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Bit the bullet! Chase/Southwest approved:)

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KAISMOM
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‎06-19-2014 01:56 AM
‎06-19-2014 01:56 AM

Bit the bullet! Chase/Southwest approved:)

I was being so good...4 months gardening. Against my better judgement I applied for SW chase (regular/plus siggy, since I didin't want to pay $99 yearly) Instant approval of 23.8k. Guess my recent travels, and future traveling plans swayed meSmiley Happy 50k miles, plus what I have and will accumulate =Europe RT fare.

 

Gonna get back to gardening nowSmiley Happy


Southwest Premier & Plus 25.8k I Alaska Air 21k I Discover It 16k I United Explorer 15k I Chase Business Ink Cash 12k I Wells Fargo 2.5k I Bill Me Later 7k I Amazon 3.5k


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ftomasze
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‎06-19-2014 02:10 AM
‎06-19-2014 02:10 AM

Re: Bit the bullet! Southwest approved;)

Uh...SW doesn't fly to Europe.

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coldnmn
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‎06-19-2014 03:03 AM
‎06-19-2014 03:03 AM

Re: Bit the bullet! Southwest approved;)

Congrats! Back to seedling but worth it. Thanks for sharing.

 

 

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MsLadyRover
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‎06-19-2014 07:03 AM
‎06-19-2014 07:03 AM

Re: Bit the bullet! Southwest approved;)

Awesome limit! Congrats!


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KAISMOM
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‎06-19-2014 08:40 AM
‎06-19-2014 08:40 AM

Re: Bit the bullet! Southwest approved;)

                -----Uh...SW doesn't fly to Europe.

 

lol...yes...SW dosen't fly to europe but it's partners do! You can redeem points for international flightsSmiley Wink


Southwest Premier & Plus 25.8k I Alaska Air 21k I Discover It 16k I United Explorer 15k I Chase Business Ink Cash 12k I Wells Fargo 2.5k I Bill Me Later 7k I Amazon 3.5k


Current Scores: (TU) 813, (EQ) 786
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Anonymous
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‎06-19-2014 09:13 AM
‎06-19-2014 09:13 AM

Re: Bit the bullet! Chase/Southwest approved:)

Nice job. Congrats!
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john398
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‎06-19-2014 09:21 AM
‎06-19-2014 09:21 AM

Re: Bit the bullet! Southwest approved;)

@KAISMOM wrote:

                -----Uh...SW doesn't fly to Europe.

 

lol...yes...SW dosen't fly to europe but it's partners do! You can redeem points for international flightsSmiley Wink

Well I guess you can use points.com to transfer points however not really a good ratio

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gdale6
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‎06-19-2014 10:28 AM
‎06-19-2014 10:28 AM

Re: Bit the bullet! Chase/Southwest approved:)

@KAISMOM wrote:

I was being so good...4 months gardening. Against my better judgement I applied for SW chase (regular/plus siggy, since I didin't want to pay $99 yearly) Instant approval of 23.8k. Guess my recent travels, and future traveling plans swayed meSmiley Happy 50k miles, plus what I have and will accumulate =Europe RT fare.

 

Gonna get back to gardening nowSmiley Happy

Excellent start limit, grats on your new card Smiley Happy

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KAISMOM
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‎06-19-2014 10:58 AM
‎06-19-2014 10:58 AM

Re: Bit the bullet! Southwest approved;)

 

-------Well I guess you can use points.com to transfer points however not really a good ratio

 

 

Before I apped...I found this link ---->https://creditcards.chase.com/southwest/redeem/international-travel

with the generous 50k signup bonus, and finding in some cases direct flights to europe in the 75k range, it's a good enough ratio.

I'm almost tempted to signup for the chase ink bold/plus to get the 60k signup, that will in turn get me the 110k needed for the companion pass.

 

Should I do it? I'll be apping for a mortgage August 2015. I doubt I'll ever accumulate 110k miles in a calender year otherwise.

 

Update: Ink Bold/Plus' offer of 60k is over, it's now 50kSmiley Sad I may app in a 3-4 months though. Points can transfer to United or SW.


Southwest Premier & Plus 25.8k I Alaska Air 21k I Discover It 16k I United Explorer 15k I Chase Business Ink Cash 12k I Wells Fargo 2.5k I Bill Me Later 7k I Amazon 3.5k


Current Scores: (TU) 813, (EQ) 786
Goal Score: 820
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dodgerslv
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‎06-19-2014 11:08 AM
‎06-19-2014 11:08 AM

Re: Bit the bullet! Chase/Southwest approved:)

@KAISMOM wrote:

I was being so good...4 months gardening. Against my better judgement I applied for SW chase (regular/plus siggy, since I didin't want to pay $99 yearly) Instant approval of 23.8k. Guess my recent travels, and future traveling plans swayed meSmiley Happy 50k miles, plus what I have and will accumulate =Europe RT fare.

 

Gonna get back to gardening nowSmiley Happy

WTG Kaismom!!! congrats and nice CL!

gardening since 5/21/2016
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