Total bill? $11,000. Ouch!
When he gave me the invoice, I asked if I could pay with a card instead of a check.
He had to call the office - LOL! I guess that doesn’t happen much.
He said they would accept a card (although it definitely wasn’t their preference).
I knew I needed to be strategic with which card I used because I knew I could earn the equivalent of a round trip ticket anywhere in the US by using the right one.
I wanted to use a card that had a high reward multiple on every day spend.
I have the Capital One Venture X card which earns 2x on all purchases. That is the one I used.
$11,000 x 2 = 22,000 Capital One Miles (easily a round trip ticket)
While we were disappointed in the big gas line repair, I was at least thankful to get a free trip out of it - haha!
Lesson: Always try to use a strategic credit card, even for large purchases where you’d normally write a check. It doesn’t hurt to ask the vendor if you can use a card instead.
