One Card Closes, Another Opens (Southwest Business)
Recently I closed one of my credit cards, the Barclays AA AAdvantage Aviator card. You know how they say, "When one door closes, another opens"? Well, when I closed one card I opened another. 🤣 Except it wasn't cause-effect or even karma. It's really more of a coincidence.
The new card I opened is the Chase Southwest Rapid Rewards Business Premier card. Yes, that's a mouthful. It always is with these cards. 🤣
It's not like I need this card to have one that pays benefits with Southwest Airlines. I've already got one. I already carry a personal card; now I have this business card, too. Yes, that's 100% permitted under their T&Cs.
I opened this card because I need the points. ...Well, I don't really need the points. I've got going on 500,000 Southwest points. But the points from this card also count for requalifying for Companion Pass, a very lucrative elite status. I need the points for that.
This card offers 60k points after spending $3k another 60k points after spending a total of $15k. I'll hit the first bonus this year; the 60k points, combined with what I'm already earning from flying and other activity this year, will put me well over the threshold for Companion Pass lasting through 2025. And I'll time my charges to snag the second 60k bonus next year. Those points will give me a good leg up on re-earning Companion Pass in 2025 to last through 2026.
At some point, hopefully, I'll get off this treadmill of earning points so I can focus on spending them. 🤣
The new card I opened is the Chase Southwest Rapid Rewards Business Premier card. Yes, that's a mouthful. It always is with these cards. 🤣
It's not like I need this card to have one that pays benefits with Southwest Airlines. I've already got one. I already carry a personal card; now I have this business card, too. Yes, that's 100% permitted under their T&Cs.
I opened this card because I need the points. ...Well, I don't really need the points. I've got going on 500,000 Southwest points. But the points from this card also count for requalifying for Companion Pass, a very lucrative elite status. I need the points for that.
This card offers 60k points after spending $3k another 60k points after spending a total of $15k. I'll hit the first bonus this year; the 60k points, combined with what I'm already earning from flying and other activity this year, will put me well over the threshold for Companion Pass lasting through 2025. And I'll time my charges to snag the second 60k bonus next year. Those points will give me a good leg up on re-earning Companion Pass in 2025 to last through 2026.
At some point, hopefully, I'll get off this treadmill of earning points so I can focus on spending them. 🤣