Back In The Saddle Again
Some people have normal hobbies like woodworking or gardening. I, on the other hand, am into signing up for things. I used to be into applying for BMG memberships to get the 12 CDs for the price of one as well as the bonus for signing up a ‘friend’ (hey, I think I make a good friend!). That is, until they ended the club this year. Also this year, as a result of the credit crunch, one of my other pastimes all but evaporated: credit card introductory offers. In 2008, I managed to rack up over $900 in cash and over 50,000 frequent flyer miles just by applying for credit cards, all from this blog. But come 2009, the offers dried up. In fact, the situation was so dire that American Express was paying some of their delinquent cardholders to close their accounts!. Well, it would seem that the gloomy days are over. I just received a the new Chase Freedom credit card with a $100 bonus after spending $500 in the first 3 months. Thanks, Chase! Don’t mind if I do 
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It’s sad to hear that the BMG CD club is no more. I used to be a repeat subscriber as well (wasn’t everybody?)! I always figured that they would deny my applications after a while, since the fine print clearly said “only for new customers”, but they always delivered.
I was always amazed when I received credit card applications for people that I invented. Or when they would accept me joining a friend at the same address. I must own over 500 BMG CDs! I was definitely bummed a few months ago when I decided it was time to join again, only to discover that the club is gone.