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My readings suggest any where from 1-5 points.
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Thanks!
A Co-worker said he and his family of 4 flew to Hawaii for free doing this...Kind of like app-o-rama but instead of moving $$ around for interest and 0% BT's, just doing it for...
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Yeah, definitely would not recommend opening up cards just for a few $100s in airline points when you're talking about a house in the near future. That's probably the BIGGEST reason not to apply in...
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I think that is pretty much the plan. I have excellent credit and am not buying a house till late this year , next year the earliest.
Unless there is something else I am missing.
Would be...
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Thanks!
How can you find out if those points can be applied to the airline I want to use? For example, I created and account on Polish LOT and it gives me an option to add a card etc.
Oh, it...
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Hey all,
I am trying to find out how this works and wanted to pick your brains.
I want to take a trip to Poland so me, my wife and kid can go see her parents. I know that LOT airlines is a...
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I would be happy with say half of the trip being paid for. I would probably cancel the cards anyway once I paid the bill and received the points/miles. Thinking of getting my parents to sign up for...
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doesn't matter if you cancel the card. The hard credit pull stays with you for 12 months.
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Right I know..I fly to hawaii for free annually. So your strategy is to apply for a bunch of credit cards?
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How much does it affect it? My credit is excellent. I do not know exact scores but I do not have a single blemish on my report.
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Right, so her credit wouldnt help in regards to your home loan that much anyways. She can put down "household income" in regards to her credit card applications, and hopefully can come up with...
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I don't know where you are flying from but that is going to be some serious miles.
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I'll look for ways to split the opening of cards between the wife and I and see how that goes. She does not work so it may be a problem for her opening a card. Any other ways besides CC's to get free...
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She moved here from Europe in 2007, so the only credit she has is from me putting her as an addition to my card.
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http://www.nerdwallet.com/
Select the option for travel cards, and check out your options :).
Good luck!
..Also, don't get a card with an annual fee unless you plan to use it for the rest of...
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new credit CAN affect your home purchase rate this year/next year, so think about it so more.
if you create a new account, it'll negatively affect your score for ~2 years. if you get a LOT of...
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Your wife could put down household income on some applications in order to get the cards, however it also depends on her previous credit history/score.
