Rewarded for not leaving the garden

[Iorek]

So I arrived home today to find my first ever Citi advertisement for a 50k points/$3k spending AA card offer. It was tempting but I knew my credit report was still healing from my new accounts in July/Aug. To satiate my thirst I tried for a CLI on Discover, knowing they are good with soft CLIs and will inform if a HP is needed. I tried the automated line and got forwarded to a rep as they "needed more info". I was asked for my reasoning for the CLI and received a $1k increase (so $1k->$2k) with no HP. Told her that was plenty and went on my merry way. This was on top of a $200 soft CLI that I got at my 1 year mark a month and a half ago.

The powers that be were rewarding me for my discipline

[youngandcreditwrthy]

Congrats!!!

[09Lexie]

Very well done!

[Anonymous]

Way to resist temptation and grats on the CLI.

[SunriseEarth]

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@Iorek wrote:

So I arrived home today to find my first ever Citi advertisement for a 50k points/$3k spending AA card offer. It was tempting but I knew my credit report was still healing from my new accounts in July/Aug. To satiate my thirst I tried for a CLI on Discover, knowing they are good with soft CLIs and will inform if a HP is needed. I tried the automated line and got forwarded to a rep as they "needed more info". I was asked for my reasoning for the CLI and received a $1k increase (so $1k->$2k) with no HP. Told her that was plenty and went on my merry way. This was on top of a $200 soft CLI that I got at my 1 year mark a month and a half ago.

The powers that be were rewarding me for my discipline

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Congrats on CLIs!

[MsLadyRover]

Congrats!

[myjourney]

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@Iorek wrote:

So I arrived home today to find my first ever Citi advertisement for a 50k points/$3k spending AA card offer. It was tempting but I knew my credit report was still healing from my new accounts in July/Aug. To satiate my thirst I tried for a CLI on Discover, knowing they are good with soft CLIs and will inform if a HP is needed. I tried the automated line and got forwarded to a rep as they "needed more info". I was asked for my reasoning for the CLI and received a $1k increase (so $1k->$2k) with no HP. Told her that was plenty and went on my merry way. This was on top of a $200 soft CLI that I got at my 1 year mark a month and a half ago.

The powers that be were rewarding me for my discipline

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WTG keep up the good work

[BearsAndTurtlesRtheBest]

That surely cured your temptation from that CITI offer. Congrats!

[Anonymous]

Good for you! Congrats on resisting the impulse to app when the time wasn't right for you, and getting soft CLIs instead. Way to go!

[Iorek]

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@BearsAndTurtlesRtheBest wrote:

That surely cured your temptation from that CITI offer. Congrats!

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It really did! Too bad the offer expires right before I could first consider sneaking out of the garden (mid January, for max backdating for a hopeful Amex BCP). I would consider taking them up on it otherwise.