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My Journey to Infinia Metal (Shortcut)

Hi Guys,

Hope all are doing good.

So basically my credit card Journey starts 3 years ago with HDFC Times Credit Card with the limit of Rs 30000.

● As at that time, i only have one card (HDFC Times), all my spends were done on it

● After 6 months, i got an upgrade offer from Times to Moneyback+ with limit enhancement to Rs 60000

● For almost, 1 years i used Moneyback+ after which my limit got increased to Rs 100000

● In 2022, i got another upgrade to Millennia credit with limit increase to Rs 120000

● After that, i move over to another Bank Credit Card like SBI Cashback, Axis Atlas and SBI Air India, as now i have started learning about Air/Hotel Miles and started traveling Dom/International

● Then i saw HDFC Infinia and i got love at first sight with this card 😅 and i wanted the same but my salary doesn't allow

● As i have been away from my Millennia credit card, suddenly i got limit enhancement to Rs 175000

● Then my RM (HDFC Preferred customer + Salary account) told me to get ULIP against which she can arrange me Infinia Metal card and that too LTF
Initially i thought it's a gimmick but after checking on Twitter and Technofino forum, i finally decided to go for it

● Now, i understand ULIP may sound bad but love is blind 😁
Additionally, i can fully utilize it to my uses because i have to pay Insurance(via Amazon), Flipkart/Amazon for Grocery (bigbasket doesn't deliver to my area), Smartbuy for flight booking


So, Thank you all guys for helping and teaching me. I might have missed some points or chronology but will be happy to add afterwards

Regarding ULIP, it's HDFC Smart life Protect (Rs 15000 every month for 5 years).
were your spending this much even on a card having limit 1.75L
how did RM even got approval for card used not very much having low limit for straight up INFINIA that to LTF my godd!!
 
were your spending this much even on a card having limit 1.75L
how did RM even got approval for card used not very much having low limit for straight up INFINIA that to LTF my godd!!
Branch employees can take deviation from Group Head for all sorts of things like salary requirement, spend criteria, limit required etc

But they don't do it often, it's like going to your bosses boss with a personal request, you need to have a good reason for it

So they'll only stick their neck out if they've a very good reason to do so
 
My friend has done the same. Took some plan for 2.2 laks per annum and kept playing with the health reports they asked for. Slowly with the delays the card got delivered and even after the cancellation period is over, he was still able to cancel cos technically the ulip wasn't active as the health reports were missing.

RM suggested to take ulip for his wife and he said she's diabetic so again there will be issues with ulip. RM was heart broken and said next time any need for any loan please call me.

He got infinia with all these games.
 
Paying 12.5k fees is better than 9 lakh ULIP....You will get reward points equal to 12.5k...Also, it seems you are not big spender...Many people take infinia just to boost their ego.

Very bad financial decision....Your RM completed her ULIP target and you became scapegoat.
I understand it's a bad decision. Also, i was ready to pay 12.k fees but i was not eligible for this card in the first place.
 
My friend has done the same. Took some plan for 2.2 laks per annum and kept playing with the health reports they asked for. Slowly with the delays the card got delivered and even after the cancellation period is over, he was still able to cancel cos technically the ulip wasn't active as the health reports were missing.

RM suggested to take ulip for his wife and he said she's diabetic so again there will be issues with ulip. RM was heart broken and said next time any need for any loan please call me.

He got infinia with all these games.
Mine is active and it's already been more than 30 days. Do you think if i cancel it now, will they refund the full amount? Also, will my card still active?
 
A lot people are criticizing OP left and right,
And i don't want to individually reply and get into arguments here,
So let me just give you my perspective on this

1. Infinia is as such best, most coveted card right now, people know that, hdfc knows people know,
That's why eligibility criteria increased recently
so their's some sentimental/aspirational value attached to getting it

2. And so getting this Card is really very difficult, with the amount of people posting their success stories here you might think that it's easy to get, It's not,
There are plenty of people I've seen both here and physically who are more than qualified but still can't get infinia, there're person with 1.2 cr ITR and another who's a hugely successful credit card Youtuber who can't get it as well, later one had to take secured infinia with 10L FD(FD route not available anymore i believe)

3. So for OP at Millennia with 1.75L limit it might have been years even decades to get to Infinia with 8L limit

4. And Infinia is something that provides peace of mind for whole family, get add on for everyone with Priority Pass and you can get into most lounges

5. Being on Visa network it'll accepted almost everywhere, so 3.3% return rate on almost everything

6. Based on his spends OP can make upto 15k points per month on smartbuy, and no limit on regular points, these can be used 1:1 for flight bookings, hotels, Tanishq, Apple etc

