Flights Booked

Several months ago, Cal called me to see if I was going to sign up for a Southwest credit card. If he referred me, he would earn 20,000 points which would pay for his flights at Thanksgiving. I had already been looking into it as Southwest had changed their policies and only cardholders would receive a free checked bag in the future.  They were also increasing the points that cardholders earned and had a 100,000-point promotion for new customers.  Cal checked with the credit card company and once he was assured that we would both receive our points if I signed up, I filled out the application.  I was approved quickly and began using my card as soon as possible.  

To earn the points, I had to spend $4,000 on the card.  That sounded like a lot but in the end wasn't too difficult as I stopped using any other method of payment including other credit cards, cash or checks.  I even put away my Disney Visa at Disney World during the two-month process that it took me to reach the required limit.  I was happy to see on my statement last week that I had surpassed the threshold.  It took several days for the points to appear on my Southwest account, but once they did, I got to work on booking our upcoming flights.  I first used the points for our trip to California in April.  We had talked about it for quite some time, so I was very happy to finally have it reserved.  Next, I booked Doug and my flights to Indy in January for Cameron's birthday.  I even had enough points left over to book Cameron's return flight to Indiana after Christmas break. I texted Cal when I was finished to thank him for pushing me to get the Southwest card as it officially saved us over $1,000. That was by far the biggest reward I had ever earned for signing up for a new credit card.