100 ways this hobby has altered your life

[italdesign]

150. You get used to saying the words, "that's crazy... should I?" - when you hear someone is doing 10x your volume.

 

[GettingReady]

151. Unexpected expenses don't bother you as much when you can use a CC for minimum spend or points.

152. Spouse needing to get out of house on days off, waste gas, and drive randomly is not a problem when he picks up a GC or MO or goes to visit Simon.

153: Spouse buying something not on the list is part of the cost of doing business, but he makes up for it with buying GCs giving fuel perks.

 

[italdesign]

154. Normal ppl dread bills but you cant wait to get them because it means meeting minimum spend faster.

 

[Chum]

155. Avoids lunch invitations at work because you need to liquidate giftcards at PO or buy new stack of gc at CVS.

 

[Craig]

156. Sex on the 50th floor of the Park Hyatt Tokyo while watching the sunset over Mt Fuji... haven't been able to climax since.

 

[italdesign]

haven't been able to climax since.

Yes, anything after that would be anti-climatic.

 

[HariOm]

157. You go to get blood drawn for your annual physical, and upon encountering the long line at the lab, you reflexively almost ask, "Umm... where's the Business Class check-in?"

 

[User2016]

158. You hope kids grow up lil faster so that you can open CCs in their name too

 

[volker]

159. You constantly wonder which new bad rules the banks, airlines, hotel chains and stores will set up.
160. You are constantly looking for that next big thing.
161. You ask yourself if you can use the points/miles quick enough before the next devaluation.

 

[c2nah777]

162. Scared to recycle or toss out your many, many sacks full of used GC's. Might throw up some red flag, or even worse, possibility of misfiling fresh ones in with the used.

163. Considering hiring someone to split the found money on all your "used" GC's.

 

[GettingReady]

164. You manage a checking account for a parent, see a message that you've been pre-qualified for a CC and just have to look even knowing that you can't use their CC.

 

[Benjamin]

. Instead of 3 or 4 vacations a year, we go somewhere nice almost every month

That's my goal!