7. Other benefits like ITC 1+1 buffet, club marriot membetship and unlimited golf is difficult to put price on, but can make good use of

8. Great card for foreign spends, as it gives around 2% net gain after forex mark up(quite rare)

9. Limited time offers and gifts, in recent times infinia holers have received Swiggy One, Acccor plus at a great price(7500 rps), some other offers as well i don't remember

10. Now coming to ULIPs, while i don't necessarily endorse this product, people have made good money with it, it just requires you to have a little technical know how and Research about which funds to park into and when to move in/out, so it’s not that bad per se

Bottomline is if you've done your research and can do good with ULIP, and you can get good value out of Infinia, it's not a bad combo
 
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My friend has done the same. Took some plan for 2.2 laks per annum and kept playing with the health reports they asked for. Slowly with the delays the card got delivered and even after the cancellation period is over, he was still able to cancel cos technically the ulip wasn't active as the health reports were missing.

RM suggested to take ulip for his wife and he said she's diabetic so again there will be issues with ulip. RM was heart broken and said next time any need for any loan please call me.

He got infinia with all these games.
So your friend didn't even pay first premium ?
 
Hi Guys,

Hope all are doing good.

So basically my credit card Journey starts 3 years ago with HDFC Times Credit Card with the limit of Rs 30000.

● As at that time, i only have one card (HDFC Times), all my spends were done on it

● After 6 months, i got an upgrade offer from Times to Moneyback+ with limit enhancement to Rs 60000

● For almost, 1 years i used Moneyback+ after which my limit got increased to Rs 100000

● In 2022, i got another upgrade to Millennia credit with limit increase to Rs 120000

● After that, i move over to another Bank Credit Card like SBI Cashback, Axis Atlas and SBI Air India, as now i have started learning about Air/Hotel Miles and started traveling Dom/International

● Then i saw HDFC Infinia and i got love at first sight with this card 😅 and i wanted the same but my salary doesn't allow

● As i have been away from my Millennia credit card, suddenly i got limit enhancement to Rs 175000

● Then my RM (HDFC Preferred customer + Salary account) told me to get ULIP against which she can arrange me Infinia Metal card and that too LTF
Initially i thought it's a gimmick but after checking on Twitter and Technofino forum, i finally decided to go for it

● Now, i understand ULIP may sound bad but love is blind 😁
Additionally, i can fully utilize it to my uses because i have to pay Insurance(via Amazon), Flipkart/Amazon for Grocery (bigbasket doesn't deliver to my area), Smartbuy for flight booking


So, Thank you all guys for helping and teaching me. I might have missed some points or chronology but will be happy to add afterwards

Regarding ULIP, it's HDFC Smart life Protect (Rs 15000 every month for 5 years).
It depends on how you see it. Life protect is all about paying small amounts and in the event of unforseen circumstances to self, your family gets lets say 1 cr. i would prefer mutual funds, but then I understand its a personal choice and different thoughts and returns vs the time payment is made
At 4% p.a.At 8% p.a.
Age YearAnnualized premium / Maturity benefitDeath benefitAnnualized premium / Maturity benefitDeath benefit
301-1,00,0001,00,00,000-1,00,0001,00,00,000
312-1,00,0001,00,00,000-1,00,0001,00,00,000
323-1,00,0001,00,00,000-1,00,0001,00,00,000
334-1,00,0001,00,00,000-1,00,0001,00,00,000
345-1,00,0001,00,00,000-1,00,0001,00,00,000
356-1,00,0001,00,00,000-1,00,0001,00,00,000
367-1,00,0001,00,00,000-1,00,0001,00,00,000
378-1,00,0001,00,00,000-1,00,0001,00,00,000
389-1,00,0001,00,00,000-1,00,0001,00,00,000
3910-1,00,0001,00,00,000-1,00,0001,00,00,000
4011-1,00,0001,00,00,000-1,00,0001,00,00,000
4112-1,00,0001,00,00,000-1,00,0001,00,00,000
421301,00,00,00001,00,00,000
431401,00,00,00001,00,00,000
441501,00,00,00001,00,00,000
451601,00,00,00001,00,00,000
461701,00,00,00001,00,00,000
471801,00,00,00001,00,00,000
481901,00,00,00001,00,00,000
492001,00,00,00001,00,00,000
502101,00,00,00001,00,00,000
512201,00,00,00001,00,00,000
522301,00,00,00001,00,00,000
532401,00,00,00001,00,00,000
542501,00,00,00001,00,00,000
55 17,59,8841,00,00,00038,14,6231,00,00,000
1.97% 6.00%
The IRR for the best-case scenario @ 8% return is 6% & for the worst-case scenario @ 4% return is 1.97%. This is a long-term investment (25 years policy term), but the IRR doesn’t hold good for a long-term investment. Under the HDFC Life Smart Protect plan, the fund value at the end of 25 years won’t be sufficient to fulfill the inflated cost of your goal.
 
