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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Money OP. Lots and lots of money.

I am completely serious. The amount of money in this area is hard to comprehend, especially if you didn’t grow up here or somewhere like here. (I didn’t, and I’m still coming to new understanding of it even 20 years later.)[/quote]

+1.  Even the people who are playing the credit card game [b]are likely spending a lot of money for the "free" travel because of the large spend requirements.
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For most people, saving for a big trip takes time, it's not something they can do multiple times per year simply by forgoing other luxury items.  I think this board in particular is distorted.[/quote]

To the extent that they are speninding for the sake of travel points, yes.  But one of the rules to the game is that you never spend differently than how you would have.  Why does it matter if I use my Amex Gold card at Giant to buy 200 dollars in groceries  (4x points) or pay cash?[/quote]

Yes, correct.  Don't spend more than you would normally.  But also, think of big ticket purchases you have coming up, and use them strategically to offset required spend.

Example: there is an amex biz gold offer out there for 200K points with $15K spend over 3 months.  I usually don't spend that much so was going to decline.  But: in the next 3 months I will need to spend 2K for my son's crew, another 2K for his orchestra trip, and another 1.5K for my daughter's math enrichment.  That's 5.5K out of 10 right there.  And then add in regular monthly spend on food and whatnot, and you're pretty close.  This is not a typical moment of the year, but when it comes, you can take advantage.  At least get some reward for the painful expenditure!![/quote]

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