In a bit of a pickle. Card arrived way late due to some mail issues and I think I may have trouble hitting the sign up bonus. Citi will not extend it. At about $1600/4000 needed with about a month and a half to go. Do I put my rent on there and pay immediately? Would be about $40 fee but SUB would be worth way more

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rent is a good one. also ask friends and family if they have a big purchase coming up they’d be willing to let you front (keep in mind they may want points for that purchase so offer to take a very small % off the purchase price).

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Buy gift cards to supermarkets / gas stations that you use or Amazon.

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If you buy the gift cards at supermarkets it shows up as a charge to the supermarket

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Most first class tickets are fully refundable. Buy a ticket that is a year out and fully refundable, hit the spend. Cancel the flight in a month. Just make sure it’s refundable.

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Or even book a big hotel stay far in the future and opt to pay now. Those cancellations happen all the time.

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-Buy refundable airfare or hotel. Or, if you actually want to do a trip, buy it and pay now.

-Buy giftcards at a supermarket for stores you frequent (Grab a few 'real' items so your total isn't in round numbers. CC companies don't like abnormal 'manufactured spend')

-Mother's/Father's days are coming up, maybe buy some gifts early (keep an eye on store return policies)

-Preload accounts - transit cards, starbucks, amazon, United travelbank, uber, lyft, etc.

-Lastly, pay rent/utilities/tuition or make other transactions that may incur a fee

$2400 in ~6 weeks is about $400 a week. Spending money is always easy haha. Good luck!

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Lol. Spending money is in fact really easy.

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