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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have the CSR but everywhere I fly regularly is an AA hub (DFW, Miami, Chicago), so I'm considering getting the AA card as well.  We accrue a LOT of points (~300k/year) on Chase, but adding the AA card would get us free baggage + access to the AA lounge when the PP lounges are inaccessible or crowded.  Plus we have 4 people in the house and Global Entry has to be renewed every 3 years, so having both would mean we could stagger which card we pay with and cover all four through benefits.
How do you accrue that many points?

Still haven't pulled the trigger but I'm thinking about it.[/quote][/quote]
Sorry responded in wrong place. How do you accrue that many points?[/quote]

We have a Freedom Flex, CSR, and Ink for business.  We run every expense we can through a credit card for points purposes.  Use the [b]Freedom Flex for most things (1.5 points/$)[/b], CSR for travel, restaurants and takeout, and occasional extras (Lyft, Peloton, etc), and combine points across cards.  We also volunteer to put things that will be split on our CSR (VRBO with another family, dinner out with a bunch of friends who venmo back their share, etc), just for the points.  Spend 12-15k/month on the personal cards, more variable amounts on the Ink (some months $0) and it all adds up.[/quote]

Think you mean the Freedom Unlimited in the bolded, if you are getting 1.5x points on everything.  The Freedom Flex gives 1x points on everything, and 3x and 5x in targeted categories.[/quote]

You're right.  Flex was the one that had quarterly categories; I used to have that but DH never really kept track of when to use it or not.[/quote]

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