WWYD: We have a Lowe's appliance purchase of about $2K that we need to make in the next few days, without an MSR
I had it all figured out for our next few cards, based on our Japan trip next year and Euro trip after that. I'm not sure if we should throw another card into the mix. We're both below 5/24, I just don't want to mess up chances at these other plans going forward. The plan for future cards is 1) DH - CSP in February (which will be 4 years, this is so we can transfer URs to partners for Hyatt hotels in Japan), 2) me - Amex Hilton Surpass or Biz Hilton around April (points for Tokyo Bay Disney), and 3) Citi AA Advantage or Barclays Aviator Red next summer (to build up AA points for our Europe flights).
So, what would you do? I'm thinking to get either a CIC or CIU for the Lowe's purchase (probably a CIC because then I can buy Lowe's gift cards at Staples for 5x)... and I see the sub is 90K on $6000 spend, which we can be 1/3 of the way there already. I just got a CIC in January though. I'm pretty sure I can hold two... right? Also, less than 1 year between apps for them ok? Can the card be expedited? Theoretically we need to make the purchase by 11/9!