Churning Results

3 days ago, I discussed “true” credit card churning. Well, the results are in for my first attempt:

  • I applied for the US Airways card last year. I collected 40,000 miles and closed the card in December. I just applied for it again and was approved! Another 40,000 miles coming up.
  • I applied for the 2 Hawaiian Airlines cards last year and collected 35,000 miles on each one. I decided to apply again, thinking I had closed these cards. It turns out I made a mistake. I still have both cards open, and yet I got approved for both again! I now have 4 Hawaiian Airlines cards!
The verdict? “True” churning definitely works with these 3 cards. I’m shocked I got the Hawaiian Airlines cards with the original 2 still open, but it somehow worked. I’ll let you know how Round 3 goes with these cards in a few months. I’ll just make sure I close the Hawaiian cards first.

True Credit Card “Churning”

The term “churning” is what people (including me) use when talking about how we apply for lots of credit cards. Technically, that isn’t what churning is. Churning is actually when you keep getting the bonus from the same card over and over. I’ve made well over a million miles and points in the last year. This week, I am trying to churn for the first time. The cards I’m trying this with are:

  • The Hawaiian Airlines Bank of Hawaii card here
  • The Hawaiian Airlines Bank of America card here
  • The Barclays US Airways card here
I applied for all 3 cards last year, got approved, received my bonus miles, waited 6 months, and closed the cards. Supposedly, I’ll be able to churn these cards and collect the bonuses again. The US Airways miles are obviously useful, and the Hawaiian miles transfer to Hilton at a 1 to 2 ratio. I’m excited to see what happens here, and I’ll let you know the results in a few days.

10 Delta SkyPesos

Trivia time again. Click here and use the following answers to pick up a quick 10 Delta SkyMiles:

  1. The director of the current revival of Evita? Donmar Warehouse
  2. All but the following appeared in Newsies? Val Kilmer
  3. Dave Stewart of Ghost worked with what 80’s group? Eurythmics
  4. A cover of what Four Season song was on pop radio stations in the last few years? Beggin‘
  5. What’s the name of the song and dance that Roxie and Velma perform at the end of Chicago? Hot Honey Rag