{"id":4415,"date":"2022-05-03T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-05-03T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/milesearnandburn.com\/?p=4415"},"modified":"2023-04-18T11:44:08","modified_gmt":"2023-04-18T17:44:08","slug":"barclays-plays-ball","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/milesearnandburn.com\/index.php\/2022\/05\/03\/barclays-plays-ball\/","title":{"rendered":"Barclays Plays Ball"},"content":{"rendered":"

Barclays has heightened sign-up bonuses on several of their cards rolling out this week:<\/p>\n

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  1. The Barclays AAdvantage World Elite Business Mastercard<\/a> (editors note:<\/em> just typing that card name made my eyes glaze over, and its 15 trademarks almost made me ditch this post entirely) has an interesting new sign-up bonus:\n

    \u2013 80,000 AA miles and a $95 statement credit after spending $2,000 in 90 days<\/p>\n

    This is effectively a free 80,000 miles for $2,000 in spend in the first year after the $95 annual fee is offset by the statement credit, and it might be interesting beyond the sign-up bonus if you\u2019re playing the AA LoyaltyPoints game. If you\u2019re not, sock drawer it after hitting $2,000 in spend and close it in after a year. <\/li>\n

  2. The Barclays Wyndham Business Visa<\/a> card (editors note<\/em>: I\u2019m not typing the whole credit card name after the above fiasco) also has an interesting sign-up bonus:\n

    \u2013 65,000 Wyndham points after spending $1,000 in 90 days
    \u2013 10,000 additional points for making a single purchase on an employee card<\/p>\n

    This one doesn\u2019t have a statement credit to offset the $95 annual fee unfortunately, but if you can manufacture spend at gas stations it\u2019s probably worth holding long term even with the fee.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Now, because we\u2019re gamers, let\u2019s talk about gaming:<\/p>\n

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    • Barclays will combine hard credit card pulls for applications made on the same business day, and you can be approved for up to three cards a day<\/li>\n
    • If you have an existing Barclays credit card, spend a lot, pay off your balance, and then apply to boost your approval odds.<\/li>\n
    • You can churn Barclays cards, but you typically need to wait six months between churns<\/li>\n
    • Barclays has a 6\/24 rule that\u2019s usually enforced (you\u2019ll probably be denied for a card if you\u2019ve had 6 new accounts on your credit report in the last 24 months), but big spend on existing Barclays cards can bypass the rule<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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      Just redeem those AA miles on partner airlines if you can. Unless you\u2019re in to the whole \u201cregulated garbage\u201d things that is.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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