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Offline Marco Polo

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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #2120 on: March 13, 2014, 01:18:21 PM »
Quote from: HDS on March 13, 2014, 01:15:07 PM
Dan has repeatedly preached the pay-eveything-but-$1-off-before-the-statement-closes move in order to improve credit scores.

Am I correct that this doesn't apply at all to Business cards? It makes no difference if you pay them early or on time?
Business does not get reported for your personal i believe.
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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #2121 on: March 13, 2014, 01:19:31 PM »
Quote from: HDS on March 13, 2014, 01:15:07 PM
Dan has repeatedly preached the pay-eveything-but-$1-off-before-the-statement-closes move in order to improve credit scores.

Am I correct that this doesn't apply at all to Business cards? It makes no difference if you pay them early or on time?

Correct.
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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #2122 on: March 13, 2014, 01:20:02 PM »
Thanks to you both.

Makes sense. Needed a sanity check. :)
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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #2123 on: March 13, 2014, 11:52:17 PM »
Hey!  Look what I just discovered!
See the HELP button at the top of the page next to HOME.
 
From there you go to BBC-->'See Also' down below--> again Basic BBC.  OR many of the icons are right above the 'Post Reply' box.  (Just having fun instead of playing Missing Links when I have time for neither!)
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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #2124 on: March 14, 2014, 12:00:08 AM »
Quote from: srap on March 13, 2014, 11:52:17 PM
Hey!  Look what I just discovered!
See the HELP button at the top of the page next to HOME.
 
From there you go to BBC-->'See Also' down below--> again Basic BBC.  OR many of the icons are right above the 'Post Reply' box.  (Just having fun instead of playing Missing Links when I have time for neither!)
Nice!
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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #2125 on: March 14, 2014, 12:00:49 AM »
Quote from: srap on March 13, 2014, 11:52:17 PM
Hey!  Look what I just discovered!
See the HELP button at the top of the page next to HOME.
 
From there you go to BBC-->'See Also' down below--> again Basic BBC.  OR many of the icons are right above the 'Post Reply' box.  (Just having fun instead of playing Missing Links when I have time for neither!)
I never clicked on HELP.  It's a treasure of info.  Thanks!
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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #2126 on: March 14, 2014, 12:00:54 AM »
soooo very annoying
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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #2127 on: March 14, 2014, 01:33:35 PM »
Hello everyone!!!

Long time lurker and first post so please go easy on me!!! First and foremost I want to thank all of you for the amazing work you do! You've made traveling so much more fun!  I'm trying to send my mom to Israel this summer in the cheapest and most convenient way possible. I know El Al fly's nonstop LAX-TLV but I'd rather not put my first born up for sale so that I can purchase her ticket. Here's what I have to work with...

215K AA miles
42K Barclay
54K Avios
53K SouthWest
32K Starwood

Is there any way to get her to Israel direct from LAX or with 1 stop in Istanbul/Toronto/Munich with my points? Or am I going to incur significant fuel surcharges for her trip?
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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #2128 on: March 14, 2014, 02:37:40 PM »
Quote from: ChayalBoded on March 14, 2014, 01:33:35 PM
Hello everyone!!!

Long time lurker and first post so please go easy on me!!! First and foremost I want to thank all of you for the amazing work you do! You've made traveling so much more fun!  I'm trying to send my mom to Israel this summer in the cheapest and most convenient way possible. I know El Al fly's nonstop LAX-TLV but I'd rather not put my first born up for sale so that I can purchase her ticket. Here's what I have to work with...

215K AA miles
42K Barclay
54K Avios
53K SouthWest
32K Starwood

Is there any way to get her to Israel direct from LAX or with 1 stop in Istanbul/Toronto/Munich with my points? Or am I going to incur significant fuel surcharges for her trip?

Welcome to the forums!

I think the best place to ask this question would be http://forums.dansdeals.com/index.php?topic=7986.0

If you follow the template in the wiki there they should be nice to you.

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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #2129 on: March 14, 2014, 06:01:42 PM »
Can you search your messages to find one by name of the person that sent it to you?
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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #2130 on: March 14, 2014, 06:18:35 PM »
Quote from: CountValentine on March 14, 2014, 06:01:42 PM
Can you search your messages to find one by name of the person that sent it to you?

You could sort them by the username of the sender
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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #2131 on: March 14, 2014, 06:26:42 PM »
Quote from: lfas25 on March 14, 2014, 06:18:35 PM
You could sort them by the username of the sender
Thanks, that will work.
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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #2132 on: March 15, 2014, 02:27:06 PM »
does an EIN have a CR?
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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #2133 on: March 15, 2014, 11:11:23 PM »
Okay
I now have the points and free hotel certificates and I am ready to book a trip.
Do I book the flights first and then find the hotels that match the dates or do I find the hotels and then Find the flights.  I am flexible on dates.
What is the best approach to use
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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #2134 on: March 15, 2014, 11:13:01 PM »
Quote from: Kabrams1618 on March 15, 2014, 11:11:23 PM
Okay
I now have the points and free hotel certificates and I am ready to book a trip.
Do I book the flights first and then find the hotels that match the dates or do I find the hotels and then Find the flights.  I am flexible on dates.
What is the best approach to use
Usually easier to find the hotels. Where you want to go, what do you want to fly, which class, where do you want to stay etc?
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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #2135 on: March 15, 2014, 11:39:35 PM »
We need to fly from tel aviv to phl/newark and return to tel aviv after month in nj.  On the way my 14 year old daughter and I can stop anywhere.  She has not been anywhere. Likes history hiking etc. we are open to any suggestions, from London to Hawaii to several stops.
We have 2 free hyatt nights, one marriott cat. 1-4.  55k united, 50 k Avios , 70 k marriott, 60k ur and 40k barclay.  Coach is fine.  Points and money is also fine but trying to keep to minimum.
With entire world open, any suggestions on places and hotels or even just how to get started.
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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #2136 on: March 15, 2014, 11:44:34 PM »
We also have 40k usair miles
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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #2137 on: March 18, 2014, 03:17:01 PM »
Hey i am flying from israel on american and iberia.  is this one of those flight that has a free connection in the US
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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #2138 on: March 18, 2014, 05:10:12 PM »
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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #2139 on: March 18, 2014, 08:13:12 PM »
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