I love credit cards so much! v2.0 (see first page for add'l details)

[gottalovepluto]

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[WVMomof3]

I can't teach DH how to fold tshirts in the normal way, he watched her fold them on that show and was like WHAT IS THAT CRAZINESS

I watched her on youtube a year or 2 ago and refolded all my T-shirts her way. It does help to see what is in the drawer. Though I skipped the does it give me joy part and definitely didn't purge enough of them and they are squeezed in tight.

I taught all my kids how to fold towels when they were little. Then I watched I think it was Martha Stewart fold towels and I switched how I fold my towels. And for some reason I can not reteach anyone how to fold them the now correct way! lol Sometimes I let it go, sometimes I find myself refolding dumb towels thinking why do I have to be this way??

 

[SouthFayetteFan]

Did they email you a response? I put in my first backdoor request a week ago and haven't heard a thing. Also haven't seen any extra AA points pop up anywhere (although last time I didn't see the extra 15k AA for a few weeks after they approved my request under the old SM system).

I actually got a letter in the mail...twice...telling me no lol.

 

[gottalovepluto]

I'm not exaggerating when I say that I hibernate when it is below 50. Between 50 and 60 I will at least check the mail and run into a store. 45 with shorts on!?!?

The high was 55 here at home in CA yesterday and I was wearing my warm boots and snow jacket. Some people cannot cold. Imho someday science will find we're genetically defective, it's not our fault

 

[gottalovepluto]

I think its insane that the 2 person room costs as much as it does and it only has a murphy bed in the room. I love WDW and don't pay rack rate, but that room category really shocked me a little

I was shocked at the rack rate at the new property tbh. I keep thinking Disney can't shock me like that anymore and yet they most certainly can...

 

[gottalovepluto]

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[jhoannam]

Marriott Platinum Elite members, what benefit did you choose? I'm thinking Suite nights, but do I have to use the 5 nights on one reservation? or can I use them on 5 separate nights? I'm asking because we will have 4 certificates, I would like to use them with those nights since we probably won't ever pay for any marriott nights.

 

[Calfan]

Too funny! Although I am one of those lucky few on this thread that know calpyso726 IRL so I'm sure we've got at least one picture together from the two trips we've both been on (Scotland ABD and Iceland/Norway/Scotland DCL cruise).

Found one! And, bonus, it also includes the Plane Princess himself and @CaliforniaGirl09, in addition to @calypso726 and me. This was taken on the Isle of Skye during an absolutely amazing hike. If we all look a little younger, it's because this dates back to 2013....

 

[Alexle2007]

Marriott Platinum Elite members, what benefit did you choose? I'm thinking Suite nights, but do I have to use the 5 nights on one reservation? or can I use them on 5 separate nights? I'm asking because we will have 4 certificates, I would like to use them with those nights since we probably won't ever pay for any marriott nights.

I did the 5 suite nights since the 5 elite nights would have counted towards 2018 and would have been of 0 value to me, didn’t need a discount of an overpriced mattress or a donation to charity. Even if I get one or two uses. It was the best of the options.

 

[pinkxray]

Not happy with the $125 annual fee on the SPG biz. It’s my only Amex so far. Amex seems to hate me and I have gotten the pop up for the last two cards I applied for. I was planning on keep the SPG biz indefinitely to keep up spendings with Amex and hopefully get the pop up to go away. Between the free night and the offers I was ok with the $95 fee. Not sure if paying $125 to get in Amex good graces is worth it or if I should just move on.

 

[gottalovepluto]

Checked Arcadia Power and I don't see a savings for us. The only option I see is to pay them money each month to offset our usage, which would be the opposite. I do have the option to pay my electric via cc and do that already each month, I was interested in savings I saw mentioned.

You have a new pic too! (And it is absolutely adorable!)

 

[Calfan]

Ok. Just figured out to get a real picture in here, and not just a thumbnail, so re-posting.

