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American Express recently announced some major changes to the American Express Platinum cards. One of the most notable changes is the increased annual fee. Effective today, March 30, 2017, the Platinum’s annual fee is increased from $450 to $550. Amex did add some benefits which help justify paying the higher annual fee, but the most…
Following an incredible weekend of March Madness NCAA College Basketball it’s time to get back to what’s important. Yep, Credit Card Madness of course and this match-up should not disappoint. Today’s match-up is featuring the American Express Platinum vs. Luxury Card Gold Card. Both cards carry high annual fees and come with high-end benefits. Benefits include…
As we continue with round one of Credit Card Madness it is time to start comparing low annual fee credit cards. This next set of card comparisons all have annual fees under $100/year. I am continuing to review cards by issuer as it should lead to a fairly interesting round 2 of competition. For the…
Following yesterday’s Chase Freedom comparison, today I’ll compare two no annual fee options from American Express. In this edition of Credit Card Madness it’s the American Express Everyday vs. the American Express Blue Cash Everyday. As the names imply, these cards are intended to be used on everyday purchases. In years prior, consumers generally only used credit cards for larger purchases and stuck…
One of the most common questions I receive is “what credit card should I open?” For the past few months the answer was simple; “The Chase Sapphire Reserve” I would say. At the time, the card came with a 100,000 point sign up bonus which was worth a minimum of $1,500 in travel. Sure the card came with…
After breaking up with American Airlines a significant factor in deciding between United and Delta was lounge access. As a Chicago based traveler, I was happy to see both airlines featured lounges at Chicago O’Hare. If I wanted United lounge access I would have had to shell out $450 for the United MileagePlug Club card or try…
Today American Express announced a few enhancements to their premium credit card lineup, namely the personal American Express Platinum card now earns 5x Membership Rewards points on airfare5x Membership Rewards points on airfare. Although I do not consider this offer significant enough to open a new line of credit with American Express, the enhancements to the…
Effective October 6, 2016 personal American Express Platinum cardholders will receive 5x Membership Rewards points on airfare booked directly with the airline or through American Express’ travel website. Why? This is an interesting move from American Express and is obviously a response overwhelmingly successful Chase Sapphire Reserve card. By not increasing the signup bonus offer or…
With the introduction of the Chase Sapphire Reserve card the premium credit card space, once ruled by the American Express Platinum card, has become even more competitive. Several years ago, the Platinum card from American Express had some incredible benefits that justified the $450 annual fee, buy today the cards benefits are lackluster at best.…
Yesterday I wrote about credit card travel/airline reimbursements because I honestly had forgotten about the American Express Platinum Airline of Choice program. I had forgotten to redeem my $200 credit and today I am happy to say my Airline of Choice credit has posted. First, a little background on what happened and how I forgot about…
