The Points Mom

Start Shopping At Saks Today You Lucky Amex Platinum Card Members

  American Express and Saks Fifth Avenue have teamed up with a benefit, for American Express personal Platinum Card Members, called “Shop Saks with Platinum.” Enrolled personal Platinum Card Members will be able to get up to $100 in statement credits annually for purchases made at Saks Fifth Avenue, using their Platinum Card. Specifically, each year the […]

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Thanks Chase For Doing The Right Thing-Some More Free Intercontinental Stays In My Future-At Least Thru 2019

I recently wrote about the negative change to the Chase IHG Rewards Club Select Credit Card. I Recall, just recently, Chase announced and sent notice to it’s IHG cardmembers that the free night award (issued after May 1, 2018) will now only be redeemable at properties up to 40,000 IHG Rewards points. What was even more annoying […]

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Changes Coming To The Citi/AAdvantage Platinum Select World Elite MasterCard

  Starting on July 22, 2018, there are additional benefits being added to your Citi/AAdvantage Platinum Select World EliteTM MasterCard. In addition to earning 2x miles on all American Airlines purchases, you will now be able to earn 2X miles on restaurants and gas purchases.  You will still earn 1X miles on all other purchases. Another new benefit is […]

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Your Credit Score May Go Up Soon

You see the “amounts owed” piece of the pie?Starting April 16, all three credit bureaus (Experian, Equifax, and TransUnion) will remove all tax liens and many civil judgements from that piece of the pie. With out those amounts, your utilization ratio will go down.  Don’t forget, utilization ratio is debt to credit.  So without tax […]

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