Can you give the reward to someone else?

I have a friend with awesome credit who, back in the day of high interest rates, bought his *house* on his credit card. His credit was so impeccable that his rate was lower than the going mortgage rates. Admittedly, it was a crack house in a terrible neighborhood, which he then gutted and renovated, and petitioned the city council until they replaced all the sidewalks.

I am DONE with proofing this client's final drafts! WOO! Sunday night is FREE. Bring on the books and TV, baybee!

Anyone who flies first-class more than once is rich, by my standards. I got upgraded for free once by a very nice person (airport lady, I hope you are having a nice day!) because my friend and I were...I dunno? Nice? Broke? Nice AND broke? I have no idea. And it was the Charlotte to Mexico leg of the trip and it was SWEET!!

I think I have a very low bar for what is wealthy, in my eyes.

Anyone who flies first-class more than once is rich, by my standards

Hahhha! I fly first class all the time. I am not rich (though I am certainly not poor either). But other than with frequent flier miles, I've never PAID for first class...

Long gone are the days where my job lent itself towards frequent flier points. Those days were good.

People who get FF points based on personal travel--those I really really envy.

I've only flown first-class once. It was a flight from London to NY, though, and awesome. (The airline had screwed up our reservations, and upgraded us to first class on the return trip to compensate.)

ita !, glad to hear you found something. Cash has more stroke when you're buying a new car because of floorplan and manufacturer-to-dealer incentives that give them more leeway to discount and still make a little money at the same time.

You can still get some concessions for used vehicles but there's less wiggle room. You may have a better shot at getting freebie add-ons like free preventive maintenance or an aftermarket upgrade to the car (remote start, etc.) I don't see why the dealership wouldn't let you put some of the purchase price on your credit card. It doesn't hurt to ask.

Erin, if you did the damage to your credit in college, then it should be off your credit report by now. Negative items only stay on for 7 years (bankruptcies stay for 10), so unless there's been new issues since then, college mistakes shouldn't still be haunting you. You should take a look at your credit report to make sure creditors aren't illegally keeping things active in violation of the Fair Credit Reporting Act. This is true regardless of whether you paid off the debt or not.

Email me if you want some help with this. I did the same thing in college, but I'm in great shape now.

Hahhha! I fly first class all the time. I am not rich (though I am certainly not poor either). But other than with frequent flier miles, I've never PAID for first class...

meara is me. I get upgraded 90-95% of the time domestically, and I've been upgraded 2 out of my last 4 flights to Europe because coach was oversold. Delta doesn't do complimentary upgrades internationally, but first moves its frequent fliers up to Business/First (before anyone else) if Economy is oversold.

OK, if works pays for it, it doesn't count. Although I am still jealous.

Maria, I FUBARed myself good in the 2000's, too, so I am still rebuilding. So is D, thanks to wife the first. But maybe there is something more I can do.

But I'mma pull a Scarlett O'Hara, because tonight is for books, TV and perhaps a glittery self mani/pedi.

Tim found a YouTube video of my downstairs neighbor, Edna:

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People in the hood dress as her for Halloween. She planted plastic flowers in my succulent and roses garden.