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Well, my central AC conked out completely during one of those 97 degree/97% humidity Chicago summer days and I got a new one with matching furnace, automatic humidifier for the winter, whole-house electrostatic air cleaner, and programmable thermostat. Very energy efficient, which may become more important as time goes on.
BTW, Trane has been giving nice rebates on such systems; check with your contractor if you are in the market.
Anyway, I put the whole $9000+ shebang on my Citibank AAdvAAntage MC and was wondering what the most anybody here has ever put on a mileage card?
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Well, my central AC conked out completely during one of those 97 degree/97% humidity Chicago summer days and I got a new one with matching furnace, automatic humidifier for the winter, whole-house electrostatic air cleaner, and programmable thermostat. Very energy efficient, which may become more important as time goes on.
BTW, Trane has been giving nice rebates on such systems; check with your contractor if you are in the market.
Anyway, I put the whole $9000+ shebang on my Citibank AAdvAAntage MC and was wondering what the most anybody here has ever put on a mileage card?
I put about $26,000 for a client dinner on my CC a few years back at a hotel in NYC. Good for miles.
Better than those London bankers (Barclays?) that expensed something like GBP40,000 on a lunch for 6 of them or whatever.
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Put $16,500 on my MC last month for the remodeling of my inground pool. Figured that I might as well earn some points for the remodel. Was suprised the pool company (Anthony & Sylvan) allowed such a large amount to be charged. Too bad the pool decking was done by a sub-contractor which had to be paid seperately and didn't take any charge cards. Oh well...can't have everything.
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Biggest single item for me was an upright piano. $4K. Total spend that month was 12K.
I'll have to buy a grand piano in a couple of years...
BTW I went furniture shopping last week and most stores wouldn't accept more than 30-50% of the total on a card. One place was cash only.
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When you could charge US Savings Bonds online, I used to put 20k a month on for several months for myself and my parents. I used the Southwest card, or a cash rebate card when they offered a temporary 2% bonus rebate. Now the bonds "I" type are earning 4.8 percent with no state and local taxes. So this was not too bad of an investment all around.
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Not in one purchase, but frequently 13-20k per month. Last month, 25k.
And I know someone will ask how I do it.... Volume, Volume :)