Episode 25: Back To The Basics Part 1

This is a beginner focused episode and is part one of a two part series: Part one is focused on the making money side of churning and part two will be more geared towards points and award travel. Topics include a rundown of the credit card issuers to start churning sign-up bonuses with, some basic methods for manufactured spending, and the types of skills that a churner should develop.Amex:Can hold up to 5 credit cards at a time.Can hold up to 10 charge (pay over time) cards at a time.Maximum of 2 credit card approvals every 90 days (2/90). No restriction on charge cards.Only one approval per product every 90 days (1/90). Upgrades and downgrades don't count.Must keep a card open for 12 months to avoid clawback of the sign-up bonus.Chase:You can't get approved for any credit card if you have had more than 4 personal card approvals in the last 24 months - stay at less than 5 (5/24). There's no hard limit, but there tends to be a max of 3-4 ink business cards before they won't approve any more.US Bank:Applications made on the same day will only have one hard pull (most of the time).LLCs can help scale duplicate applications.Bank of America:Applications within 30 days will only have one hard pull.LLCs can help scale duplicate applications.Amazon:Accounts need to be well-seasoned (6-12 months is ideal).Up to 3 accounts can make the same order with the same credit card every 7 days.One prime account can add one additional household member account and up to 6 teen accounts that share prime benefits (teens must still be seasoned).Address jig is not required, but if you don't jig then you can't get a refund for lost items.Walmart:Accounts need to be somewhat seasoned.It helps to avoid changing payment methods prior to making large orders.Limits reset overnight (usually limited to two orders per day of the same product).Hard to get a refund for missing items.Best Buy:No seasoning required.Once a credit card has had a canceled order, that card will no longer work.Limits reset every 24 hours.Very hard to buy apple products and streaming sticks.Hard to get a refund for missing items.