topic Re: Doing A Large BT Away From AMEX... in Credit Cards

Doing A Large BT Away From AMEX...

Credit-hoarder — Thu, 03 Jan 2019 02:22:38 GMT

I have until Jan 30th to spend an additional $3K on my SPG Biz to get the 100k SUB. Between storage fees--real estate taxes-- and an upcoming $900 repair to my vehicle it won't be a problem. But my APR on that card is 26.99% (their highest) and I'll let them make a little bit of $$ off me--but I'm not going to get killed with that interest rate. My question is: Would AMEX get sore about me transferring a large part of that balance over to one of my many cards with a low BT offer on the table? I searched the forum and couldn't find any info about this.

Re: Doing A Large BT Away From AMEX...

Gmood1 — Thu, 03 Jan 2019 03:39:56 GMT

Nope, I've BT'd balances from Amex. Those folks just want their money. Doesn't really matter where it comes from.😂

I use the same strategy when meeting a crap load of SUBs. I charge up the card with the SUB. And then move it to a 0% CC, if the original card isn't running a promotional 0% rate.
I try and plan these moves a month or two in advance when possible. Especially when I see a good BT offer approaching.

Re: Doing A Large BT Away From AMEX...

NRB525 — Thu, 03 Jan 2019 03:43:00 GMT

Yes, you can pay your AMEX with a BT to another account.

Do you see an offer for Plan It of the larger charges? Check the effective interest rate of those. For short term funding you might find it valuable. The big advantage of Plan It is your other charges on the same account do not lose the grace period. You can combine carried items on Plan It with regular charges.