re: Credit Card Rewards and Points Discussion

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So, I've been looking at booking a Thailand/Sydney trip next year too. United points.
70k RT on Eva Air routing through Taiwan part biz/coach.

That will give you biz class seating all the way to BKK on EVA air,(their royal Laurel class is legit LINK)biz class on Thai Airways to SYD, and coach from SYD to MSY. Lot of value in that for 70k.

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Nice, I got to check that out. What dates? Maybe I'll see you in BKK.

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That's the thing about some of these rewards and cards. I fees have to be worth it. And for that, you have to spend enough. But at the same time, you don't want to adjust your spending just to get rewards or else you're getting played.

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I budget every thing through Mint, and I was a 100% CC user anyways beforehand, so those things keep me in line.

Some people do get out of hand though.

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That's unbelievable - what cards do you have that helped you make that happen?

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Chase Freedom
Chase Sapphire Preferred (now downgraded to avoid fee)
Chase United (will cancel/apply for SW card to avoid fee and replace)
Chase Ink Bold
Chase Ink Plus (will downgrade to avoid fee)
Barclay's Arrival Plus

My fiancee also has:
Chase Freedom
Chase Sapphire Preferred (will downgrade to avoid fee)
Barclay's Arrival Plus (will downgrade)

Having an SO is HUGE.

The thing is, if you roll from one card to the next hitting signup bonuses it isn't all that hard.

I'm also getting married soon and therefore I had a plan to use these points. Not to mention kids won't be far off and I'll probably be taking less trips so I figured I'd get some out of the way.