{"id":5736,"date":"2014-06-26T08:43:24","date_gmt":"2014-06-26T14:43:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldwanderlusting.com\/?p=5736"},"modified":"2014-11-12T22:28:00","modified_gmt":"2014-11-13T05:28:00","slug":"double-credit-card-sign-bonus-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldwanderlusting.com\/?p=5736","title":{"rendered":"How Double your Credit Card Sign Up Bonus (for most people)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Call me boring, but there is an exhilarating feel when you hit the final “submit” button when you apply for a credit card.\u00a0 The moments feel like hours as they make a final decision as to whether or not you’ll be accepted for the 50,000 point bonus.\u00a0 Finally the acceptance screen arrives and you bring out the champagne to celebrate.\u00a0 The only thing sweeter would be a double bonus, but how do you double the credit card bonus?<\/p>\n

The Need for Double Credit Card Bonus<\/h2>\n
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Credit Card (Photo credit: 401(K) 2013)<\/p><\/div>\n

These celebrations pale in comparison to those that will happen when you take your (next to) free vacation.\u00a0 The problem for a lot of people comes when they have 2, 3, 4, or more children and they want to take a family vacation.\u00a0 Getting flights for two people is great, but when you’re looking for flights with a family of 6 people, that just ain’t cuttin’ it.<\/p>\n

Those who have larger families find themselves in a struggle trying to use enough points and miles to severely reduce the cost of their upcoming vacation.\u00a0 Sometimes it takes some creativity, but definitely worth the savings so let’s review some of the great ideas.<\/p>\n

How to Double the Credit Card Sign Up Bonus<\/h2>\n

Ok, I know you’re expecting me to pull an elephant from a hat here, but that probably isn’t going to happen.\u00a0 We see a lot of our worldwanderlusters missing out on big bonuses.\u00a0 The best way to double your credit card bonuses is to apply for the same card for both you and your spouse.
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We’ve written before about how a stay-at-home spouse can also apply for a credit card <\/a>using the household income.\u00a0 This is awesome.\u00a0 It means that you can not only get 50,000 miles for the primary breadwinner, but you can also pick up 50,000 for the spouse, which now gives you 4 airline tickets.\u00a0 Now you’re just paying for two, or if you pick up another card, sometimes you can get all six of you for just the cost of the taxes.<\/p>\n

Don’t delay, and don’t hog all of the cards for yourself.\u00a0 Make sure you’re splitting your applications between both spouses to maximize the bonuses!<\/p>\n

Double the Credit Card Bonus (with time)<\/h2>\n
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Living on Credit Cards (Photo credit: Images_of_Money)<\/p><\/div>\n

Some credit cards will issue the same card to you (with time restrictions) time and time again.\u00a0 Right now there are people who are taking AAdvantage of the Citi Executive World Mastercard and they’ve picked up the card 3 times in the last six months.\u00a0 Have they paid $750 in annual fees.\u00a0 Yes.\u00a0 Does that sound painful, yes indeed.<\/p>\n

The flip side is thinking about it this way:\u00a0 with their 300,000 AAdvantage miles they’ll be able to take 7.5 people to Europe during the offseason and they’ll only have to pay for the taxes.\u00a0 When was the last time you heard about someone who took five and half kids to Europe for $750?<\/p>\n

Not all credit card issuers will give their bonuses multiple times.\u00a0 Chase will only issue a bonus per card once.\u00a0 American Express just changed their stance and now only allow one bonus per card per person.\u00a0 Jump on the bandwagon an double the credit card bonuses before the well dries up.<\/p>\n

Other Ideas on how to maximize your sign up bonuses<\/h2>\n

Some of these ideas might work for you to help you take more vacations for less.<\/p>\n