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Author Topic: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!  (Read 1738575 times)

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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #1260 on: July 09, 2013, 09:27:08 PM »
Anyway to search ONLY in my posts?
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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #1261 on: July 09, 2013, 09:29:18 PM »
Anyway to search ONLY in my posts?
Yes.
Go to the search tab,  enter your keyword, and on the 2nd line after the " * " enter Ajk.

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« Reply #1262 on: July 09, 2013, 09:59:20 PM »
Awesome, thanks.
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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #1263 on: July 10, 2013, 12:48:42 AM »
Anyway to know when the clock resets on 50k spend on the Bold card. Is it one year from approval, starting with your 13th statement or something else?
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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #1264 on: July 10, 2013, 01:03:05 AM »
Awesome, thanks.
Oy, I need to give a webinar on searching one of these days. http://forums.dansdeals.com/index.php?action=search;advanced;search=
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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #1265 on: July 10, 2013, 02:41:37 AM »
Oy, I need to give a webinar on searching one of these days. http://forums.dansdeals.com/index.php?action=search;advanced;search=

Maybe when Dan does seminars he should start out with the search box in a slide, or when he has q & a by the seminar he should input each question into the search box to show the people their question has already been asked :P
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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #1266 on: July 10, 2013, 02:45:30 AM »
Maybe when Dan does seminars he should start out with the search box in a slide, or when he has q & a by the seminar he should input each question into the search box to show the people their question has already been asked :P
That would actually be very cute. Sad thing is the search engine here does stink.
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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #1267 on: July 10, 2013, 07:07:08 AM »
Anyway to search ONLY in my posts?
i thought u knew that...what do i know!

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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #1268 on: July 10, 2013, 10:25:18 AM »
Sad thing is the search engine here does stink.
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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #1269 on: July 12, 2013, 08:59:58 AM »
On which program can i add my miles earned flying with el al except of Matmid?

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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #1270 on: July 12, 2013, 09:00:51 AM »
On which program can i add my miles earned flying with el al except of Matmid?
AA

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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #1271 on: July 12, 2013, 09:04:20 AM »

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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #1272 on: July 12, 2013, 10:08:37 AM »
Thanks, any more?

That's it for US carriers
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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #1273 on: July 14, 2013, 02:24:26 PM »
Where do i see on my elal ticket which class it is?

when i log into my reservation it just says Fare type:    Economy Restricted

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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #1274 on: July 15, 2013, 02:08:06 PM »
does it make a difference if i pay a bill on the due date or two weeks before?

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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #1275 on: July 15, 2013, 02:41:55 PM »
does it make a difference if i pay a bill on the due date or two weeks before?

As long as you pay on time I don't think it matters.
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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #1276 on: July 15, 2013, 03:03:05 PM »
does it make a difference if i pay a bill on the due date or two weeks before?
It only makes a difference if you pay it before your statement closing date.

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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #1277 on: July 15, 2013, 05:14:45 PM »
It only makes a difference if you pay it before your statement closing date.
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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #1278 on: July 17, 2013, 02:02:11 PM »
is it bad for my credit if i have a card open,in which i dont spend anything on it?

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« Reply #1279 on: July 17, 2013, 02:03:12 PM »
is it bad for my credit if i have a card open,in which i dont spend anything on it?
No it's good. It keeps your credit% utilization low.