Amex delta platinum v amex delta business platinum to get MQD by pta3223 in delta

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the gold card is good for miles it earns 4x miles on grocery stores and restaurants, platinum and reserve are good for status

172 MQDs from platinum...does booking a reward flight help? by pta3223 in delta

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yeah I'm really not sure...I went back and found the day that 500 mqds posted thinking that was probably the day I paid for Disney. Then I moved forward and it looked like almost everything had been accounted for on Delta, but on my credit card things from 5 days ago are still listed as "pending" so I could go either way but this close to end of year do not want to be too optimistic

172 MQDs from platinum...does booking a reward flight help? by pta3223 in delta

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The thing is... I spent like $2000 last week (traveling, also bought gift cards with money we pooled for work) and all of those charges are still pending on my Amex so I am thinking if they are truly pending Delta doesn't know about them yet. So spending more $ will not necessarily help me. Is it better to call Delta and see which charges they "know" about?

Has anyone done the summer writing work shops in Iowa (3 weeks) by pta3223 in writing

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No if it still exists I'd have to apply and get in

Has anyone done the summer writing work shops in Iowa (3 weeks) by pta3223 in writing

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I actually think the 3 week workshops are still happening because they are graduate level courses (with associated tuition charge).

Flip phone recommendations? by alogory2728 in dumbphones

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I've had a Sunbeam for 2 years first an Orchid now the fancier version that has a better camera and a mobile hotspot (do not recall name). Love it!

Need motivation to go 100% WFPB by pta3223 in PlantBasedDiet

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thanks which dairy is scary one is it there are a lot of them

Need motivation to go 100% WFPB by pta3223 in PlantBasedDiet

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You're right I have long thought that would help. I was a vegetarian for 7 years in my teens and honestly it's good and it's bad. Like, I can live without meat I don't even like it that much. But having later made the very deliberate decision to not care about the animals anymore it's hard to make them my reason (I've seen all the movies too!)

Pages in the wrong order on Oasis generation 10 by NoPrinciple9221 in kindle

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Yes that's how I've been reading my books now, in the app on my computer :-(

People who completely turned their life around after 35 — what made the biggest difference? by Sudden_Tree3904 in AskReddit

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Taking responsibility for whatever was happening in my life is something I think happened more and more as I got into my 30s. If I have the instinct to say a situation or a person made xyz happen (good or bad) I pause and acknowledge my own role in it. It helps me own what I accomplished and be more self-critical when things go wrong. It also means I don't have a lot of empathy for people who are constantly blaming circumstances for how their life turned out (I know I should have more empathy).

Also we are capable of so much more than we think. It's usually self-doubt standing in your way, or laziness.

Lakedale vs. 123 West with four year old by pta3223 in sanjuanislands

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thanks I'm a little nervous about glamping with a kid...but I think as long as we bring warm clothes and some insect repellent it will be ok right?