Hi Guys,

Hope all are doing good.

So basically my credit card Journey starts 3 years ago with HDFC Times Credit Card with the limit of Rs 30000.

● As at that time, i only have one card (HDFC Times), all my spends were done on it

● After 6 months, i got an upgrade offer from Times to Moneyback+ with limit enhancement to Rs 60000

● For almost, 1 years i used Moneyback+ after which my limit got increased to Rs 100000

● In 2022, i got another upgrade to Millennia credit with limit increase to Rs 120000

● After that, i move over to another Bank Credit Card like SBI Cashback, Axis Atlas and SBI Air India, as now i have started learning about Air/Hotel Miles and started traveling Dom/International

● Then i saw HDFC Infinia and i got love at first sight with this card 😅 and i wanted the same but my salary doesn't allow

● As i have been away from my Millennia credit card, suddenly i got limit enhancement to Rs 175000

● Then my RM (HDFC Preferred customer + Salary account) told me to get ULIP against which she can arrange me Infinia Metal card and that too LTF
Initially i thought it's a gimmick but after checking on Twitter and Technofino forum, i finally decided to go for it

● Now, i understand ULIP may sound bad but love is blind 😁
Additionally, i can fully utilize it to my uses because i have to pay Insurance(via Amazon), Flipkart/Amazon for Grocery (bigbasket doesn't deliver to my area), Smartbuy for flight booking


So, Thank you all guys for helping and teaching me. I might have missed some points or chronology but will be happy to add afterwards

Regarding ULIP, it's HDFC Smart life Protect (Rs 15000 every month for 5 years).
ULIPs for Infinia are a norm now a days. Its not that bad. No other investments other than ULIPs (or any Insurance linked Investments) offer premium payment by Credit card (either yearly or monthly). You can pay this with your Infinia and get a flat discount of 3.3% (in the form of reward points) on your ULIP premium. This way it helps somewhat to reduce the entry load of investment. Entry load in ULIP = Mortality premium + AMC charges + FMC charges + GST which comes to around 5-8 % of your invested amount.
 
ULIPs for Infinia are a norm now a days. Its not that bad. No other investments other than ULIPs (or any Insurance linked Investments) offer premium payment by Credit card (either yearly or monthly). You can pay this with your Infinia and get a flat discount of 3.3% (in the form of reward points) on your ULIP premium. This way it helps somewhat to reduce the entry load of investment. Entry load in ULIP = Mortality premium + AMC charges + FMC charges + GST which comes to around 5-8 % of your invested amount.
I'll buy Amazon voucher via HDFC portal and then pay premium (13% return i suppose)
 
Hi Guys,

Hope all are doing good.

So basically my credit card Journey starts 3 years ago with HDFC Times Credit Card with the limit of Rs 30000.

● As at that time, i only have one card (HDFC Times), all my spends were done on it

● After 6 months, i got an upgrade offer from Times to Moneyback+ with limit enhancement to Rs 60000

● For almost, 1 years i used Moneyback+ after which my limit got increased to Rs 100000

● In 2022, i got another upgrade to Millennia credit with limit increase to Rs 120000

● After that, i move over to another Bank Credit Card like SBI Cashback, Axis Atlas and SBI Air India, as now i have started learning about Air/Hotel Miles and started traveling Dom/International

● Then i saw HDFC Infinia and i got love at first sight with this card 😅 and i wanted the same but my salary doesn't allow

● As i have been away from my Millennia credit card, suddenly i got limit enhancement to Rs 175000

● Then my RM (HDFC Preferred customer + Salary account) told me to get ULIP against which she can arrange me Infinia Metal card and that too LTF
Initially i thought it's a gimmick but after checking on Twitter and Technofino forum, i finally decided to go for it

● Now, i understand ULIP may sound bad but love is blind 😁
Additionally, i can fully utilize it to my uses because i have to pay Insurance(via Amazon), Flipkart/Amazon for Grocery (bigbasket doesn't deliver to my area), Smartbuy for flight booking


So, Thank you all guys for helping and teaching me. I might have missed some points or chronology but will be happy to add afterwards
congrats
Regarding ULIP, it's HDFC Smart life Protect (Rs 15000 every month for 5 years).
its technically not LTF.. you paid for it in a roundabout way.. but make the most of it.... congratulations
 
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