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Re: How Many Credit Cards Do You Have?
« Reply #10750 on: May 20, 2019, 01:55:04 PM »
the amount of planning and sacrifice it will have taken is something that is very difficult to explain to the average person

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Re: How Many Credit Cards Do You Have?
« Reply #10751 on: May 20, 2019, 02:09:18 PM »
Yeah, it just doesn’t make sense to irl people


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Re: How Many Credit Cards Do You Have?
« Reply #10752 on: May 20, 2019, 02:13:26 PM »
flying with layovers every time to earn that D status?

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Re: How Many Credit Cards Do You Have?
« Reply #10753 on: May 20, 2019, 02:44:37 PM »
flying with layovers every time to earn that D status?

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Re: How Many Credit Cards Do You Have?
« Reply #10754 on: May 20, 2019, 02:47:21 PM »
here's a pickle. received this email from CLEAR today:

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We hope you've enjoyed speeding through security with CLEAR.

As a reminder, your membership renews in 30 days. Unless your SkyMiles Medallion® Status changes before that time, your CLEAR membership will continue to be complimentary as a part of your Diamond Medallion Benefits.

If your Status does change in the next 30 days, you will be charged based on your Status at the time of renewal on 06/19/2019.

We look forward to seeing you soon.

i haven't been Diamond since it expired 1/31/19, but CLEAR seems to not know that. so i have two options
1. assume they won't find out and hope to get renewed for free?
2. cancel my CLEAR membership just to be sure i don't get charged anything when they renew because i like CLEAR but would not pay for it

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Re: How Many Credit Cards Do You Have?
« Reply #10755 on: May 20, 2019, 03:02:44 PM »
Low airline status iq (lasiq) here, but what possible benefit could cause someone to intentionally add layovers to their life? Are you also a fan of hooking a car battery to your testicles?
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Re: How Many Credit Cards Do You Have?
« Reply #10756 on: May 20, 2019, 03:14:09 PM »
Low airline status iq (lasiq) here, but what possible benefit could cause someone to intentionally add layovers to their life? Are you also a fan of hooking a car battery to your testicles?

diamond status is worth a few thousand bucks if you convert all the benefits to dollar amounts

it also leads to constant first class upgrades which makes life awesome if you're a regular traveler

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Re: How Many Credit Cards Do You Have?
« Reply #10757 on: May 21, 2019, 10:28:21 PM »
Need advice.  I got a new job that will require going to Europe/Asia a couple times a year.  I've been told the best way of travel to Copenhagen is Delta.  My company lets me use a personal card for expenses & reimburses.  It's time for me to get a new card.  Is the Delta Amex a good deal or should I get something else?  The goal is to use the points to fly my family over to Europe every couple years to combo a vacation with my company paid trip.  We aren't big on the destination Hawaii resort type trips yet.
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Re: How Many Credit Cards Do You Have?
« Reply #10758 on: May 21, 2019, 11:26:15 PM »
Delta Amex bonus offers aren’t great right now.  They usually offer 60k on the Gold and 70k on the Plat a couple times each year.  If you can’t wait, use my referral link to get 50k on the Plat instead of the 35k general offer available right now.

http://refer.amex.us/THAtCRBiam?XLINK=MSIT

Another option to consider is the Amex Platinum.  It earns 5x on flights but has a $550 annual fee.

The pros on here may have better ideas.

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Re: How Many Credit Cards Do You Have?
« Reply #10759 on: May 22, 2019, 06:28:15 AM »
Need advice.  I got a new job that will require going to Europe/Asia a couple times a year.  I've been told the best way of travel to Copenhagen is Delta.  My company lets me use a personal card for expenses & reimburses.  It's time for me to get a new card.  Is the Delta Amex a good deal or should I get something else?  The goal is to use the points to fly my family over to Europe every couple years to combo a vacation with my company paid trip.  We aren't big on the destination Hawaii resort type trips yet.

