Paying Uni Fees with Credit Card for Bonus FF Points

LOneguyinmelb on 26/05/2018 - 20:34
Last edited 26/05/2018 - 20:41

Hi Folks,

I'm starting a post-grad uni course in August (2 units x 4,000 Fees each) and have the money ready. I was wondering if there is a Frequent Flyer or Rewards Credit Card with free/low annual fees and high bonus that recognises uni fees as eligible spend?

Below are my current cards:
- Suncorp Qantas Platinum - Fee free, Packaged w/ mortgage
- David Jones Amex (black) - Commenced April 2018, Bonus received, used only for 3 FF per $1 at supermarkets and petrol stations
- ANZ Black FF - Spend reached, awaiting bonus FF points to be deposited before cancelling.

I cancelled my Platinum Velocity AMEX in April 2018 and plan on waiting 12 mths for next 100K bonus.

Currently the best options appear to be
- ANZ rewards (first yr fee, 75,000 bonus Reward Points)
- Bendigo Bank ($149 fee, 60K Qantas FF)

Appreciate any advice you might have

Financial Credit Card Frequent Flyer

Comments

  • PumaPants on 26/05/2018 - 21:12

    Most probably do. You probably would be paying extra merchant fees for using a CC, compared to bpay from a debit account.

  • arcticmonkey on 26/05/2018 - 21:14

    Some unis take payment by visa or MasterCard but the fees didn't make it worth it for me. See what fee yours charges.

  • MarsTitan on 26/05/2018 - 21:59
    • ANZ rewards (first yr fee, 75,000 bonus Reward Points)
  • o53djz7qTPY4der on 27/05/2018 - 05:13
    +2

    I pay mine using my AMEX.

    My uni offers Post Bill Pay. This then allows me to use Paypal which has my Amex linked to it. No fees.

    • lilkid28 on 27/05/2018 - 10:16
      +1

      Postbillpay/Paypal/Amex route only earns 0.5ppd now I think. From April 2018

      • MathNerd on 27/05/2018 - 12:02

        Do you have a link to a thread or anything that discusses this? This is concerning :(

        • lilkid28 on 27/05/2018 - 21:58

          I tested it out. You can test it out with a small $5 or $10 payment. If it's directly Paypal->Amex such as on Telstra that's still ok. But if you do via Postbillpay apparently it's now 0.5ppd.

        • kelasen on 28/05/2018 - 10:54

          @lilkid28: Yes can confirm this. Made transaction 3 weeks back and awarded only 0.5ppd

  • Justme1234 on 27/05/2018 - 10:46
    +1

    You’ll have to wait 18 months before you can try for another big Amex bonus. You should also read the others posts on Oz Bargain re credit scores.

  • jeremy0000 on 27/05/2018 - 21:54

    Melb Uni charge 0.35% on Mastercard/Visa. Is it worth it?

    • MarsTitan on 27/05/2018 - 23:00

      They know how to make money!

  • Naxo84 on 07/05/2020 - 13:14

    Hi all. I was looking into pay Melbourne uni with CC. Looking to get the Qantas premier platinum with 100k bonus points.
    I have been reading and for the transaction to be passed as an eligible transaction, it has to be prosesed as a purchase and not a bill. Has anyone ever paid melbourne uni with CC and get QFF. Or anyone knows if melbourne uni will process the transaction as a bill or a purchase.

    Cherrs

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