One thing I often forget about writing a points, miles, and travel blog is what it’s like to not thing about miles all day long. I’ve long forgotten the early days of trying to navigate the world of miles and points. Because of this I often forget that your average person probably doesn’t think too…
Many of American Express’ flagship credit cards actually aren’t credit cards at all. Instead, American Express’ most famous cards are actually Charge Cards. This doesn’t make much of a difference when swiping your card, but it makes a significant difference at the end of each month. At the end of each month payment on charge…
A few weeks ago I wrote about an issue I’ve been having with metal credit cards. The issue I’ve been experiencing is as the cards age, they start to fall apart. Unlike a traditional plastic cards, metal cards are typically a piece of metal with two info panels stuck to either side. It seems overtime…
Way back in 2014 the American Express Platinum card lost a valuable benefit. Beginning in March of that year Amex Card Members lost access to American Airlines Admirals clubs. This was a huge blow to the card and prompted many to look at other premium credit cards. Since then, American Express has done a great…
American Express Offers, more commonly referred to Amex Offers are a great way to save money or earn extra Membership Rewards points. These offers are essentially coupons that you add to your American Express card. When you make a qualifying purchase the coupon is automatically applied to your purchase. In most cases these offers are…
Metal credit cards are all the rage these days. Cards from the American Express Centurion card all the way down to the Chase Sapphire Preferred card now come in a sleek metal version. While I initially thought metal card were “neat” I’m quickly starting to prefer standard plastic cards. There are a few different reasons…
There are so many different ways to use American Express Membership Rewards points it’s often confusing to understand which redemptions are best. Most ‘experts’ will tell you to transfer points to a loyalty program. By transferring Membership Rewards to a partner loyalty program you’ll most likely get maximum value from your points. When using points…
Amazon just rolled out an incredible promotion that allows shoppers to take 20% off combined orders of $250. In total, shopper can save up to $50 by taking advantage of this easy to use offer. Use American Express Membership Rewards Points At Checkout Amazon is currently offering up to $50 in savings when Amex customers…
Credit cards are more popular than ever. In years past, most consumers only carried a single credit card. The select few carried two; an American Express charge card and a more widely accepted card. Over time however more and more people carry credit cards. This created an interesting problem that didn’t exist years ago. The…
A few days ago I wrote about the new exiting American Express Cobalt card. At that time American Express pulled their “coming soon” teaser page. On various Reddit and FlyerTalk pages only a handful of people had reliable information about the card. The release of this card felt similar to the release of the Chase…
