I am closing in on the final spend needed to earn $250 in gift cards from American Express Premier Rewards Card. I'm in the 3rd month and just $400 away from having spent $2,000 in 3 months.
I need to make sure to cancel this card afterwards as there is annual fee after the first year.
As SOON as I wrap up with the Amex card, I'm going to apply for the Chase Sapphire Card, which just lowered its spend requirement to $2,000 in 3 months. (It used to be $3,000 and I had until now ruled this one as too much.) Once you spend the $2,000, you earn $400 in CASH or $500 in plane tickets! (I'm going for the cash.)
Since it looks like I can meet the spend goal for the Amex card fairly easily, I think I will charge my upcoming homeowners insurance bill in October to the new Sapphire card.
I had thought that by now I would have "done" all the really good credit card reward offers, but I'm pleasantly happy to still be going after some juicy rewards.
So far, so good!
Today was more manual labor trying to dig out underground roots of the silky dogwood i'm trying to get rid of it because of its tenacous way of spreading through underground roots, with seedlings popping up from those roots everywhere in the lawn and turning it into a forest where I don't want a forest.
I did also dig up a butterfly bush and a pokeberry and some spreading Mexican ornamental oregano, all contributing to the overgrown look as you drive up the driveway.
The ultimate goal is to plant grass seed in the ever expanding dirt pit I'm creating by having to dig up roots from the dogwood that extend 10 feet and more from the main plant. I know I won't get them all, but once the grass grows in i should be able to control any remaining dogwood by constantly mowing over them as I mow the grass.
Tomorrow will be the day I get to experience what it's like being Britney Spears (or any other celeb). That's because I'll be marching in my hometown Labor Day parade and will receive the adoring fans snapping photos, cheering, applauding and clapping. What's not to like there?
Today I received my official baseball cap and matching t-shirt with the name of the organization I'll be representing.
Today I made my three-bean salad, more homemade ice tea (I drink it by the gallon) and roasted some fresh beets I got from the organic farm in town. I don't think I'll try roasting beets again as it too forever and I think I should have peeled the skin off them.
Credit Card Rewards: Bring 'Em On
September 2nd, 2012 at 09:21 pm
September 3rd, 2012 at 01:52 am 1346637169
Every recipe I've seen about roasting beets says to leave the skin on for the roasting--it comes off more easily afterwards.
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September 3rd, 2012 at 11:17 am 1346671044
As for the beets, I had coated them in olive oil, but i can't say the skins came off easily at all. they were still a little hard after roaasting for i'd say 50 minutes. Tinfoil sounds like a good idea. Do you still brush with oil if they're in tinfoil, and do you poke them with a fork? How long and at what temp? I really want to get it right cus I love beets!
September 3rd, 2012 at 01:28 pm 1346678939
You could do it all in your name by using the various offers out there: BOA, Chase Freedom, Citi Dividend and Capital One Cash Rewards. It would come out to spend $2K get $400.
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September 7th, 2012 at 10:53 am 1347015225
I have opened and closed many cards in the past year and my score is still pretty much the same.
Credit cards are a form of "revolving" debt,meaning you pay them every month, whereas something like a car loan or mortgage loan is considered "installment" debt becus you're paying something off in installments. Credit bureaus like to see both types of debt when they see your credit but i'm not sure if the lack of a mortgage will have an impact on whether you get approved for a credit card.
You can apply for a loan and then if you're turned down, i guess that answers your questions. I figure i'll keep on applying (and later cancelling) the best rewards cards for as long as they keep approving them.