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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…
My relationship with the American Airlines AAdvantage Aviator Silver card has been a bit tumultuous. To understand how I ended up carrying the card I need to go back to late last year. In late 2017 I decided to open the AAdvantage Aviator Red card for a few simple reasons. Back then I had just…
As I’ve mentioned several times before, the Chase Freedom card is a favorite card in My Wallet today. At face value the card is simply a 1% Cash Back credit card that lacks an annual fee. However, this card offers one unique benefit that absolutely makes the card worth carrying. That is, each quarter, Chase…
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…
Priority Pass membership is one of the flagship benefits of the Chase Sapphire Reserve credit card. I can’t tell you how many people I know who open the Sapphire Reserve for the lounge access. When they open the card they think that the credit card will get them into every airline lounge imaginable. Then when…
A few months ago I logged into my Barclays US AAdvantage Aviator Red account and found an exclusive offer. The offer was to upgrade my existing Aviator Red card to the AAdvantage Aviator Silver card. At the time I considered the offer, but ultimately decided to wait. A few weeks later I wrote about why…
By far the most unique card in my wallet today is the Chase Freedom card. I say the card is unique because unlike other cards, the bonus point categories change each quarter. Most cards offer 2X or 3X points on certain purchases year-round. However, the Chase Freedom card offers 5X points on certain purchases each…
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…
A few years ago there was a major change to the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) network. The change, which occurred in 2014, was a switch from the popular Chicago Card to a new “Ventra” card. Ventra was essentially a new and improved Chicago Card which offered contactless payment on all CTA busses and trains. At…
The other day when I was writing about why I’m not going to upgrade to the Barclays AAdvantage Aviator Silver card when I realized something. Spoiler Alert: I Upgraded. When writing that post it finally hit me just how many AAdvantage credit cards there are. Given how many cards are available I thought I’d quickly go through…
