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Author Topic: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!  (Read 1738140 times)

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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #3500 on: February 16, 2015, 10:19:13 AM »
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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #3501 on: February 16, 2015, 10:22:45 AM »
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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #3502 on: February 16, 2015, 10:23:47 AM »
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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #3503 on: February 16, 2015, 10:24:30 AM »

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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #3504 on: February 16, 2015, 03:03:09 PM »
I am interested in expanding my credit card arsenal.  I have good credit, and I just got a Chase Sapphire last month.  Today, I applied for an amex business platinum, and I am interested in the Everyday Preferred.  Are those two on the same point scales?  Also, since the AMEX bus plat card is a business card, does that make it more difficult for me to apply for the Everyday Preferred card?

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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #3505 on: February 16, 2015, 03:04:28 PM »
I am interested in expanding my credit card arsenal.  I have good credit, and I just got a Chase Sapphire last month.  Today, I applied for an amex business platinum, and I am interested in the Everyday Preferred.  Are those two on the same point scales?
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 Also, since the AMEX bus plat card is a business card, does that make it more difficult for me to apply for the Everyday Preferred card?
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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #3506 on: February 16, 2015, 03:05:27 PM »
I am interested in expanding my credit card arsenal.  I have good credit, and I just got a Chase Sapphire last month.  Today, I applied for an amex business platinum, and I am interested in the Everyday Preferred.  Are those two on the same point scales?  Also, since the AMEX bus plat card is a business card, does that make it more difficult for me to apply for the Everyday Preferred card?

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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #3507 on: February 16, 2015, 03:07:37 PM »
I am interested in expanding my credit card arsenal.  I have good credit, and I just got a Chase Sapphire last month.  Today, I applied for an amex business platinum, and I am interested in the Everyday Preferred.  Are those two on the same point scales?  Also, since the AMEX bus plat card is a business card, does that make it more difficult for me to apply for the Everyday Preferred card?

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Apply for the 2nd Amex card on the same day as you applied for the 1st.  It may save you a 2nd Amex pull. (business apps in amex are often the same pull as personal apps)
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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #3508 on: February 16, 2015, 03:20:20 PM »
is the amex everyday preferred card available without a fee for the first year? (I have a blue card for the last 8 years if that makes any consolation)

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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #3509 on: February 16, 2015, 03:21:05 PM »
is the amex everyday preferred card available without a fee for the first year?
No. There's an everyday non-preferred with no AF.

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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #3510 on: February 16, 2015, 05:01:41 PM »
How long should I space applications if I'm outside of the 24 hour window?

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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #3511 on: February 16, 2015, 05:03:32 PM »
How long should I space applications if I'm outside of the 24 hour window?
If you're getting a 2nd pull it doesn't really matter if its 1 week or 1 month.

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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #3512 on: February 16, 2015, 05:05:54 PM »
I mean in terms of applying for many cars from the same Bank

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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #3513 on: February 16, 2015, 05:07:09 PM »
I mean in terms of applying for many cars from the same Bank
You're trying to do them all same day to get only 1 hard pull.
If you apply next week it's another pull. If you apply next month it's another pull.

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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #3514 on: February 16, 2015, 05:08:01 PM »
Also, how does the 3bm work? Is that too get multiples of the same cards or is that just to avoid too many pulls?

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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #3515 on: February 16, 2015, 05:09:46 PM »
Also, how does the 3bm work? Is that too get multiples of the same cards or is that just to avoid too many pulls?
Its to get different cards from the same bank.
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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #3516 on: February 16, 2015, 05:21:55 PM »
So that would be unnecessary with amex, according to what you are saying

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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #3517 on: February 16, 2015, 05:23:09 PM »
So that would be unnecessary with amex, according to what you are saying
You wanna do it same day with any bank.

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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #3518 on: February 16, 2015, 05:34:54 PM »
What is a more valuable point currency PRG or Chase UR?

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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #3519 on: February 16, 2015, 05:42:08 PM »
What is a more valuable point currency PRG or Chase UR?
PRG?