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Holy Crap!

GTaudiophile

GTaudiophile

Lifer
I just calculated that I spent $20,758.33 on credit card bills in 2005! (Discover Platinum Gas, AMEX SkyMiles Platinum, and USAA MasterCard Platinum with Rewards).

None of that was spent on interest/paying off debt. That was straight-up merchandise!

:Q


Edit: Updated to actual figure!
 
Originally posted by: shilala
I wonder how much of that stuff you still have?
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Well, a lot of it was food...and services like hotels in Greece, Austria, Germany, etc., plane tickets...not THAT much physical hardware really.
 
Originally posted by: fuzzybabybunny
How many airplane tickets/cashback/points for goodies does this translate into?
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I'm now Silver Medallion (finally) on Delta. Got about $100 back on Discover this year.
 
Originally posted by: GTaudiophile
Originally posted by: shilala
I wonder how much of that stuff you still have?
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Well, a lot of it was food...and services like hotels in Greece, Austria, Germany, etc., plane tickets...not THAT much physical hardware really.
Click to expand...

Any happy endings?
 
Originally posted by: GTaudiophile
Originally posted by: fuzzybabybunny
How many airplane tickets/cashback/points for goodies does this translate into?
Click to expand...

I'm now Silver Medallion (finally) on Delta. Got about $100 back on Discover this year.
Click to expand...

What's Silver Medallion? Sooo... the cards kinda paid themselves off?
 
Originally posted by: shilala
Originally posted by: GTaudiophile
Originally posted by: shilala
I wonder how much of that stuff you still have?
Click to expand...

Well, a lot of it was food...and services like hotels in Greece, Austria, Germany, etc., plane tickets...not THAT much physical hardware really.
Click to expand...

Any happy endings?
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All of them 🙂

The GF I met in Boston though.
 
Originally posted by: fuzzybabybunny
Originally posted by: GTaudiophile
Originally posted by: fuzzybabybunny
How many airplane tickets/cashback/points for goodies does this translate into?
Click to expand...

I'm now Silver Medallion (finally) on Delta. Got about $100 back on Discover this year.
Click to expand...

What's Silver Medallion? Sooo... the cards kinda paid themselves off?
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Means I get to board the plane with the First/Business class folks, upgrades, etc.

Well, I did use 25K miles to go see my GF in Utah. That would have cost me like $500, so yeah the card easily paid for itself in 2005.
 
Originally posted by: sniperruff
maybe you sold a bunch of crap and got cash in return. i buy lots of things but i also get rebates...
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No, not really. Bought one $380 lens this year on a CC and sold it for $325. That's it. The other lens I sold this year (to DeviousTrap) was bought in 2004.
 
54% of my total expenditures went on my CC in 2005. It would have been more but some utilities, taxes, insurance, and the mortgage company don't take CCs. No carryover, no interest, no fees. Rewards are good.
 
Originally posted by: GTaudiophile
I just calculated that I spent $20,758.33 on credit card bills in 2005! (Discover Platinum Gas, AMEX SkyMiles Platinum, and USAA MasterCard Platinum with Rewards).

None of that was spent on interest/paying off debt. That was straight-up merchandise!

:Q


Edit: Updated to actual figure!
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Doesn't sound to bad. I'm up to ~$14k in spending on my card. I use it for everyting.
 
This is what I love about Canada. We have Debit cards. Instant cash transfer between the bank account and the seller. WAY less use of Credit cards, except for large purchases.
 
Originally posted by: Horus
This is what I love about Canada. We have Debit cards. Instant cash transfer between the bank account and the seller. WAY less use of Credit cards, except for large purchases.
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we have those here also
 
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