{"id":166997,"date":"2025-05-07T18:00:35","date_gmt":"2025-05-07T18:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/07\/how-to-meet-the-spending-requirements-for-a-welcome-bonus-the-points-guy\/"},"modified":"2025-05-07T18:00:35","modified_gmt":"2025-05-07T18:00:35","slug":"how-to-meet-the-spending-requirements-for-a-welcome-bonus-the-points-guy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/07\/how-to-meet-the-spending-requirements-for-a-welcome-bonus-the-points-guy\/","title":{"rendered":"How to meet the spending requirements for a welcome bonus – The Points Guy"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Many travel credit cards<\/a> feature excellent welcome bonuses for new cardholders. However, you generally need to spend a particular amount on your new card within a specific time period to earn the bonus. The amount of spending required may be more than you would typically spend on credit cards.<\/p>\n

As such, we frequently get the question: “How do I hit the minimum requirement if I don’t normally spend that much on credit cards?” After all, you don’t want to make unnecessary or extravagant purchases. But you also don’t want to miss out on earning a valuable welcome bonus.<\/p>\n

So let’s discuss 10 ways to meet the minimum spending requirements on a new card.<\/p>\n

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Important considerations<\/h2>\n

Before I introduce ways to meet the minimum spending threshold on your new card, let’s go through four critical points.<\/p>\n

First, note that paying your card’s annual fee<\/a> usually does not count toward the required minimum spending amount.<\/p>\n

Second, read the fine print regarding eligibility for the welcome offer<\/a>. After all, most cards restrict who can earn a bonus and the types of purchases that count toward the required minimum spending.<\/p>\n

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