Figure out where you want to go on your golf trip and then find CCs that have

Sep 17, 2024
8:21:07pm

rainorsnow

the airlines and hotels you need to do the trip. Travel reward cards typically give you the best bang for your points when you use the points for travel…even more lucrative than most cash reward cards.

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Time

How many credit card points do you have on your main credit cards right now?

TCuz Coastal Elite

Sep 17, 7:39pm

I cash out $500 at a time which I transfer directly to my brokerage account

STL

Sep 17, 7:41pm

Not enough. I save mine up for business class tickets to visit my daughter who

Cougar-Duck

Sep 17, 7:42pm

I cash out every month for $100-$120 typically.

OnEMoReTrY

Sep 17, 7:42pm

Hoard for travel. I’ve tagged cc points for experiences instead of just cash

rainorsnow

Sep 17, 7:44pm

2 million. Give or take. 250k with AA, 900k with Amex, and the bulk of the rest

byubyu

Sep 17, 7:44pm

Wow. What are you waiting for? I have like ~400k Chase points and 200k+ AmEx points

TCuz

Sep 17, 7:46pm

The AA ones I churn through pretty good. But I'll use the UR to hopefully book

byubyu

Sep 17, 7:48pm

Just shy of a million on Southwest.

volleyjiver

Sep 17, 7:46pm

375k Amex, 650k chase, 300k southwest, 200k hyatt

cougarfann888

Sep 17, 7:47pm

~800k. Constant earn and burn.

justAnotherCoug

Sep 17, 7:51pm

0. About once a week I cash out to save towards a golf trip I’m planning.

JohnnyC

Sep 17, 7:54pm

There’s gotta be a better way to use points for a golf trip than cash + HYSA.

TCuz

Sep 17, 7:59pm

You probably right. Something to look into.

JohnnyC

Sep 17, 8:11pm

Figure out where you want to go on your golf trip and then find CCs that have

rainorsnow

Sep 17, 8:21pm

Great advice. Thanks!

JohnnyC

Sep 17, 8:30pm

I hoard them. Which is probably dumb

JuicyJam

Sep 17, 8:06pm

3.3M. Going to Hawaii with the family in December

fredetteaboutit13

Sep 17, 8:14pm

Seems silly to hoard them they don’t earn interest. Like keeping cash

Utefaninenemyland

Sep 17, 8:27pm

Also; what is your mothers maiden name and for kicks the last four digits of SS#

Leishdoggydog

Sep 17, 8:28pm

I just used about half my points for our trip to Ireland.

BlueMark

Sep 17, 8:50pm

1mm on southwest 500k on Marriott and Amex - I use several hundred thousand

Jersey hunter

Sep 17, 8:56pm

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