CSR will be better for the spend


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Re: How Many Credit Cards Do You Have?
« Reply #10760 on: May 22, 2019, 06:40:47 AM »
Can he move points between Delta and CSR?

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« Reply #10761 on: May 22, 2019, 07:13:11 AM »
No, but he can to other carriers, some within the same alliance (Korean, possibly others). He’ll earn more on the overall spend (flights, hotels, food) with the CSR.


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Re: How Many Credit Cards Do You Have?
« Reply #10762 on: May 22, 2019, 08:08:20 AM »
Makes sense, SD.

I might add the basic Delta card to get the better boarding until you get status. I loathe shitty boarding level and willingly donate the annual fee. Nothing worse than being forced to check a bag when your layover is only half hour.

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Re: How Many Credit Cards Do You Have?
« Reply #10763 on: May 22, 2019, 08:58:05 AM »
where is emo when you need him to drop some CPH knowledge brags

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Re: How Many Credit Cards Do You Have?
« Reply #10764 on: May 22, 2019, 09:09:39 AM »
did CSR stop reimbursing you for precheck/global entry?

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Re: How Many Credit Cards Do You Have?
« Reply #10765 on: May 22, 2019, 11:04:48 AM »
no


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Re: How Many Credit Cards Do You Have?
« Reply #10766 on: May 23, 2019, 02:48:14 PM »
Low airline status iq (lasiq) here, but what possible benefit could cause someone to intentionally add layovers to their life? Are you also a fan of hooking a car battery to your testicles?

yeah, unless things have changed some FF programs recognize segments, so that makes 2 segments vs. 1.

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Re: How Many Credit Cards Do You Have?
« Reply #10767 on: May 23, 2019, 03:05:29 PM »
Low airline status iq (lasiq) here, but what possible benefit could cause someone to intentionally add layovers to their life? Are you also a fan of hooking a car battery to your testicles?

yeah, unless things have changed some FF programs recognize segments, so that makes 2 segments vs. 1.

it's also not in a straight line if you do a layover. more miles. MQM = Medallion Qualifying Miles. MQS - Medallion Qualifying Segments. MQD = Dollars. Delta has a mile OR segment requirement in addition to dollar spent requirement.

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Re: How Many Credit Cards Do You Have?
« Reply #10768 on: May 23, 2019, 03:12:02 PM »
yeah the MQM/MQS is the problem. taking weekly directs wouldn't get me to diamond. i made a spreadsheet mapping out every trip i'll be taking for the rest of the year and plugged in values based on routes i can take.

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Re: How Many Credit Cards Do You Have?
« Reply #10769 on: May 23, 2019, 03:45:28 PM »
i have not been travelling enough the last couple years to get status. i miss it terribly.

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Re: How Many Credit Cards Do You Have?
« Reply #10770 on: May 23, 2019, 07:09:08 PM »
i have not been travelling enough the last couple years to get status. i miss it terribly.
I’m in danger of dropping from AA platinum last year to nothing next year... may just jump of a bridge instead
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Re: How Many Credit Cards Do You Have?
« Reply #10771 on: May 24, 2019, 08:52:32 AM »
Got to Delta Platinum yesterday. :gocho:


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Re: How Many Credit Cards Do You Have?
« Reply #10772 on: May 24, 2019, 11:40:06 AM »
also i hit 500,000 skymiles in my account so it's just an embarrassment of riches at this point

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Re: How Many Credit Cards Do You Have?
« Reply #10773 on: May 24, 2019, 11:51:04 AM »
I had 650k AA miles but now only have 100k because I used a shitload of them last year for first class RT to the UK. very sad. wish I still had them so I could blow them all on first class RT to somewhere else.

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Re: How Many Credit Cards Do You Have?
« Reply #10774 on: May 24, 2019, 04:11:30 PM »
I had 650k AA miles but now only have 100k because I used a shitload of them last year for first class RT to the UK. very sad. wish I still had them so I could blow them all on first class RT to somewhere else.

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