Booba Posted June 8, 2012 Report Share Posted June 8, 2012 Hey,I'm a senior in college looking to get a credit card and start earning flyer mile points. I currently have a credit score of 707. What options do I have in terms of credit cards that will give me flyer points with a "good" credit score? Link to comment
Loren Wade Posted June 8, 2012 Report Share Posted June 8, 2012 This might help.http://gizmodo.com/5710654/how-to-fly-35000-miles-visit-4-continents-9-countries-and-15-cities-for-418 lobro's a druid? twitter | fb Link to comment
leadchipmunk Posted June 8, 2012 Report Share Posted June 8, 2012 I did not know Steve wrote a Giz article. On my "To Read" list Level 1 Woodwose STR 5 | DEX 2 | STA 1 | CON 2 | WIS 5 | CHA 4 WAR 0 | RNG 0 | SCT 0 | ASN 0 | MON 0 | DRU 0 | ADV 1 Current Challenge: Specialization is for Insects Previous Chapters: 1 Link to comment
theanne Posted June 8, 2012 Report Share Posted June 8, 2012 I use and love the SPG card. Anxious, but ambitious! Current challenge: Undermining the Conspiracy Find me on Twitter or maybe Instagram Link to comment
msuroo Posted June 8, 2012 Report Share Posted June 8, 2012 There's not really a single card that's best for travel hacking. Travel hacking, sort of by definition, involves churning a lot of cards in order to game the sign-up bonuses. In all honesty, as a college senior getting your first credit card, you are probably best off with a cash back card (I usually recommend either the Amex Blue Cash or Blue Cash Preferred depending on your spend levels). Unless you already travel a lot, using a miles earning card as your primary cc is usually a sucker's bet. You will very rarely earn better than a 1-1.5% return on spend, and you can only use it on plane tickets. You can do better than that with a cash back card - and it gives you, you know, cash.Get yourself established with a safe cash-back card first, then when you are ready to "travel hack" for real - go ahead and sign up for an airline card, meet the initial spend requirement, get the 50k+ bonus, then cancel the card. That's what travel hacking is all about. Challenge thread Link to comment
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