Purchase Protection is a benefit that comes with American Express cards. For most of the cards, it protects eligible purchases made with the American Express card in the event the purchase is accidentally damaged or stolen (and the Platinum cards include even purchases being lost) for up to 90 days from the date of purchase. […]
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I Used The Wrong Card Trying To Get An Avios Bonus
I think I just made my biggest mistake ever but it worked somewhat in my favor. Recall that Rob got an offer a few months back, that if he uses his Chase British Airways Visa Signature Card to spend $7,500 between November 1, 2015 and January 31, 2016, he will earn 7,500 bonus Avios. My plan […]
Use Your Chase Freedom Card To Buy Amazon Gift Card Holiday Gifts If Amazon Is A Bonus Category
From the middle of November 2015, I was working on spending $1,500 on Amazon as I was taking advantage of an offer where I would earn 10 (instead of 5) Chase Ultimate Rewards points per $1 spent on the Chase Freedom’s card 4th quarter’s bonus categories, one of which was Amazon. Instead of buying no fee […]
I Just Bought A $750 Amazon Gift Card To Hit The Chase Freedom Bonus Category $1,500 Spend Max
On December 31, 2015, I had one day and $750 left to spend, where I would earn 10 Chase Ultimate Rewards points per $1 spent on the Chase Freedom’s card 4th quarter bonus categories, one of which was Amazon. Recall, you normally earn 5 points per dollar on up to $1,500 spent in bonus categories each […]
Sometimes Get Better Sign-Up Bonus Offers In-Flight
Last night I was on my Hawaiian Airlines flight from Honolulu to Kona (remember, we traveled to Hawaii for free). While on the flight, I got an enticing offer that I just may take advantage of. It is an in-flight offer only- to get the Hawaiian Airlines World Elite […]
Amex Gogo Interent Passes Loaded Into My Account
Recall that a benefit for American Express Business Platinum Card Members is access to the Gogo Preferred Program exclusively from American Express. This means that Business Platinum Card members will be able to access 10 complimentary Gogo inflight internet passes each calendar year. For 2016, I needed to do nothing to gain access to the passes. I got […]
North Carolina-Delta Flights and Hyatt Hotel Paid For Using Chase Sapphire Preferred
I am currently in Cary, North Carolina. I came down for s swim meet with my daughter. Getting down here was quite inexpensive (the Delta flights were about $120 a piece and the Hyatt Place hotel about $80 per night), so I did not even attempt to try to use miles or points for this […]
Can You Get Another Sign-Up Bonus For A Barclays Card You Already Had And Canceled?
For the Barclays cards the terms of the offer state that “this offer is available to new card members only”. Boo! […]
Our December Weekend At Woodloch Pines Paid For Using Our Chase Sapphire Preferred
We just returned from our weekend at Woodloch Pines in Hawley, PA, in celebration of my parents 50th anniversary. We spent the weekend participating in a lot of the Woodloch activities such as horse racing (remember they gave me a “cash advance”), bingo, hiking, go carts, EATING, and enjoying the nightly entertainment. We were there during […]
I Am Planning To Buy Gift Cards To Hit The Maximum Dollar Amount For The 10% Freedom Bonus
I recently posted about this offer from Chase Freedom. If you activate your Chase Freedom account again, you can earn 10 points per $1 on up to $1,500 in new combined purchases from November 23 – December 31, 2015. You can earn these 10 points in this quarter’s bonus categories regardless of what you’ve spent […]