Not exact matches
If you applied for the Southwest cards in mid-October, you should be able to
meet your
minimum spend requirement: 1) after the new year and 2) during the billing cycle that closes in January, which
means you'd be guaranteed the full two years to use the pass.
Credit card companies today are competing for your business, which
means they are offering you significant money to open an account and
meet a
minimum spending requirement (ie «$ 3,000 in the first three months»).
Just
meeting that
minimum spending requirement means you'll have 46,000 Arrival miles, which are worth more than $ 500 in free flights on any airline with no blackouts, any hotel stay, any car rental and more.
That
means you should make the purchase with whatever card you need to
meet a
minimum spending requirement on.
Total
minimum spend: $ 1000 (but remember we already had points so if you're starting from scratch you would probably have to open more cards which
means more
spending requirements to
meet)