School Payment

[kelkus]

School fees are 40K...is it worth paying the extra 3% to be able to pay on a credit card and get the points? If so, on which card Amex platinum or Chase Sapphire?

Thanks

[Centro]

School fees are 40K...is it worth paying the extra 3% to be able to pay on a credit card? If so, on which one Amex or Chase Saphire?

Thanks

If you value each point at .03 then you'd break even (assuming you're earning 1cpp).

[Einstein]

School fees are 40K...is it worth paying the extra 3% to be able to pay on a credit card? If so, on which one Amex or Chase Sapphire?

Thanks

unless you have a sign up bonus that you wanted to hit, and have no other cheaper ways to hit it then that is a expensive easy way to do it

[Luvtotravel]

Red Card?

[kelkus]

don't need to hit a  sign up bonus... just want to know if it is worth the 40k points i will get.

which card should i use? chase or amex platinum?

[TimT]

don't need to hit a  sign up bonus... just want to know if it is worth the 40k points i will get.

which card should i use? chase or amex platinum?

May as well open some cards & get a few signup bonuses while you're at it.

[Centro]

which card should i use? chase or amex platinum?

None of the above, I don't see how this should be worth? You're just loosing out.

[ShlockDoc]

School fees are 40K...is it worth paying the extra 3% to be able to pay on a credit card and get the points? If so, on which card Amex platinum or Chase Sapphire?

Thanks

Do they offer a discount for paying off in full? My kids' school charges a fee for CC but it's evened out by the pay in full discount.

[benjie1305]

Do they offer a discount for paying off in full? My kids' school charges a fee for CC but it's evened out by the pay in full discount.

+1

Paying early or paying in full will often times come with a discount that can certainly set off a good chunk of a 2-4% fee and can thus become a relatively cheap and easy way to get points. I do agree with TimT that IF you'd do it, might as well sign up for some cards to get some bonuses. Amex offering some great stuff currently.

[avromie7]

Do they offer a discount for paying off in full? My kids' school charges a fee for CC but it's evened out by the pay in full discount.

+1

Paying early or paying in full will often times come with a discount that can certainly set off a good chunk of a 2-4% fee and can thus become a relatively cheap and easy way to get points. I do agree with TimT that IF you'd do it, might as well sign up for some cards to get some bonuses. Amex offering some great stuff currently.

Why does getting a discount for paying in full have anything to do with paying with cc?

[ShlockDoc]

Why does getting a discount for paying in full have anything to do with paying with cc?

The discount can offset the cc fee that a school charges.

[avromie7]

The discount can offset the cc fee that a school charges.

But if you are paying upfront why waste the money saved on an unrelated charge

[AnonymousUser]

School fees are 40K...is it worth paying the extra 3% to be able to pay on a credit card and get the points? If so, on which card Amex platinum or Chase Sapphire?

Thanks

Buy AGC and pay with that.

[ShlockDoc]

But if you are paying upfront why waste the money saved on an unrelated charge

Signup bonus.

[Achas Veachas]

But if you are paying upfront why waste the money saved on an unrelated charge

Easy way to met a couple of spend thresholds.

[TimT]

But as of now

don't need to hit a  sign up bonus... just want to know if it is worth the 40k points i will get.

[Achas Veachas]

But as of now

And that's why someone advised:

May as well open some cards & get a few signup bonuses while you're at it.

[avromie7]

Signup bonus.

Easy way to met a couple of spend thresholds.

But that has nothing to do with the pay upfront discount

[Hershelsdeals]

But that has nothing to do with the pay upfront discount

agree, don't fall into the credit card trap

[thaber]

And speak to your LOR before taking a pay up front discount