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For a while now the American Express Premier Rewards Gold Card has been mostly forgotten. The issue was that the old Premier Rewards Gold card was dated. The card has been around for many years now and has only had minor enhancements in past years. None of those enhancements have helped set the card apart…
A few days ago I received an email from American Express highlighting an interesting promotion. The email informed me that from now until mid-November I can transfer American Express Membership Rewards points to British Airways and receive a 40% bonus. Typically I don’t pay much attention to emails like this. In this case though I am…
Earlier this year American Express made yet another enhancement to the flagship Platinum charge card. Time time, American Express added a $100 a year statement credit for purchases made from Saks Fifth Avenue. As with other credits from Amex all card members must to opt-in to this benefit by enrolling. Once enrolled card members receive…
Over the past few months the American Express Platinum card has evolved into a highly rewarding credit card. Yes, the card comes with a $550 annual fee, which seems high, but I 100% believe the average person can get much more value from the card each year. For starters card member can easily get back…
Gasp! I know! I was looking at My Wallet today and I’ve honestly started to wonder if it’s finally time to get rid of the amazing Chase Sapphire Reserve card. Don’t get me wrong, the card is still great, but I’m beginning to wonder if I’m still getting any unique value from the card. Anyone…
The American Express Platinum card has long been a status symbol. In the past the card only made sense for high net worth individuals who spend needed a card with a virtually unlimited credit limit. Because of that perception of the card I find that many people write it off before ever looking at the…
It’s insane to think about how much credit card benefits have changed in the past few years. For a long time the American Express Platinum card was king. Sure there were more rewarding points cards on the market, but when it came to lounge access and exclusive benefits no card came close to the American…
Credit cards are strange. You would think credit card technology around the world is all the same. Oddly enough, it isn’t. You’d be surprised by how much payment technology differs around the world. One of those technologies used heavily in much of Europe is contactless payment. Contactless payment is essentially Apple Pay, but with a…
One of the absolute hardest things to do when maintaining multiple credit cards is keeping all of your payments in order. Missing just a single payment will cause a negative impact to your credit and you don’t want that in case an attractive card offer comes along. There are many ways people track credit card…
As I’ve mentioned in prior posts, earlier this year my family and I took a trip to South America. The trip was fantastic, but I tried my best not to distract myself with the blog along the way. While I mostly stuck to that goal I did end up documenting a few parts of the…
