Topic Wiki

This is the thread where you can ask any random question you have. Feel free to ask even the most basic questions that you otherwise might be embarrassed to ask. This is the thread for beginners, so veterans here will treat you nicely. Ask a beginner's Q in some other threads and no guarantee of that same treatment. ;)
People here want to help, so just have some patience, follow the tips below and hopefully someone will help you when they have a chance.

If you looking for a particular thread you once saw and can't find it, this is not the place to ask. Check out Help Me Find It and ask there.

How to ask a question in this thread:
Click the blue reply button at the top or bottom of the page, type your question, and click post!

Some helpful tips for eliciting answers from other members:
- Keep your question short and precise. No one wants to read a megillah.
- The more questions you ask in one post, the less likely any will be answered. People are willing to answer a question or two, but if you ask all the questions that apply to your particular issue, you're expecting to be spoonfed. Members don't like holding out the spoon, so ask accordingly.


If you Need Help booking Flights?
Need Help Finding a Paid Ticket
Need Help Finding a Award Ticket

« Last edited by DoreshEmes on April 11, 2019, 03:54:27 AM »

Author Topic: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!  (Read 1737836 times)

Offline rots5

  • Dansdeals Lifetime Presidential Platinum Elite
  • *********
  • Join Date: Jul 2011
  • Posts: 7996
  • Total likes: 27
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 17
    • View Profile
    • Custom Cakes for Every Occassion
  • Location: Monsey
Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #360 on: December 05, 2012, 05:28:53 PM »
I have a job after i finish up college next month! Figure learn everything now before i have no more time.
what 3 AmEx should i go for? Delta Gold, Hilton Hhonors?

nice  good luck in scool  and go for a new spg, gold and maybe mb platt

try southwest has for 50k now too (chase)
If you have any questions please search and then ask. PM me for detailed help.

Offline gingiboy5

  • Dansdeals Silver Elite
  • **
  • Join Date: Nov 2012
  • Posts: 97
  • Total likes: 0
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 0
  • Gender: Male
    • View Profile
Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #361 on: December 05, 2012, 08:19:37 PM »
What is the best/quickest way to fulfill a credit card's spending bonus? Besides buying gift cards...Is their a way to put that money back in your bank account?
Clipper Nation all day.

Offline sky121

  • Dansdeals Lifetime 10K Presidential Platinum Elite
  • *******
  • Join Date: May 2011
  • Posts: 11513
  • Total likes: 168
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 12
    • View Profile
Re: Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #362 on: December 05, 2012, 08:21:42 PM »
What is the best/quickest way to fulfill a credit card's spending bonus? Besides buying gift cards...Is their a way to put that money back in your bank account?

Amazon payments
"Not all who wander are lost"

Offline Saver2000

  • Dansdeals Lifetime Presidential Platinum Elite
  • *********
  • Join Date: Apr 2011
  • Posts: 7660
  • Total likes: 47
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 0
    • View Profile
Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #363 on: December 05, 2012, 08:39:07 PM »
What is the best/quickest way to fulfill a credit card's spending bonus? Besides buying gift cards...Is their a way to put that money back in your bank account?
I know you're in the beginners thread, but no ones gonna spoon feed you that info. There are many threads discussing different methods for accomplishing this.

Here's the link to the AP method that skys' referring to
http://forums.dansdeals.com/index.php?topic=3524.0

And here's some other helpful threads
http://forums.dansdeals.com/index.php?topic=21024.0
http://forums.dansdeals.com/index.php?topic=7224.0
http://forums.dansdeals.com/index.php?topic=22719.0
http://www.dansdeals.com/archives/26616

Offline gingiboy5

  • Dansdeals Silver Elite
  • **
  • Join Date: Nov 2012
  • Posts: 97
  • Total likes: 0
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 0
  • Gender: Male
    • View Profile
Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #364 on: December 05, 2012, 08:46:27 PM »
I know you're in the beginners thread, but no ones gonna spoon feed you that info. There are many threads discussing different methods for accomplishing this.

Here's the link to the AP method that skys' referring to
http://forums.dansdeals.com/index.php?topic=3524.0

And here's some other helpful threads
http://forums.dansdeals.com/index.php?topic=21024.0
http://forums.dansdeals.com/index.php?topic=7224.0
http://forums.dansdeals.com/index.php?topic=22719.0
http://www.dansdeals.com/archives/26616
You're right. Thanks.
Clipper Nation all day.

