American Express BCE?

[jsickz32]

@distantarray
Yes I use my forward alot and im really close to hit 10k TY points again to claim my $50 statement credit lol . Hoping all that use will help me get a cli when I hit my 6th month next month.

[distantarray]

is the cli a  hp with citi?=)

[jsickz32]

Im hoping just a sp

[trumpet-205]

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@distantarray wrote:

your talking to a guy that spends his entire summers in Vietnam, and Vietnam is NOT like China, China is a lot more expensive, yes wages are low but but the numbers are accurate. it costs anywhere from 5,000 to 25,000 dong to eat cheap in vietnam which is what you need to eat. The wages in Vietnam is about $120-200 a month US on average. It's possible to feed a family on $20 a month if you go really cheap, but that's not even ideal there. Money goes about 10-12 times further in Vietnam. For instance a massage is $5 an hour give or take a couple dollars as long as you avoid tourist traps. The country is JUST starting to get 4g for cellphones this summer, and is not even outin all areas. I'm not Vietnamese myself but I do spend the last few summers there since my line of work is very seasonal and I get a lot of free time in the summer if I choose to. I just got back in September. They can not get 1gbps for $25 there an most places are still on ADSL.

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And you are talking to a guy who is a Taiwanese and travels between China and Japan from time to time. Granted I don't know a lot about Vietnam (visited once for 3 days, very short trip), I'm pretty sure you don't need to spend at least $20 USD a week (you said a month, I don't think you mean that) to get an ideal weeks worth of meal a family.

China is already on Fiber though. Hong Kong in particular offers 1Gbps for $25 USD (HK is part of the China). Here is US East Coast is on Fiber (I stand corrected on 50 Mbps, now is 300 Mbps) while West Coast is rolling out VDSL (ex. at&t U-verse).

Taiwan's 100 Mbps/40 Mbps charges $1,500 TWD, which approx to $52 USD. That is still a lot cheaper than US Fiber.

To show you how expensive US is, consider 6 Mbps ADSL for $45 per month. Message here charges $1 per minute.

But let's not derailed this thread anymore.

[distantarray]

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@trumpet-205 wrote:

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@distantarray wrote:

your talking to a guy that spends his entire summers in Vietnam, and Vietnam is NOT like China, China is a lot more expensive, yes wages are low but but the numbers are accurate. it costs anywhere from 5,000 to 25,000 dong to eat cheap in vietnam which is what you need to eat. The wages in Vietnam is about $120-200 a month US on average. It's possible to feed a family on $20 a month if you go really cheap, but that's not even ideal there. Money goes about 10-12 times further in Vietnam. For instance a massage is $5 an hour give or take a couple dollars as long as you avoid tourist traps. The country is JUST starting to get 4g for cellphones this summer, and is not even outin all areas. I'm not Vietnamese myself but I do spend the last few summers there since my line of work is very seasonal and I get a lot of free time in the summer if I choose to. I just got back in September. They can not get 1gbps for $25 there an most places are still on ADSL.

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And you are talking to a guy who is a Taiwanese and travels between China and Japan from time to time. Granted I don't know a lot about Vietnam (visited once for 3 days, very short trip), I'm pretty sure you don't need to spend at least $20 USD a week (you said a month, I don't think you mean that) to get an ideal weeks worth of meal a family.

China is already on Fiber though. Hong Kong in particular offers 1Gbps for $25 USD (HK is part of the China). Here is US East Coast is on Fiber (I stand corrected on 50 Mbps, now is 300 Mbps) while West Coast is rolling out VDSL (ex. at&t U-verse).

Taiwan's 100 Mbps/40 Mbps charges $1,500 TWD, which approx to $52 USD. That is still a lot cheaper than US Fiber.

To show you how expensive US is, consider 6 Mbps ADSL for $45 per month. Message here charges $1 per minute.

But let's not derailed this thread anymore.

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still Vietnam is still FAR behind China and Taiwan. and yes you can feed a family of 4 on $20 a month. My Ex Gf's family is poor there and they can live on that. Their dad only makes $120 a month and provides for his family they're still poor but can eat pay rent and the basics are taken care of.

[Epcot]

It wasn't until a few months ago that I realized my version is the old Blue Cash. Not BCE/Preferred.
I have to look into the benefits of mine again and see if it is worth keeping.

[CribDuchess]

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@jsickz32 wrote:
Im hoping just a sp

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It is a SP, unless of course your request is countered and you push for more still - then I believe it is a HP.

My DH just got a SP CLI on his Citi Simplicity this past Saturday.  His 6th statement cut on Friday, so I had him log in and request a CLI on Saturday morning.  He requested an increase of $4,000 and they approved it.  We pulled his reports on Sunday and saw no inquiry from Citi.