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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…
A few weeks ago I received an upgrade offer from Barclays. Well, it wasn’t exactly an offer, but rather an opportunity to switch to a more expensive credit card. The offered upgrade was to switch from the AAdvantage Aviator Red card to the Aviator Silver card. At the time I honestly thought that I would…
Just minutes after hitting publish on my post about ditching the Chase Sapphire Reserve card I checked my mail. In my mailbox was a mailer from Chase regarding my CSR card. The mailer highlighted the rewarding year I’ve had with the card and served as a reminder of all the benefits offered by the Chase…
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…
I’ve long had one major criticism of the United MileagePlus Explorer card from Chase. My criticism is that the one-time club passes which you receive with each account anniversary are paper. While I love getting the passes each year, I hate that you have to have the paper versions. The paper passes are a pain…
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…
A few days ago I wrote about an attractive upgrade offer from Chase. The offer was for 20,000 Marriott points to upgrade my Chase Marriott Rewards Premier card to the new Marriott Rewards Premier Plus card. The best part of the offer is that I only need to make a single purchase on the card…
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…
