1. Analyze whether it is worth it to keep my American Express Business Platinum Card 2. Score 10,000 American Express Membership Rewards points based on my above analysis 3. Downgrade my Chase Sapphire Preferred card in favor of my a Chase Freedom Unlimited card […]
Category: My Cards
Um, Do I Still Need My Amex Business Platinum Anymore If I Got The Chase Sapphire Reserve Card?
Posted 9/1/2016 Now that I got the Chase Sapphire Reserve card, that carries a hefty $450 fee, I have started to wonder whether it makes sense to carry two cards with $450 annual fees. That is, I have started wondering (and I can’t believe I am about to type this!), should I downgrade my American […]
I Just Got The Chase Sapphire Reserve Card-Can You Say 100,000 Chase Ultimate Rewards Bonus Points?
The application for the Chase Sapphire Reserve card went live today, and I couldn’t resist. It was too hard for me to pass up on 100,000 Chase Ultimate Rewards points for spending $4k in 3 months. Chase points earned with this card yield a value of 1.5 cents per point when redeemed for travel thru […]
Rob And I Both Just Got The American Express Platinum Delta SkyMiles Card-120,000 Delta SkyMiles Coming Our Way
Both Rob and I are approaching 50. Rob will be 50 next April, 2017 and myself, the year after, in May, 2018. What other way than taking a big trip would I want to celebrate these milestones. For Rob’s 50th, I want to go to the Amalfi Coast and Capri next summer. (I have been […]
I Just Got The American Express Hilton HHonors Surpass Card With The 100,000 Hilton HHonors Points Bonus
Don’t forget, over the past few months, Rob and I have gotten cards yielding 250,000 points and miles. So I have been working on meeting a bunch of minimum spend requirements. For this reason, I waited till today, the last possible day to apply for the American Express Hilton HHonors Surpass card. I really wanted […]
Citibank Raised My Credit Limit Without Me Even Asking
For all of you skeptics out there who believe that you hurt your credit (by a lot) by constantly applying for and canceling cards, (like I do), I just got a letter today from Citibank increasing my credit limit on my Citi Hilton HHonors Visa Signature Card. I also recently received a credit increase from […]
Over The Last Three Months, We Got Cards That Will Yield 250,000 Points And Miles
Over the past 2-3 months, Rob and I have been racking in the sign-up bonus offers, which only lends credibility to the fact, that it is possible to get approved for multiple cards in a short period of time. -Back In December, Rob got the Chase Ink card, with a 60,000 Chase Ultimate Rewards […]
I Couldn’t Resist The Amex SPG Offer, 70,000 Starpoints Are Coming Our Way
I recently posted about the bonus offer that is being offered with the American Express Starwood Preferred Guest Card (and the business card). The terms of the offer are that new card members receive 35,000 SPG points if they spend $5,000 on the card within the first 3 months. […]
American Express Raised My Starwood Amex Credit Limit Without Me Even Asking
For all of you skeptics out there who believe that you hurt your credit (by a lot) by constantly applying for and canceling cards, (like I do), I just got the following email today from American Express about my American Express Starwood Preferred Guest Card. “Congratulations Cindy, Thank you for using your American Express Card […]
My Hotel Cards (And Rob’s Too)
My American Express Hotel Cards American Express-Starwood Preferred Guest, Marriott Bonvoy American Express Card–I recently tried canceling but Amex made me a retention offer and I took it but then I just traded mine in for an American Express Blue Business Plus Credit Card Rob’s-canceled when Amex didn’t give Rob the same retention bonus that they gave […]