 

[elgerber]

The high was 55 here at home in CA yesterday and I was wearing my warm boots and snow jacket. Some people cannot cold. Imho someday science will find we're genetically defective, it's not our fault

Ha, I live in MN and I cannot stand the cold either!!! But 55 would feel glorious right now, our forecasted high for a week from today is -7! UGH! That is also dog agility class night, where I sit in a chair for 2 hours watching which ever dog isn't training at the time, in a giant warehouse type building. I freeze my buns off every week, next week I may just die in there.

 

[disneymagicgirl]

Has anyone ever stayed here? I am just hanging out, on yet another cold, gray, rainy day, wishing for a trip to somewhere warm...

https://www.squawpeakhilton.com/activities/river-ranch-water-park

 

[gottalovepluto]

We did the free DVC equivalent of MK DAH last January and it POURED for almost the entire time. It was still a blast! We saved Big Thunder and 7 Dwarves until the rain slowed down...

That was a solid life call. It downpoured my last trip starting exactly as our train left the 7DMT station and stopped exactly as we left the exit line into Fantasyland. That ride was horrible, eyes closed, and all any of us wanted to do was get off the stupid thing. The only time I've ever thought 7DMT was too long! We were a soaked bunch of people walking off that ride because no one had their ponchos at that point.

 

[hsmamato2]

I wonder if I have my towels folded properly. The few times DH has helped, I have had to re-fold them since they weren’t right in my mind. All of our closets and drawers look like beautifully sorted rainbows.

once I learned to 'tidy' lol my towel closet is now a pristine thing of beauty!

 

[hsmamato2]

I can't teach DH how to fold tshirts in the normal way, he watched her fold them on that show and was like WHAT IS THAT CRAZINESS

mine said the same thing until he opened his shirt drawer today and I heard him say "WOW".... it's unbelievable how much extra space it opens up

 

[snugglebug]

Ah poop, I may have goofed up my calculations. I'm not used to having an AF card with AmEx, been almost 10 years since my last one
So Gary from VftW wrote it out this way, which I think is correct based on how they've been doing the charge card changes lately - "The card’s annual fee will increase from $95 to $125 starting with new accounts and renewals from March 28, 2019. " I think from the TPG article, when you sign up for the card the agreement says "$0 AF first year, $95 AF after" or something like that so it's in the terms what you get for those two years and they can't change it until year 3. For the rest of us it may depend on when our AF hits.

So now I'm in a pickle, my anniversary is 3/5, I think my statement closes around 3/20, will my AF be on that statement and I'll make it this year? Or is it the statement after that and I'm screwed? I'm always confused by people saying the 13th AmEx statement.

ETA: Oh well, since it was my first year last year, then I should be held to those terms too. So I think that's why I was thinking I was safe before. Hm, now to go verify the agreement. Others might be screwed though

Wasn't there a minimum amount of time notice they have to give you or something? When they increased the fee on the Gold card, they originally informed current holders our AF would be the new rate. Then shortly after that was corrected and we'd have one more renewal at the old rate. Or something like that. I know I was unhappy my AF would go up, then got the email that it would remain the $195 for my first AF then go up to the $250.

I hope that's clear, migraine day.

 

[brownhaired_girl]

Ha, I live in MN and I cannot stand the cold either!!! But 55 would feel glorious right now, our forecasted high for a week from today is -7! UGH! That is also dog agility class night, where I sit in a chair for 2 hours watching which ever dog isn't training at the time, in a giant warehouse type building. I freeze my buns off every week, next week I may just die in there.

Here you go. My friend who is a mail carrier says it works wonderful!
dewalt-heated-jacket

We are looking at -20 at night Friday, Saturday and Sunday. We threw in lots of extra firewood today and the horses got an extra layer of blankets.

 

[wendow]

Has anyone ever stayed here? I am just hanging out, on yet another cold, gray, rainy day, wishing for a trip to somewhere warm...

https://www.squawpeakhilton.com/activities/river-ranch-water-park

No, but I need warm too. I am so over this winter and we've had so little and it's been mild. I feel bad complaining. It doesn't help that my dh applied for a job in FL yesterday...So, I have visions of much warmer weather dancing in my head

ETA: the hilton looks great and Phoenix would be lovely right now!