In the world of miles and points, everyone is always trying to achieve maximum value. In fact, all over the internet you have people writing blogs, much like this one (except much more popular), about their conquests. Over the years I’ve seen some pretty incredible values and even managed a few great redemptions myself. However,…
In October 2018, American Express made some rather drastic changes to its flagship Gold card. With those changes, the Gold card became a real contender in the premium credit card arena. With the re-launch, Amex made changes to help the card compete directly with the Chase Sapphire Reserve card, but at a much lower price.…
Over the past few months, I’ve seen a complete change in my spending habits. For about the past three years my largest monthly expenses have been airfare, transportation, and dining out. However, with the statewide lockdown due to COVID-19, my spending habits have changed dramatically. With that change, I still want to try to earn…
While I realize it’s still several weeks before the year’s halfway point, in a certain way, for me, the year is already well more than halfway over. Already this year I’ve earned 92,000 Elite Qualifying Miles and just over $13,000 Elite Qualifying Dollars with the American Airlines AAdvantage program. That’s just shy of the 100,000…
Well, I’m a few months late on this, but I was going through old emails and I found one from American Express that stuck out. Earlier this year, in February to be exact, American Express sent me a year-in-review with my new Rose Gold card which I found entertaining. I’m not sure why but I…
Of all the credit cards in my wallet today I find the American Express Platinum card to be the most valuable. Sure the card carries a $550 annual fee, but I honestly believe I get at least that much value from the card annually. For starters, each year I get $200 in airline credits through…
A few days ago I hit publish on yet another post where I discuss the Citi Prestige card. In that post I went through some of the benefits of the refreshed card, but also considered how it would fit into My Wallet. In that post I compare the Citi Prestige card to the Chase Sapphire…
Earlier this year American Express completely refreshed the flagship Gold card. Prior to the refresh American Express offered two versions of the popular credit card (business versions excluded). However, in October 2018 American Express refreshed the Gold card and simply began calling it, well, The Gold Card. I know, it’s confusing, so I’ve been referring…
American Express made waves in the rewards credit card market this year when they completely overhauled their flagship Gold Card. Formerly know as the Premier Rewards Gold card American Express refreshed the card earlier this year and unveiled a ton of new benefits. Notably, Amex added 4X points on dining and supermarket purchases. Amex also…
A few days ago I wrote a brief activation checklist for the American Express new metal (Rose) Gold card. In that post I mention a few steps that all new card members should go through when getting their new card. This list includes registering for the annual dining and annual airfare credits, singing up for…