Offline Saver2000

  • Dansdeals Lifetime Presidential Platinum Elite
  • *********
  • Join Date: Apr 2011
  • Posts: 7660
  • Total likes: 47
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 0
    • View Profile
Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #365 on: December 06, 2012, 07:26:50 PM »
When booking a ticket with USAir, do I get a better refund/cancellation policy when doing it with orbitz, or with the airline itself?


Offline AJK

  • Dansdeals Lifetime 20K Presidential Platinum Elite
  • ********
  • Join Date: Jun 2011
  • Posts: 25419
  • Total likes: 721
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 15
  • Gender: Male
    • View Profile
  • Programs: United Concierge Key; Delta Global Services; American Chairman; US Airways 1K; Hilton Sapphire; Hyatt Tritium; Marriott Californium; Starwood Kryptonium; Hertz Plutonium; National Adamantium, Avis Executive Proactanium
Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #366 on: December 09, 2012, 10:53:43 PM »
Anyway to see pending charges on a Citi AA Business card?
2015: 116K bkd | 1.6M brnd | F: OZ,NH,AA,EK | J: UA,CA,TK,DL,TN,AF,VA | LIH,NRT,ROR,PEK,CNS,BOB,MEL,TLV & Pacific Hopper

Offline Fan of Dan

  • Dansdeals Presidential Platinum Elite
  • ********
  • Join Date: May 2011
  • Posts: 3029
  • Total likes: 8
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 0
    • View Profile
Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #367 on: December 10, 2012, 01:27:47 AM »
Anyway to see pending charges on a Citi AA Business card?
Don't know about biz but on the personal they just added that feature. Could be biz is on the way.

Offline HelpMe

  • Dansdeals Presidential Platinum Elite
  • ********
  • Join Date: Aug 2011
  • Posts: 3427
  • Total likes: 40
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 1
    • View Profile
Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #368 on: December 10, 2012, 07:25:04 AM »
Anyway to see pending charges on a Citi AA Business card?
Not the charge but the available credit will be decreased.
"Elvis Has Left The Building"

Offline AJK

  • Dansdeals Lifetime 20K Presidential Platinum Elite
  • ********
  • Join Date: Jun 2011
  • Posts: 25419
  • Total likes: 721
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 15
  • Gender: Male
    • View Profile
  • Programs: United Concierge Key; Delta Global Services; American Chairman; US Airways 1K; Hilton Sapphire; Hyatt Tritium; Marriott Californium; Starwood Kryptonium; Hertz Plutonium; National Adamantium, Avis Executive Proactanium
Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #369 on: December 10, 2012, 10:47:19 AM »
Not the charge but the available credit will be decreased.

Yeah, I know about personal, couldn't find it on business.

Not the charge but the available credit will be decreased.

Yeah, noticed that. Too bad.
2015: 116K bkd | 1.6M brnd | F: OZ,NH,AA,EK | J: UA,CA,TK,DL,TN,AF,VA | LIH,NRT,ROR,PEK,CNS,BOB,MEL,TLV & Pacific Hopper

Offline Fish Tank

  • Dansdeals Platinum Elite + Lifetime Gold Elite
  • ******
  • Join Date: Feb 2012
  • Posts: 875
  • Total likes: 154
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 0
    • View Profile
  • Location: NJ
Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #370 on: December 10, 2012, 11:16:19 AM »
Family members of mine will be flying UA and US (to TLV) . Can I put my Agean number on their itinerary in order to reach star gold?
Will they realize that the passenger name doesn't match the ff account?

Offline Emkay

  • Dansdeals Lifetime 10K Presidential Platinum Elite
  • *******
  • Join Date: Dec 2012
  • Posts: 14295
  • Total likes: 376
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 35
    • View Profile
  • Location: Where I ought to be
Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #371 on: December 10, 2012, 12:43:49 PM »
Is there any thing I can say or do to get approved for chase cards after I got denied due to too many cards if I don't have any other chase cards to shift around credit. I got approved for one out of 3 by a 3bm which was spmc with 5000 limit. I have a decent credit and a bunch of cards from other banks

Offline awardticket

  • Dansdeals Bronze Elite
  • *
  • Join Date: Oct 2012
  • Posts: 39
  • Total likes: 0
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 0
    • View Profile
Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #372 on: December 10, 2012, 09:02:03 PM »
How come on every post I am asked to verify the letters to make sure I am not a machine? I already did that when I made my account as well as my first few posts including this one.

