«When you're trying to
meet the minimum spend requirements over a short period of time, purchases like that are totally worth it,» says financial expert Lyn Alden.
Not exact matches
Even 2 or 3 well chosen cards can get you
over a hundred thousand miles and points, so it may make sense to divert a little of your
spending to
meet the
minimum spending requirements on a few credit cards.
The biggest draw here is the 100,000 points you'll earn for
meeting the
spending requirement — a significant increase both
over the standard offer of 50,000 points and the previous increased sign - up bonuses 80,000 points (with a lower
minimum spend).
If you think you'll be
spending at least $ 1,000
over your everyday budget, this is a good time to consider applying for a new credit card and using these expenses to
meet the
minimum spending requirement on a new card.
Add this $ 28.40 to the remaining sign - up bonus and the $ 20 worth of credit Kevin earned
meeting the
minimum spend requirement, and there's at least of $ 164.40 left
over.
If you think you'll be
spending at least $ 1,000
over your everyday budget, this is a good time to consider applying for a new credit card and using these expenses to
meet the
minimum spending requirement on a new card.
-LSB-...] The card still comes with the same 40,000 bonus miles after
spending $ 3,000 in the first 90 days and double miles on all purchases, which adds up to
over $ 500 in free flights after
meeting the
minimum spending requirement.