First app spree - 7/7 approved!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Royal_Flush]

I just applied and got instant approval for the Platinum. I'm in total shock. I'm 100% done with the app spree and will now go into the garden....

[mrc303]

Again, congrats. One more question about your reasoning though (if you don't mind.) It seems like you've kind of signed up for a lot of annual fees with the different Amex cards. Can I ask if you think the benefits will outweigh all those fees, and how so?

[Royal_Flush]

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@mrc303 wrote:

Again, congrats. One more question about your reasoning though (if you don't mind.) It seems like you've kind of signed up for a lot of annual fees with the different Amex cards. Can I ask if you think the benefits will outweigh all those fees, and how so?

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I will use x amount just to justify the BCP AF. I'll be doing more than enough travel in the next 2-3 months for poker to justify the Platinum. The PRG will be a daily'ish usage type of card.

[LS2982]

CONGRATS on the plat!!!

Thats a lot of AMEX AFs!

[mrc303]

Thanks for the info. I've generally shied away form AF cards given that I'm not a huge spender, but I've been coming around more to realizing that the math really can add up in your favor (hence the recent CSP.)

[Royal_Flush]

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@mrc303 wrote:

Thanks for the info. I've generally shied away form AF cards given that I'm not a huge spender, but I've been coming around more to realizing that the math really can add up in your favor (hence the recent CSP.)

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I guess, to each their own, but I never saw the BCP and PRG AFs as a burden. The $450, maybe, but you get a $200 airline credit, so I see it as $250. With the added travel benefits of lounge access, priority pass, global entry, companion offers, and hotel offers, the $250 is bearable.

[myjourney]

Congrats again

[09Lexie]

Wow! Plat too! Congrats!

[mrc303]

I didn't mean to imply that AF's are bad in general -- I just don't travel/spend enough to justify a lot of them! Congrats again.

Royal_Flush wrote:

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mrc303 wrote:

Thanks for the info. I've generally shied away form AF cards given that I'm not a huge spender, but I've been coming around more to realizing that the math really can add up in your favor (hence the recent CSP.)

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I guess, to each their own, but I never saw the BCP and PRG AFs as a burden. The $450, maybe, but you get a $200 airline credit, so I see it as $250. With the added travel benefits of lounge access, priority pass, global entry, companion offers, and hotel offers, the $250 is bearable.

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