re: Credit Card Rewards and Points Discussion

We should lobby Chicken for a Thailand Board when we all get back and we can be the admins.

I'm going to be paying for a wedding and the venue (one stop shop) doesn't charge a CC fee. I'll probably be putting roughly $20-30k ( ) on a card. What is the best card/promo to look for to take advantage of that type of spending in a fairly short period?

I'll probably do the Southwest 50k signups for 2k twice for companion

What else should I look for?

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Is the wedding venue a major hotel chain? If it was a Starwood I'd be all over that due to the Starwood property multiplier.

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Unfortunately it isn't. I tried hard to push for this angle.

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Lucky you, my inlaws paid for every thing through us but it was almost all cash based. Sucked.

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Inlaws basically gave a budget but we get to keep the rest. I advocated "courthouse" budget wedding and buy a nice house with fund as downpayment + rest for savings/emergency fund.

Unfortunately that isn't going to be how this plays out. Not at all

This picture was on the same google search as the one above. I figured I'd share as it's a better picture and belongs in a CC rewards thread.

Do we need to change the title to add NSFW now? hah

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Do we need to change the title to add NSFW now? hah

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Naaaa, I like to imagine some employee trying to explain that they had no idea that photo would show up on Page 165

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I know I will, I just don't think I will have a $30k+ good time. It is her money though and I have no claim. Somewhat related, I made a powerpoint showing her monthly income and spending by category. I may not have to worry about a wedding going forward

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We had mixed our assets once we were engaged. While from the possessor/legal/headache standpoint that may not be a good idea, I knew we'd get married. In any event, mixing assets and budgeting is definitely hard at first for some.

I don't know how you define "$30,000 good time" but I will say this, if done right, $30,000 guarantees pretty much you will at least have a good time. I see why celebrities and rich folk throw $30k parties all the time. When I go out to have beers or what not, I enjoy the conversation but I can't say I always come home thinking it was better than staying home all night or worth the $100.

If I had the money, I'd drop that a few times a year. "Making memories!"

I'm biased so I wanted to ask some other opinions since a friend is asking; what is the best non-airline branded cc to use for air miles? I think it's the SPG Amex because of the 5,000 mile bonus, but I know shitty United isn't 1:1 like the other airlines are with it.

Is there something else better out there?

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It's either that or an Amex with MR points that you can transfer out with bonuses attached at certain times of the year.

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Another thing I like about the SPG Amex is the low annual fee. Being attached to Starwood hotels isn't bad either

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Spg is about to go up to 95$

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Dis some bullshite. I'll call to cancel when it takes effect and see if they waive it. Right after I pimp the card out they gotta go and ruin it by being like every one else

Just reading that it comes with no foreign trans fee finally. Boingo is a good add-on. Who am I kidding, I'm not going to cancel this card. It was just that much better when the card had a cheap annual fee though.