u/ChampionGaming20

As the title implies, I signed up for the Amazon Prime CC today as I am purchasing a new iPad and I wanted to take advantage of the $150 gift card SUB. However, I went to make the order, and about 30-60 mins later it said the payment was declined. I retried and, again, payment was declined. Is this just a case of me trying to use it too soon?

Side note: I was approved for the card, I see it in both my Chase app and on Amazon. My credit limit is far above the dollar amount of my purchase, so that shouldn't be a factor either.

Hi all,

I recently started looking at opportunities other than instructing. I’d like to ask if anyone has any tips on how to make my resume more competitive. And by that, I mean is there any volunteering, projects, or programs I can participate in to make me stand out more? Or is it really just a luck game?

For reference, I have all my ratings up to CFII, not including my multi and MEI. The jobs I’ve been looking at are multi-pilot single engine turboprop jobs, and I qualify for many SIC positions.

Any advice is much appreciated.

Hey all, looking to get some insight and advice here.

I have all my ratings up to CFII and am looking to get my multi add on to hopefully find some extra flying opportunities. I’m estimating around 10 hours in the plane (which may or may not be accurate, this is just what I’ve been told), which comes out to just under $4 thousand at the school I’m looking at. Plus checkride at just under $1 thousand, in total a little under $5 thousand.

My dad has offered to loan me the money for my rating, but I will pay him back at a fair interest rate. So, first question to all of you is this: what is a fair interest rate for this type of loan?

My second question primarily comes down to how I should pay for the training. I currently have about $3 thousand saved up that I could use for most of the training, but would still likely need a loan for the rest. Alternatively, I could get a loan for the whole of the training, and continue saving that money up for the future.

So, I am basically asking if I should get a loan for the whole training, pay for it myself as I go, or a combination of the two. And, in the event I do decide to get a loan, what interest rate would be fair for it?

Thanks in advance.