As we know, every year Amex Platinum and Business Platinum card members receive up to $200 per calendar year in statement credits when incidental fees, such as baggage fees, flight-change fees, in-flight food and beverage purchases, and airport lounge day passes, are charged by the airline to the Platinum card accounts. Further recall that existing […]
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Make Your American Express Airline Selection For 2019
For those of you that have an American Express Platinum Card ($200), American Express Business Platinum Card ($200) or an American Express Gold Card ($100) It is time to change your airline selection for the American Express airline fee credit for the 2019 if you need to. Think about your travel plans over the coming year, does it […]
No Platinum Uber Credit, But A Credit Nonetheless
I just traded in my Business Platinum for a Personal Platinum for a variety of reasons that you can read about. I was excited to try to take advantage of the personal card’s Uber credits, a feature that was not available to me with the business version. I added my Platinum card to everyone’s Uber […]
An Easy And Quick 10,000 Membership Rewards
Just because you sign up for something doesn’t mean that you should do it. That is the motto we are following here in that Rob signed up for a “pay over time” offer on his American Express Business Platinum card. The reason he signed up….well he got 10,000 American […]
Changes To The American Express Business Platinum Led Me To An Unplanned 60,000 Point Bonus, An Exchange Of Cards And A savings Of $45 A Year…All In About 5 Minutes
I got an email today regarding my American Express Business Platinum card detailing some changes that are coming to the card in early 2019. These changes include: “One year of complimentary Platinum Global Access from WeWork, a network of premium workspaces around the world. With Platinum Global Access, enjoy over 300 workspaces in 75+ cities […]
I Admit It-I Have No Loyalty To Any One Bank, I Follow The Rewards
Anyone who has gone out for a meal with me over the last two years knows that I proudly break out my Chase Sapphire Reserve card when the bill arrives on the table. I then usually brag about the fact that I am earning 3x Chase Ultimate Rewards points on my portion of the bill […]
If You Have The American Express Gold Card, Be Mindful Of Your Annual Grocery Spend
Recall that with the American Express Gold Card you earn 4X Membership Rewards points per $1 spent at supermarkets on up to $25,000 per year in purchases. After you spend $25,000 in a given year, you only earn 1X Membership per $1 spent at supermarkets. Although I find it hard to fathom anyone spending more than $25,000 on grocery purchases […]
I Am Downgrading My Amex Everyday Preferred Card To The Regular No Fee Everyday Card
I no longer needed my American Express Everyday Preferred card once I got the new American Express Gold Card with its’ $95 annual fee, so I easily downgraded it to the Amex Everyday Card that has no annual fee with a quick phone call. In general, I prefer this downgrade option and use it when I can […]
Hello To My New American Express Gold Card, Albeit In The Wrong Color
I love the new version of the American Express Gold Card and I really wanted it with its very lucrative Membership Rewards bonus points (4X!) at U.S. restaurants and U.S. supermarkets, two categories that I will reap in the American Express Membership Rewards. However, the bonus to me was light, it is currently 25,000 Membership Rewards BONUS POINTS offer […]
Banking On Rob’s Two Categories Each Month To Be Advertising And Gas With His New Amex Business Gold Card
Rob has had the American Express Business Gold Rewards card (now called the old version) for years because he has his own law firm and he advertises monthly in various forms of media. With the old Gold card he earned 3X American Express Membership Rewards Points per dollar. With his new version of the Gold card, […]