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Southwest Companion pass for 2024-25

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Southwest CompanionPass
1. Get Southwest Performance Business credit card for 80000+5000 points after spending $5000 in 3 months
2. Get one of the personal credit cards to get 50000+1000 points after spending 1000 in 3 months
The above 2 cards will get you 136000 Southwest rapid reward points qualifying you for a companion pass.
The bonus points are posted on the statement date following your spending requirements are met. Therefore, make sure to complete spending requirements and combined $5000 spending ONLY AFTER your December statements so that the points are awarded/posted in January and then the companion pass will be good for 2024-25. If you time it properly you can get the pass effective Jan 4 or 5

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predation
10-18-2023 at 06:54 AM.
10-18-2023 at 06:54 AM.
Quote from rkg1051a :
I have been paying property taxes using credit cards (2.5 % fee though, your maybe different) for number of years.
Also, you can pay your estimated federal taxes using credit card. 1.85% fee is outweighed by points and bonuses. To do this you can reduce federal withholding at source and pay 1040ES every quarter with credit card. The above tax payments do count towards spending.
Good t know. Thanks! for clarifying! would've been a waste thinking the prop taxes count and then lose out!
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pufnstuf68
10-18-2023 at 08:53 AM.
10-18-2023 at 08:53 AM.
Quote from rkg1051a :
I have been paying property taxes using credit cards (2.5 % fee though, your maybe different) for number of years.
Also, you can pay your estimated federal taxes using credit card. 1.85% fee is outweighed by points and bonuses. To do this you can reduce federal withholding at source and pay 1040ES every quarter with credit card. The above tax payments do count towards spending.

Others have mentioned buying grocery store gift cards, Amazon gift cards, pre-paying electric or internet bills... stuff you'll eventually use anyway… There should be a number of no-fee options vs. paying a 2.5% fee on several thousand dollars… on top of the $268 it will cost you in annual fees for the business and personal Southwest cards.
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asianman35
10-18-2023 at 09:03 AM.
10-18-2023 at 09:03 AM.
how many days are you guys waiting between applying for cards? just got the business one last night (first time it worked instantly, have usually had to call in and talk with someone to get it approved). Now thinking about just applying for the personal card tonight.
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annestrauss
10-18-2023 at 10:39 AM.
10-18-2023 at 10:39 AM.
Quote from asianman35 :
how many days are you guys waiting between applying for cards? just got the business one last night (first time it worked instantly, have usually had to call in and talk with someone to get it approved). Now thinking about just applying for the personal card tonight.
Next day, was approved immediately
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TarinMage
10-18-2023 at 11:41 AM.
10-18-2023 at 11:41 AM.
Hoping you gurus can help me figure this out, as I'm going to pull the trigger this year but am a bit intimidated by it all. I currently have the Southwest Rapid Rewards personal card, but don't recall when I received the sign up rewards? I'm pretty confident it was 2020, but is there a way to find that out and confirm I should be good (24 months after the sign up bonus hits I'm good to proceed right)?

Also, it seems like y'all are signing up for the cards now? The timing there confuses me as I know you'd need to hit the spending amount sometime past January 1, right? So you can go ahead and get both cards, start spending, but make sure to only surpass the total amount in the month of January, is that right?

Last, given I currently have the Southwest personal card, can I cancel it and go ahead and get a new one approved immediately for a new sign up bonus? If I cancel it today, how long do I have to wait to get the new personal card? Thanks for any help y'all. CP for '24 and '25 would really help us out.
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hbpham85
10-18-2023 at 07:11 PM.
10-18-2023 at 07:11 PM.
Does this mean all of 2024 AND all of 2025?
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DJDolphin368
10-18-2023 at 08:37 PM.
10-18-2023 at 08:37 PM.
Approved for both the cards but made a rookie mistake of not mentioning my RR# on the business card application that I made first.
Will I be able to link my existing RR# to that card later on or not?
Also, I see a promotion in my RR account to register for companion pass ASAP, do I have to do that or just get the points on the card and then register?
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Lomic
10-18-2023 at 08:50 PM.
10-18-2023 at 08:50 PM.
Quote from hbpham85 :
Does this mean all of 2024 AND all of 2025?
Yes, you get companion pass for the year in which you earn it, and the following entire year. So if you can earn it in early January 2024, you'll have it through December 31 2025.
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BubBowen
10-18-2023 at 08:58 PM.
10-18-2023 at 08:58 PM.
Offering referrals against SD rules? I'm ashamed to ask since I've been on here forever...

If so, disregard!

Bub
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SociableSink5865
10-19-2023 at 05:39 AM.
10-19-2023 at 05:39 AM.
I don't think this has been mentioned yet but Chase also has a 5/24 rule:
If you have 5 new personal credit cards (from ANY issuer) within the last 2 years you will be denied any new Chase card.
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jordanz12
10-19-2023 at 06:01 AM.
10-19-2023 at 06:01 AM.
Any ideas when the personal SW CC bonus will go above 50,000? I got the personal CC a year ago and got 80,000 bonus I believe. Anybody have history to know when the bigger offer will hit again?

Also, I cancelled my CC only a few months ago, so don't think I can apply for it again right? I'm planning to have my wife open them up this time.
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SociableSink5865
10-19-2023 at 06:13 AM.
10-19-2023 at 06:13 AM.
Quote from jordanz12 :
Any ideas when the personal SW CC bonus will go above 50,000? I got the personal CC a year ago and got 80,000 bonus I believe. Anybody have history to know when the bigger offer will hit again?

Also, I cancelled my CC only a few months ago, so don't think I can apply for it again right? I'm planning to have my wife open them up this time.
50k is fairly standard for the personal cards.
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jordanz12
10-19-2023 at 07:49 AM.
10-19-2023 at 07:49 AM.
Quote from SociableSink5865 :
50k is fairly standard for the personal cards.
Dang thanks for the sweet chart! Looks like it was 75k bonus that I got, applying in Octoberish from last year. Was hoping it was annual deal, but looks spuradic for when it will hit again, dang it. Repped!
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10-19-2023 at 08:43 AM.
10-19-2023 at 08:43 AM.
trying to figure out if the time to re-qualify for the bonuses elapsed. Can't do it in chat with Chase. looks like i'll have to call. :-(
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rkg1051a
10-19-2023 at 10:36 AM.
10-19-2023 at 10:36 AM.
Quote from predation :
trying to figure out if the time to re-qualify for the bonuses elapsed. Can't do it in chat with Chase. looks like i'll have to call. :-(

You can go into your southwest RR history, if the bonuses were awarded in past 24 months, they will show up
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