Spirit airlines credit cards - Revision history

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‎Collecting the Signup Bonus

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‎Notable Benefits

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‎Notable Benefits

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‎Using the Card for your Everyday Spending

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‎Collecting the Signup Bonus

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‎Notable Benefits

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-<li>'''It might be worth getting this card for its signup bonus'''. If you fly on Spirit, the 40,000 points should be worth at least $400 and probably more. That's pretty good, but not as good as Bank of America's best cards.</li>
+<li>{{Signup Intro|maybe}}. If you fly on Spirit, the 40,000 points should be worth at least $400 and probably more. That's pretty good, but not as good as Bank of America's best cards.</li>
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 *[[#Collecting the Signup Bonus|Signup Bonus]]
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-*[[#Using the Card for your Everyday Spending|Using for your Everyday Spending]]
+*[[#Bonus Categories|Bonus Categories]]
 *[[#Getting Rid of the Card|Getting Rid of the Card]]
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-'''If you frequently fly on Spirit Airlines, this is a "must have" credit card. It is the only way to get access to "off-peak" awards, which only require a fraction of the normal number of miles to book. In addition, it enables you to earn twice as many miles on most of your Spirit Airlines flights. Hardcore Spirit fans might even want to use this card as their general-purpose reward card, earning 2x miles on every purchase'''.
+'''If you fly on Spirit Airlines, this card provides a solid signup bonus and some nice benefits. If you fly on Spirit very frequently, it may be worth putting a bunch of spending on the card to help you reach higher-level status.''''
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 <li>'''Preferred boarding'''. You can board in "Zone 2". Although this isn't as valuable on Spirit as it is on other airlines because fewer people are carrying-on bags due to the high fees. </li>
-<li>'''Earn status qualifying points'''. You'll earn 1 status point for every $10 in purchases. Silver status requires 800 points and provides some nice benefits such as free seat selection at check-in and access to exit seats 3 hours before departure. Gold status requires 5,000 points.</li>
+<li>'''Earn status qualifying points'''. You'll earn 1 status point for every $10 in purchases. Silver status requires 2,000 points and provides some nice benefits such as free seat selection at check-in and access to exit seats 3 hours before departure. Gold status requires 5,000 points.</li>
 <li>'''25% rebate on inflight food and beverages'''.</li>

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 <li>'''$100 Companion Voucher every year you spend $5,000'''. This is a $100 discount of the cost of a 2nd ticket. The opportunity cost of spending $5,000 on the Spirit Card instead of on one of the best general-purpose cards is around $50. So if you are likely to use the certificate, it is worth spending just enough to earn it.</li>
-<li>'''Waived redemption fees".
+<li>'''Waived redemption fees'''. While the old program had onerous redemption fees, the new program only charges a fee if it is within 28 days of departure. If you have the credit card, you can avoid this $50 fee on last-minute redemptions.</li>
 <li>'''Preferred boarding'''. You can board in "Zone 2". Although this isn't as valuable on Spirit as it is on other airlines because fewer people are carrying-on bags due to the high fees. </li>

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 The no-annual-fee version provides 5,000 bonus points every year you spend $10,000 (a terrible deal) instead of the $100 companion voucher and doesn't provide the useful redemption fee waiver or the ability to earn elite qualifying points.
-=== Using the Card for your Everyday Spending ===
+=== Bonus Categories  ===
-<ul class="bulletlist">
+Other than potentially trying to spend $5,000 to earn the $100 companion discount, you should use this card for spending. Other cards provide better reward rates (even on purchases from Spirit itself).
 === Getting Rid of the Card ===