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Offline ChaimMoskowitz

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Re: 2nd try spending money to get instant status
« Reply #60 on: January 05, 2015, 08:50:14 AM »
So if we don't like the answers we get we just start a new thread?  ::)
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Re: spending money on a credit card to gain instant status
« Reply #61 on: January 05, 2015, 08:52:09 AM »
Quote from: ChaimMoskowitz on January 05, 2015, 08:50:14 AM
So if we don't like the answers we get we just start a new thread?  ::)
If you have a problem with that, then start a new thread
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Re: spending money on a credit card to gain instant status
« Reply #62 on: January 05, 2015, 08:53:19 AM »
Quote from: Emkay on January 05, 2015, 08:52:09 AM
If you have a problem with that, then start a new thread
No problem now.  :)
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Re: spending money on a credit card to gain instant status
« Reply #63 on: January 05, 2015, 09:00:19 AM »
yes-I do not want to read through multiple threads that have nothing to do with my original post sorry
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Re: spending money on a credit card to gain instant status
« Reply #64 on: February 22, 2015, 12:15:57 PM »
Quote from: coralsnake on January 04, 2015, 09:29:24 AM
Ritz Carlton card will get you Ritz/Marriott Gold status for opening (+ currently 140k bonus points for 3k spend).
75k spent on this card will get you Ritz/Marriott Platinum status AND United Silver status through the  RewardsPlus program.
Not the best currency out there and a little more than the 60k Youre looking to spend but a good double-dip status-wise.

RewardsPlus:
https://hub.united.com/en-us/news/loyalty-program/pages/united-and-marriott-introduce-rewardsplus.aspx


Ritz Card thread: http://forums.dansdeals.com/index.php?topic=17146.0
Ritz-Carlton/Marriott platinum gives u actual upgrades or is it worth as much as Marriott silver (iow nothing)?
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Re: spending money on a credit card to gain instant status
« Reply #65 on: February 22, 2015, 12:30:00 PM »
Quote from: koshergourmetmart on January 05, 2015, 09:00:19 AM
yes-I do not want to read through multiple threads that have nothing to do with my original post sorry
Dan already answered your original post- you should probably listen to him :)
Quote from: Dan on January 04, 2015, 01:03:07 PM
Low tier status is mostly junk.
Get as many miles as you can (UA Club, AMEX EDP) and enjoy.

Never lay out money before getting paid for it. Many people are messed over for life just for the sake of a few miles.
He was saying that any status you'll get will not be worth the benefits that other cards will give you. For example- you can many more miles per spend if you use the UA Club card or the Amex EDP instead of using a regular card.
For example, if you spend $50k on the SPG card, you'll get SPG Gold Status (not so great) and 50k SPG miles, but if you spend it on the UA Club Card, you'll have 75k UA miles (1.5 mile per dollar spent). The Amex EDP can get you even more than that, depending on what exactly you're buying. Read one of Dan's articles on it: http://www.dansdeals.com/archives/53929
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