What it does have: the promise of 50,000 bonus points as long as you charge $ 1,000
worth of purchases on the card within the first 3 months of card membership.
They seem expensive to earn at 1,500 per $ 10,000 spent, so you'll need to put a
lot of purchases on that card to make a meaningful contribution toward your elite status.
For example, if you placed $ 5,000 worth
of purchases on a card with a 0 % APR for 15 months, it would take $ 333 (5,000 ÷ 15) each month to pay off the entire balance before interest charges begin.
Different from sign - up bonuses, these are points rewarded to you after spending a large amount of money or making a higher number
of purchases on your card within a given time frame.
For example, if you placed $ 5,000 worth
of purchases on a card with a 0 % APR for 15 months, it would take $ 333 (5,000 ÷ 15) each month to pay off the entire balance before interest charges begin.
To qualify, you must make $ 2,000 worth
of purchases on your card within the first 3 months of account opening — that comes out to just about $ 667 in spending per month.
Either of the United cards — the MileagePlus Explorer or MileagePlus Club — let cardholders waive the Premier Qualifying Dollar requirement if they put $ 25,000
worth of purchases on the card.
Because you get 1 mile for every $ 1 you spend on the Citi ® / AAdvantage ® Gold World Elite ™ Mastercard ®, it behooves you to put
all of your purchases on the card each month.
Put
all of your purchases on your card, including groceries, gas, afternoon coffee, dinner, pet supplies, etc..