{"id":2617,"date":"2021-09-21T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-09-21T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/milesearnandburn.com\/?p=2617"},"modified":"2023-04-18T12:16:47","modified_gmt":"2023-04-18T18:16:47","slug":"tuesday-follow-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/milesearnandburn.com\/index.php\/2021\/09\/21\/tuesday-follow-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Tuesday Follow-Up"},"content":{"rendered":"

Let\u2019s catch up from a few things over the last week or so:<\/p>\n

1.<\/strong> Reader Jacob wrote in to let me know that Thursday\u2019s offer for $0 annual-fee<\/a> for the first year with the Point<\/a> debit card didn\u2019t pan out. He signed up using the trick in the post and was still charged $99. Point support said the offer was a mistake and they wouldn\u2019t honor it despite his supporting documentation. Stefan also let me know that he couldn\u2019t sign up using anyone\u2019s referral code using Thursday\u2019s trick, so they\u2019ve patched the website too.<\/p>\n

When I wrote about the offer I guessed it would work, but that if it somehow failed it would be that you wouldn\u2019t get the $100 sign up bonus. Obviously this was completely backward. You\u2019ll almost certainly get the bonus but not the waived annual fee. I\u2019m ready to call Point a louse and to encourage you to spin up more accounts for your P2, P3, etc the next time there\u2019s a nice boost offer purely out of spite. A \u201cspite account\u201d, if you will.<\/p>\n

2.<\/strong> The targeted link I shared<\/a> for a no-lifetime language American Express Platinum with 150,000 Membership Rewards after $15,000 in spend in three months worked despite it pushing me above American Express\u2019s 10 charge card limit and despite already having two other Business Platinums for the same sole proprietorship. The card arrived today which was the last hurdle, and it took American Express longer than normal to send it to me so I was starting to get dubious about whether it\u2019d appear. I\u2019ll knock out the spend this week and I fully expect the bonus to post without issue. <\/p>\n

Remember, AmEx won\u2019t pull your credit for a new business card application as long as you already have an account in good standing with them. Lob in an app or two, there\u2019s literally no consequence to a denial (except maybe your pride?) so give it a shot. <\/p>\n

3. I wrote about American Express upgrade shenanigans<\/a> on Friday \u2014 I upgraded a business gold card last week and knocked the spend out in a day (I cheated with prepaid taxes on that one, had it done within 10 minutes of activating the card). The bonus posted two days later exactly as expected. Look for upgrade offers offers, they\u2019re real and they\u2019re wonderful.<\/p>\n

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Thanks to Latte Larry\u2019s for the inspiration for opening a Point.app spite card.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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