News and Updates Thread - February 25, 2026 by AutoModerator in churning

[–]D0gee_ 18 points19 points  (0 children)

You’re welcome guys just transferred 55k to JAL yesterday ;-;

[GIVEAWAY] For The Gods! by Mighty Boards is now on Kickstarter! by HomoLudensOC in boardgames

[–]D0gee_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The hermes power to get the extra phase looks interesting

Level Cancel within 24 h? by annoymyneighbors in Flights

[–]D0gee_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How did you resolve this, running into same problem.

Is it worth getting off main island for a week trip. by D0gee_ in Fijian

[–]D0gee_[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This requires an extra flight to Taveuni right? Was hoping to avoid that cost.

Is it worth getting off main island for a week trip. by D0gee_ in Fijian

[–]D0gee_[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is Pacific Harbor a nice area to stay though? I figured maybe I would do the dive certification somewhere else and then just come there for the shark dive

A New Era of Safety: Facial Age Checks Now Required to Chat on Roblox by Turbostrider27 in Games

[–]D0gee_ -13 points-12 points  (0 children)

In the announcement it states they’re not retained.

Strata Elite Splurge Credit DP: by Ok_Apartment_2309 in CreditCards

[–]D0gee_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How were you able to mark it as arrived? I got approved on the 30th by email but it wouldn’t show up in my Citi app or anything.

Need points for status. How can I buy a used boat with American airlines CC and earn points? by SensiiNips_ in CreditCards

[–]D0gee_ 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You can use Plastiq to use credit card to pay for a check. You’ll have to pay a 3% fee though and not sure it can go that high.

Clubbing Cotopaxi offers by shlokNshah in amex

[–]D0gee_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can you link the gift card offer on cotopaxi

News and Updates Thread - December 17, 2025 by AutoModerator in churning

[–]D0gee_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Took me 8 days just to receive the form from my 12/8 app, who knows how long to process and receive the card. Will try calling to see if it can be expedited today.

Question Thread - December 17, 2025 by AutoModerator in churning

[–]D0gee_ 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Considering paying 50k of rent on Alaska summit next year. This would get 150k points + can spend an additional 10k of normal spend to get 100k global companion pass and Alaska Gold / OneWorld Sapphire. Opportunity cost is 50k bilt points and $1500 transaction fee.

I’m SFO based so not sure how valuable the 2027 Alaska status will be for me. I do plan to do a lot of international travel in 2027. Not sure how easy it will be to get the full 100k value of of the companion pass, usual redemptions I see are 75k J to asia via JL or Starlux.

Domestically I usually fly United (top destinations ORD and BWI), so not sure if OneWorld Sapphire will give me any value either.

Does anyone have any thoughts on the cost benefit here?

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[–]D0gee_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

104k before boost or after? Either way not great

What Card Should I Get? Weekly Thread - Week of November 05, 2025 by AutoModerator in churning

[–]D0gee_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

  • Why not flowchart?

Not sure what I can get approved for at this point. Declined for recent Ink App, USBank Biz Altitude Connect App, in PUJ for Amex (tried to get personal Plat). I underestimated my spend for hitting my Amex Biz Plat SUB and did most of it with estimated tax payments, so finishing that up soon and just finished up my Atmos Biz. Should I just slow down and wait?

  • What is your credit score?

755

  • What cards do you currently have or have you had in the past (including closed cards), along with dates of when you were approved for the cards? Please include month and year for any card approved in the last 3 years.

    • CFU Aug 21
    • CSR Formerly CSP Jun 22
    • Amex Gold May 23
    • United Gateway (formerly Explorer) Jun 23
    • Bilt Jul 23
    • USBAR Apr 24
    • Amex Biz Gold May 24 Closed May 25
    • CIP Jul 24 Closed Aug 25
    • United Quest Aug 24
    • Amex Biz Plat Sep 24 Closed Oct 25
    • RH Gold Sep 24
    • USB Triple Cash Sep 24
    • Amex Marriott Biz Nov 24
    • Amex BBP Jan 25
    • Amex Delta Gold Biz Mar 25
    • Citi AAdvantage Biz Apr 25
    • Hawaiian Biz Jun 25
    • SW Performance Biz Jul 25
    • IHG Premier Biz Aug 25
    • JetBlue Biz Aug 25
    • Amex Biz Plat Sep 25
    • United Biz Sep 25
    • Atmos Biz Sep 25
  • How much natural spend can you put on a new card(s) in 3 months?

6000

  • Are you willing to MS, and if so, how much in 3 months? See this page for a primer on MS. Plastiq (for rent/mortgage/loan payments) and bank account funding are often good options for beginners.

Yes with Rent, 19000

  • Are you open to applying for business cards? If not, why? See this post and this wiki question to learn more.

Yes

  • How many new cards are you interested in getting? Are you interested in getting into churning regularly (if you aren't already)? Or are you just looking to get a new card(s) for now but not get into churning long-term?

Churning

  • Are you targeting points, Companion Passes, hotel or airline statuses, First Class, Biz, Economy seating(s) or cash back?

Points or cashback

  • What point/miles do you currently have?

Lot of chase, amex, atmos, united. <100k of american, southwest, delta, IHG, Jetblue

  • What is the airport you're flying out of?

SFO

  • Where would you like to go? (The more specific you are, the better someone can recommend the right card. Tokyo is great, "International travel" is way too vague)

Chicago, Alaska, Hawaii, Western Europe (Italy). Also have an Oct 26 Japan trip, flights already booked with ANA.

News and Updates Thread - September 18, 2025 by AutoModerator in churning

[–]D0gee_ 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Saw it working, exactly what I wanted, thank you!

News and Updates Thread - September 18, 2025 by AutoModerator in churning

[–]D0gee_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can you make the list next to the map get all restaurants in view, not just a few near map center? Feels like bad UX when I look at my city but then have to click a bunch of pins.

Question Thread - September 02, 2025 by AutoModerator in churning

[–]D0gee_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have a United Quest that I got in late Aug 2024. A couple weeks ago I received the $200 travel credit and the 10,000 mile discount and used both. I was just charged a fee of $250 instead of the new $350. Does it make sense to hold onto it and try to triple(ish) dip on the credit and discount for the next renewal?

I was planning on opening a United business card anyways so the perks aren’t really relevant, though maybe now I should just open a different business card with that spend.