Now Think Creatively and Then Just Do It

This offer has been around for a while but, many have missed the hidden gem in the offer.

Step 1. Go to this link and open a Citichecking account using promo code CSVD
Step 2. Make copies of Everything, everything and keep them.
Step 3. When it comes to funding the account choose the fund with your credit card option.
Step 4. Download the Online Credit/Debit Card Deposit Form and print it.
Step 5 Call the bank that has the credit card you want to use to fund your new checking account and ask them to reduce the cash advance limit to $0.00. Mastercard or Visa Only. No Amex.
Step 6. Submit the form by mail or fax.
Step 7. Wait, Wait, Wait. If all goes well your credit card will be charged as a purchase, your new checking account will be funded, and of course, you will pay off the credit card balance when it comes due with the funds in your checking account. (Don’t Close the Checking Account)
Leave a few bucks in it to pay the required service charges for having a balance under $6000 in your linked Citi accounts.
Step 8 is most important. Do the tasks as required for the promotion ie direct deposit, 5 debit card transactions per month or two electronic bill payments for 3 consecutive months to earn the 16,000 Thank You Points.

If the credit card is not charged and you can’t get the new checking account funded that way, forget it, and fund the account some other way to preserve the 16K Thank You Points.

Not everybody wins with this one. Please, Please, Please Do Not Call Citibank for funding progress. It will either work or it won’t, but please don’t spoil it for others here. This is definitely a Your Mileage May Vary (YMMV) attempt.

Report in with your success or failure, but please don’t call Citibank. They allow this to happen, but we don’t need to stick it in their face.

My US Bank Worldperks Card Approved

That was a quick and easy free 20K with no annual fee. I applied on 6/29 from the link in my post that day. Katy got a business card from them as well without annual fee.

I also got a Continental card from Chase without an annual fee. And the new accounts with Chase Bank for 21K have been initiated with Chase for both Katy and I.

Looks like an 80K+ week for us without fees other than the $25 for each debit card.

Rick Seany Comes Through Again

Thanks Rick for the Great Carry On Bag Chart

Airline Carry-On Baggage Chart
Don’t end up at the airport with a bag that must be checked for $15 or worse be sent back outside security and end up with 2 checked bags for $40 ($15 first, $25 second).
There is no “standard” size for carry-on baggage — each airline sets their own policy, so we have put web links and size information for most of the popular U.S. airlines in one handy chart. Measurement is in maximum “Linear Inches” which is the Length + Width + Height.
Most Airline Safe Size4: 22″ L x 14″ W x 9″ H

Number of Carry-On Bags
Number of Personal Items
Maximum Dimensions Linear in Inches
Template Size
Max Weight (carry-on)

American Airlines
1
1
45
Gate Decision
40 lbs

Continental Airlines
1
1
51
not specified
40 lbs

Delta Air Lines
1
1
45
22″ L x 14″ W x 9″ H
40 lbs.

Northwest Airlines
1
1
45
22″ L x 14″ W x 9″ H
not specified

United Airlines
1
1
45
22″ L x 14″ W x 9″ H
not specified

US Airways
1
1
51
26″ L x 14″ W x 11″ H
not specified

AirTran
1
1
55
not specified
not specified

Alaska Airlines
1
1
51
24″ L x 17″ W x 10″ H
not specified

Allegiant Air
1
1
44
19″ L x 16″ W x 9″ H
not specified

ExpressJet
1
1
51
18″ L x 16″ W x 10″ H 3
40 lbs.

Frontier Airlines
1
1
49
not specified
35 lbs.

Go Airlines
1
1
45
19″ L x 15″ W x 11″ H
not specified

Hawaiian Airlines
1
1
45
22″ L x 14″ W x 9″ H
25 lbs.

JetBlue
1
1
50-56 2
26″ L x 18″ W x 12″ H
not specified

Midwest Airlines
1
space available
45
21″ L x 15″ W x 9″ H
50 lbs.

Southwest Airlines
1
1
50
24″ L x 16″ W x 10″ H
not specified

Spirit Airlines
1
1
45
22″ L x 13″ W x 10″ H
not specified

Sun Country
1
1
48
not specified
35 lbs.

Virgin America
1
1
50
24″ L x 16″ W x 10″ H
16 lbs.

1 Linear Inches – Length + Width + Height
2 Varies on aircraft size
3 Maximum Bin Size
4 Smaller required for Allegiant, Midwest, Express Jet

The chart may make more sense to you this way


Delta 5000 Miles

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Simply register below and book a reservation between July 1 and August 31, 2008.
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