re: Chase Sapphire Preferred sign up bonus

I don't have the platinum... I have the delta card. So no global entry

Delta Sky club has just gone so down hill that I will just pay the $25 to go in when I actually want to.

Tom: I would have given you $400 cash for those points

wiki says you're better off using bitcoins in order to avoid all of these free money rebates.

I booked a flight to Australia this week ($7,000) on my Chase Sapphire card and not only do I get an interest free loan of $7K for almost a month, but I also get $140 in gift cards from Amazon.com (my first choice) which I will use to buy more "free" books for my Kindle.

Start with the Ink Bold to get 50,000 points. Then after a year get the ink plus for another 50,000 points. If they ask you why you need both cards just tell them you like the fact that the Ink Plus allows you to pay over time. After you have gotten both of the business cards then you can get the Sapphire Preferred card (try to wait for the 50,000 point bonus for that card as well).

As Teddy stated wait until you know what flight you are trying to book and then look into how many miles it will take for that flight based on the cost. Generally you always get more value from transferring points into the mileage program that offers the best deal for the specific flight you are looking to book.

I could provide countless examples but a flight from Houston to Belize generally cost around $850 but only takes 35,000 United Miles. As such you are getting 2.4 cents per mile instead of 1.25 cents.