Guys, I have to pay ₹1,23,000 CC bill for a single card by 2nd October. I have the following options/constraints and want to optimize the cashback/reward.
Constraints:
1. I can pay a max of ₹37,700 through HDFC Platinum DC to get 1% cashback.
2. I can pay a max of ₹55,000 (₹5,000+₹25,000+₹25,000) through SBI DCs before 20th Sept to get 1.25% back.
3. I have IDFC DC that gives 0.5% worth of reward points on initial ₹50,000 spends and then 1.67% worth of reward points on spends above ₹50,000
Possible Ways:
Please help me with the following queries:
1. Am I missing something? Is there something I should pay attention to with the first method, where I pay the entire amount through the IDFC DC?
2. How risky is it to go with the 4th option? (I am keeping it as a backup in case I have missed something regarding the IDFC reward point cap, etc. I will also be looking into tuning the 2nd option in case the 1st option gets dropped due to max reward capping or something.)
3. Any other better suggestions for paying the CC bill?