u/Explosions3

Hey All,

I am currently 23M and have a 764 credit score. I currently have a Amazon Card, Discover IT and Strata Premier. I currently am working towards the Citi trifecta of Strata Premier, Custom Cash, and Double Cash. The main reason I wanted to do Citi was because of how strong custom cash was and I fly pretty much exclusively American as my local airports don't support other airliners. However, I am going to begin renting shortly within the next few months at around 75k salary and have heard so much surrounding Bilt. If I were to pursue the Bilt Palladium in tandem with the Citi trifecta, what is the benefits of that. Should I completely drop the idea of double cash in regards to Bilt Palladium? I've read that there is a limit on cash rollover to new years on Bilt which is definitely something I'm worried about. If I can't hit the 75% spend to garner the rewards from rent, is Bilt still worth it? It seems like a very strong card, but something I seem to have noticed is that a lot of people strictly use Bilt if they have Palladium besides some odditys. I feel as if using Custom Cash and Strata might be good enough to also warrant the Bilt, but I wanted to know if anyone has any experience running a similar setup! I love Bilt's transfer possibilities and just wanted to know if anyone had any advice or experience with a similar setup!

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u/Explosions3 — 11 days ago

CREDIT PROFILE

* Current credit cards you are the primary account holder of:

* Discover IT, $5,300, 6/21

* Amazon Prime Visa Card, $6,300, 09/24

* Citi Strata Premier, $8,000, 4/26

* FICO scores with source: 764 Experian

* Oldest credit card account age: 5 Years

* Cards approved in the past 6 months: 1

* Cards approved in the past 12 months: 1

* Cards approved in the past 24 months: 2

* Annual income $: 50k

CATEGORIES

* Ok with category-specific cards?: Yes

* Ok with rotating category cards?: Yes

* Estimate average monthly spend in the categories below.

* Dining $: 169

* Groceries $: 184 (Lowes Foods, Publix, Food Lion)

* Gas $: 195

* Travel $: 300$ (Would like to travel more though)

* Using abroad?: No

* Other categories or stores: About 400$ of misc spend between retailers and other types of places.

* Other spend:

* Pay rent by card? No

MEMBERSHIPS & SUBSCRIPTIONS

* Amazon Prime member: Yes

* Big bank customer: Amazon card is chase

* Open to business cards: Yes

PURPOSE

* Purpose of next card: Travel Rewards

* Travel rewards preferences: I usually fly american or delta, stay in anything currently.

* Cards being considered: Chase Trifecta, Amex Gold, Bilt Palladium, Citi Double Cash, Citi Aadvantage Platinum Select Card

ADDITIONAL INFO

I will be definitely getting the Citi Custom Cash to cover gas. My question is I will likely be moving soon near RDU and attempting to figure out what card I should start going for after that. My salary will be going up about 25k give or take a bit. So basically, what kind of card could help with that. I plan to begin traveling and flying around 8-10 times a year. I know a big one I'm missing is a catch all 2% card but please let me know if there's something that I'm overlooking, overthinking, or overestimating it's use! Thank you!

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u/Explosions3 — 14 days ago