As a Dental Hygienist I would strongly encourage you to have any orthodontic work done under the supervision of an orthodontist. I’m not going to bore the credit card thread with tooth talk, but there’s considerably more to moving teeth around than just slapping in some trays every day. You’re going to get a much better and controlled result working with an orthodontist. This would be a prime example of you get what you pay for.
Just look for the generic name for any meds you use.
Gift cards? Otherwise I'd transfer.
I don't think gift cards make any sense since I can just cash them out at $.01 at point. The only way I'd get better redemption value is if I transferred to an airline partner... but I don't have any concrete travel plans yet. I could start planning for Japan in 2 years... but I'm not sure about that yet.
I’m going to assume this is down payment? If so, this varies by dealer. Had a friend who just purchased a Toyota and they allowed $5k with credit card.
Yeah...I can't type on my phone...I just edited. $5k would be great! I'm still thinking about what car to get.
Even 2k would be helpful. I'm going to have to manufacture some spend for this to work. Unfortunately, I just spent 2k to fix my AC workout a spend. Horrible!It's totally dealer dependent. I was only able to do 2k for the dep and had to pay the rest of the 30k by check
You can, but you'll need to ask the dealer how much is allowed. I could only but $3k on mine. Every dealership is different
I have also had some weird issues with the Chase portal. I would try different browsers and also the app (not sure if that's an option for UR spending). If it's very important to you, you could ask them to inquire with a supervisor (YMMV). It does seem like a glitch.
Just reiterating what everyone else said, on it being totally dealer dependent. Truck we bought this past December, the dealer allowed $3K on cc. When I bought my SUV in 2017 from a different dealership, they didn't allow one penny to be put on a card, that was a bummer!
If the SUB is every 24 months on that one (which I think it still is), then yes. However, be aware that the SW cards require you wait 31 days between closing and applying.
Thanks for the input! That's the way I've been leaning as well, I just feel like having the supervision of an ortho would be better, esp since I have had general dentistry issues in the past. The cost and time difference (being able to do it at my convenience, rather than having to make an appointment every 2-3 weeks) was the main reason I considered other options. I've had a lot of friends, who are parents, tell me to just do the online routes, like Smile Direct Club for example, because that's what their kids use and its worked so well for them. But I also think for kids it may be a less-complicated thing. I'm not considered "young", and I'd hate to run into any issues caused by cheaping out on the back end, only to find out it would cost just as much or more to correct those issues in the long term. I guess the silver lining is, for what Invisalign is gonna cost, I can very well meet a $6K spend in no time, LOL.As a Dental Hygienist I would strongly encourage you to have any orthodontic work done under the supervision of an orthodontist. I’m not going to bore the credit card thread with tooth talk, but there’s considerably more to moving teeth around than just slapping in some trays every day. You’re going to get a much better and controlled result working with an orthodontist. This would be a prime example of you get what you pay for.
I’m going to recommend going to an orthodontist. I was repeatedly told it wouldn’t work for me and went to the orthodontist expecting braces … again. I’m at that age where your body betrays you and things start to shift. My bite is deep with a severe overbite. Things have changed dramatically since November. I’ve had several friends say it didn’t work for them but they did at home or dentist. I’m stunned at my improvement. My orthodontist said short of jaw surgery nothing would get me to a perfect bite but she could get 50% improvement and she has already! Side note, if I was a better travel hacker, I would have booked a stopover for a future trip. Epic fail on my end. But you learn from your mistakes.
Maybe an airline that uses your airport as a hub? Gives you more options later for domestic flights, at leastI don't think gift cards make any sense since I can just cash them out at $.01 at point. The only way I'd get better redemption value is if I transferred to an airline partner... but I don't have any concrete travel plans yet. I could start planning for Japan in 2 years... but I'm not sure about that yet.
It's so hard being the middle of the child/elderly parent sandwich. I remember being so excited when DH retired and we were like whoo hoo, now we can travel and then DF got sick so yeah, there's just never really a perfect time between kids and parents it seems (*unless you're independently wealthy lol).
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Assuming you have both the checking and savings. You only need to keep $1500 in checking and $300 in savings to keep it fee free. I’m keeping as little as possible in mine for better interest earning elsewhere.
Bingo!!