Offline awardticket

  • Dansdeals Bronze Elite
  • *
  • Join Date: Oct 2012
  • Posts: 39
  • Total likes: 0
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 0
    • View Profile
Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #373 on: December 10, 2012, 10:22:51 PM »
How come on every post I am asked to verify the letters to make sure I am not a machine? I already did that when I made my account as well as my first few posts including this one.
Now it seems to be better. Not sure what was going on.

Offline MEIR613

  • Dansdeals Presidential Platinum Elite
  • ********
  • Join Date: Aug 2012
  • Posts: 4593
  • Total likes: 6
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 7
    • View Profile
Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #374 on: December 10, 2012, 10:32:37 PM »
Is there any thing I can say or do to get approved for chase cards after I got denied due to too many cards if I don't have any other chase cards to shift around credit. I got approved for one out of 3 by a 3bm which was spmc with 5000 limit. I have a decent credit and a bunch of cards from other banks

try to transfer from your new sp

Offline Emkay

  • Dansdeals Lifetime 10K Presidential Platinum Elite
  • *******
  • Join Date: Dec 2012
  • Posts: 14295
  • Total likes: 376
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 35
    • View Profile
  • Location: Where I ought to be
Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #375 on: December 11, 2012, 09:38:04 AM »
try to transfer from your new sp
I have a 5000 limit on that which they said is the lowest and can't go lower

Offline mmermss

  • Dansdeals Presidential Platinum Elite
  • ********
  • Join Date: Nov 2011
  • Posts: 4027
  • Total likes: 2
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 1
    • View Profile
  • Location: Israel
Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #376 on: December 11, 2012, 09:40:57 AM »
I have a 5000 limit on that which they said is the lowest and can't go lower
HUCA some more. Don't believe everything reps tell you.
It's not about the quantity of your posts.  It's about the quality.

Offline Awainer1

  • DansDeals Copper Elite
  • *
  • Join Date: Nov 2012
  • Posts: 16
  • Total likes: 0
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 0
    • View Profile
Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #377 on: January 03, 2013, 08:17:40 PM »
I just got approved for chase sp ink bold and ink plus.  Waiting to hear from amex on spg and blue.  I have 4 pulls 2 from amex 2 from chase in the last two months.  It'll take me 3 months to hit spending threshold on the cards but how long should I wait before applying for new cards?  6 months? Also how do you churn the business cards, cancel and reapply?

Offline joed25

  • Dansdeals Gold Elite
  • ***
  • Join Date: Jul 2011
  • Posts: 210
  • Total likes: 1
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 0
    • View Profile
  • Location: nj
Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #378 on: January 07, 2013, 10:55:17 PM »
Hi. I am very new to credit card points... I know very little about how all this works so any help would be greatly appreciated. I just applied for 2 Amex Platinum accounts for my wife and I. I wanted to take advantage of the 100,000 point signup bonus x2. Is there any point of keeping this credit card after i get the points and pay the $450 fee? I normally use a regular green Amex card for all my purchaces. Should I cancel my wifes new account and keep one? Thank you very much.

Offline AJK

  • Dansdeals Lifetime 20K Presidential Platinum Elite
  • ********
  • Join Date: Jun 2011
  • Posts: 25419
  • Total likes: 721
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 15
  • Gender: Male
    • View Profile
  • Programs: United Concierge Key; Delta Global Services; American Chairman; US Airways 1K; Hilton Sapphire; Hyatt Tritium; Marriott Californium; Starwood Kryptonium; Hertz Plutonium; National Adamantium, Avis Executive Proactanium
Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #379 on: January 07, 2013, 11:07:28 PM »
Hi. I am very new to credit card points... I know very little about how all this works so any help would be greatly appreciated. I just applied for 2 Amex Platinum accounts for my wife and I. I wanted to take advantage of the 100,000 point signup bonus x2. Is there any point of keeping this credit card after i get the points and pay the $450 fee? I normally use a regular green Amex card for all my purchaces. Should I cancel my wifes new account and keep one? Thank you very much.

Bad news (if you currently have that card).
2015: 116K bkd | 1.6M brnd | F: OZ,NH,AA,EK | J: UA,CA,TK,DL,TN,AF,VA | LIH,NRT,ROR,PEK,CNS,BOB,MEL,TLV & Pacific Hopper