may not be exactly as in past schedules. I haven't done the Escape but from my reading it does seem like a good compromise between the older and younger generations with the new ship designs. The nice part of Bermuda is you dock for 2-3 nights so you don't have to rush excursions. On the flip side, I recall for most Disney itineraries they have a shore excursion designed for limited mobility. Many times it's a tour of the island in an accessible van, but at least you get to see something not the ship that day

So again, tough choices Bermuda might edge it out as long as you can find the type of stuff you want to see and do for a couple days there. I felt it was a much more laid back journey as most of the stuff we found to do were sight seeing and beaching. If that floats your boat that might be a way to go this time. I'd still recommend doing Disney at least once, if you can afford it, at some point.

Thanks for the feedback. I think the several days at Bermuda was intriguing because you can explore and do the beach and not feel like your missing out. For the Disney itinerary, Castaway Cay looks awesome. A Bermuda + Castaway Cay itinerary would be a theoretical winner.

 

[GusGus16]

I've been considering applying for the Amex starwood's business credit card before the new rules happen 8/26. I don't think I can meet the MS given my new CIP. Unfortunately, these new restrictions will lock me out of any new Starwood/Marriott cards until 5/2019, I think I'm going to have to diversify my hotel reward points. Friendly reminder to get your applications in before the new restrictions occur in 9 days!

 

[amalone1013]

@MikeRes Here's a screenshot of mine:



Fees paid is basically how many AFs I've paid if we've decided to keep it open. The value column links to another tab in my spreadsheet where I track redemption values. The cards in italics are planned.

Then I also have a tab where I have a slightly longer-term plan:



Then there are many more tabs for AMEX offers, tracking referrals, etc.

 

[CyndiLouWho]

For Amazon experts, I need 10 debits for new PNC account so I did an Amazon reload. How do I use the amount I’ve now loaded for Kindle and other 1 click settings?

 

[miztressuz]

For Amazon experts, I need 10 debits for new PNC account so I did an Amazon reload. How do I use the amount I’ve now loaded for Kindle and other 1 click settings?

My default one click payment is currently set to a prepaid card I emptied by doing a reload. before that it had been set to a CC that had expired and somehow that worked. (that's probably only handy if you have an expired card still in your list.) when it can't pull from the default payment it goes to GC balance.

 

[JKalai]

I didn’t have any issues since I only started this a few months ago..opened a CIP for myself...then P2 got one..so I transferred his point to my account...just got a CRS, so I transferred the points on my CIP to the CSR

Now I know that the next UR card has to transfer to P2 CIP...then My CIP..then CSR...lots of transferring lol

I know, right? I guess Chase just assumes that everyone that banks either has a business account or a personal account, not both. So when I do CIP=> CSR transfers every month and tried to transfer SO's CF => CSR without taking off the "saved card on my CIP, that messed everything up.

I wish they were more clear about only linking ONE account for combining.

Hopefully I can link SO's CFU to my CIP tomorrow!

 

[platamama]

I know, right? I guess Chase just assumes that everyone that banks either has a business account or a personal account, not both. So when I do CIP=> CSR transfers every month and tried to transfer SO's CF => CSR without taking off the "saved card on my CIP, that messed everything up.

I wish they were more clear about only linking ONE account for combining.

Hopefully I can link SO's CFU to my CIP tomorrow!

The problem may be more with P2P UR transfers. My CF, CSP, CIC, and CIP all transfer to my CSR, so I have 4 UR cards that feed my CSR balance and they're all ones I'm primary on. But DH's CF and CFU only transfer to my CF. I just tried to go see if I could add my CSR to be another card for his UR points to transfer to, but the Chase UR system seems like it's down...I tried 4 different logins and none of them are going to UR right now.

 

[MikeRes]

@MikeRes Here's a screenshot of mine:

View attachment 344539

Fees paid is basically how many AFs I've paid if we've decided to keep it open. The value column links to another tab in my spreadsheet where I track redemption values. The cards in italics are planned.

Then I also have a tab where I have a slightly longer-term plan:

View attachment 344540

Then there are many more tabs for AMEX offers, tracking referrals, etc.

Awesome. Thank you!

 

[JKalai]

The problem may be more with P2P UR transfers. My CF, CSP, CIC, and CIP all transfer to my CSR, so I have 4 UR cards that feed my CSR balance and they're all ones I'm primary on. But DH's CF and CFU only transfer to my CF. I just tried to go see if I could add my CSR to be another card for his UR points to transfer to, but the Chase UR system seems like it's down...I tried 4 different logins and none of them are going to UR right now.

There's supposed to be an "add household member" to add it to, right? I just show the "move my points to" drop-down.

 

[Ava]

Can you still use an eBay gift card to buy 3rd party gift cards? I have the $5 off $25 at Bed Bath & Beyond on 3 AMEX cards and finally had a chance to go into the closest one today. I don’t need Disney GC right now, and the only other potentially useful card they have is eBay. (I was hoping for Amazon but no luck.) But if I can use the eBay GC to buy another gift card, I will get them.

 

[CyndiLouWho]

There's supposed to be an "add household member" to add it to, right? I just show the "move my points to" drop-down.

I think you see it when you click on that then it will ask where you want to transfer points. Then “add”should show up.

 

[Angrose]

Follow up- they just called, asked how I heard about them (found them online) and then told me how to keep it fee free and what to do for the bonus. Painless, no mention of Chex and took just over 1 minute in total!

This sounds like a good one. I'm going to check it out. Thanks!

 

[afan]

Can you still use an eBay gift card to buy 3rd party gift cards? I have the $5 off $25 at Bed Bath & Beyond on 3 AMEX cards and finally had a chance to go into the closest one today. I don’t need Disney GC right now, and the only other potentially useful card they have is eBay. (I was hoping for Amazon but no luck.) But if I can use the eBay GC to buy another gift card, I will get them.

That's something that stopped working last year. I would buy something to use as a gift or something you'll eventually use, a restaurant etc.

 

[wendow]

Having trouble generating a freedom link for a friend. Anyone know what’s up with the support links?

 

[miztressuz]

Having trouble generating a freedom link for a friend. Anyone know what’s up with the support links?

Have you tried the Chase app? Freedom went down the same time as CSR. But they were both available through the app when the web side went away.