December 16, 2024|AMEX, Hilton by Eric Lipkind The American Express Business Platinum card offers many credits as card benefits ($200 airline, $400 Dell, etc.). A new credit is $200 at Hilton Hotels, broken up into four $50 credits, one per quarter. To receive the credits, you must first enroll in the benefit on the AMEX Business […]
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Accelerated AMEX Business Platinum Points Rebate
October 24, 2024|AMEX by Eric Lipkind One of the great benefits of the AMEX Business Platinum Card is the Amex Pay With Points 35% points rebate on your selected airline when paying for airfare with points, up to 1,000,000 points back per calendar year. The way this works is that you buy your airfare through American Express […]
How to Get Great Value Out of Amex Platinum Fine Hotels Benefit
September 26, 2024|AMEX, Fine Hotels and Resorts by Eric Lipkind My wife and I recently stayed at the Tampa Edition using the benefits of American Express Platinum Fine Hotels and Resorts. Note: This is for the American Express personal Platinum card, not the business card. What You Get The benefits you receive are: -A $200 credit […]
AMEX chat has disappeared
October 25, 2022|AMEX by Eric Lipkind A week and a half ago I noticed that the AMEX chat function disappeared on both the app and the website. Via DM on Twitter to AskAmex, they could provide no info. Now DM on Twitter seems to have disappeared as well. However, I found a solution. Go to www.AmericanExpress.com/socialchat and […]
New Marriott Amex Offer
July 19, 2022|Marriott There is a new Marriott Amex offer that can be added to select Amex cards. This offer appeared on my Amex Business Platinum cards and the additional cardholders. The offer is for 20% off room rates and room charges, up to $50 back. Offer is good in the US, Canada, Mexico, and […]
Latest Data Points on AMEX Retention Offers
April 1, 2022|AMEX, Retention Bonus by Eric Lipkind American Express has been very generous with retention offers in the past, while others have not (I’m looking at you, Chase). You can get a retention offer by calling the retention line at (800) 492-3945, saying you were just charged the annual fee, which is a lot. You then […]
Latest round of retention offers
September 16, 2021|AMEX, Bonvoy, Retention Bonus by Eric Lipkind Every year after the annual fee posts to one of my cards, I call the card issuer to see if there are any retention offers to keep the card. Here are my latest findings from my attempts in the last month. American Express: I had two different AMEX […]
Update on value gained out of credit cards with annual fees
June 17, 2021|AMEX, Annual Fee, Bonvoy, Chase, Frontier, Retention Bonus by Eric Lipkind Last month I wrote about how I get value out of credit cards with annual fees. In May, I added two more credit cards bringing the total number of cards with fees between my wife and me to 27 with total annual fees of […]
Why Its Worth It To Pay For Credit Cards With Annual Fees
May 10, 2021|AMEX, Annual Fee, Bonvoy, Chase, Retention Bonus My wife and I have many credit cards. We have many credit cards that charge annual fees. 26 to be exact. In total, we are currently paying $6,585 in annual fees. That is a LOT of money. However, with targeted spending as well as signing up […]
1099 News
February 4, 2021|AMEX There are a few interesting quirks to the issuance of 1099’s for credit card referral bonuses and new account opening bonuses this year. American Express American Express has indicated that unless your referral bonuses exceed a value of $600 across ALL of your cards, you will not receive a 1099. So for […]
New Amex Delta Offers
February 1, 2021|Delta There are also new Amex offers on the Delta cards. Remember to add the offers to your cards. 3 extra miles per dollar spent on Delta through 12/31/21. $10 back on $10 spend once a month on restaurants through 12/31/21.
New Amex Bonvoy Offers
February 1, 2021|Bonvoy Some new Amex offers just came out on the Amex Bonvoy cards. Some help largely offset the annual fees. Both Bonvoy Brilliant and Bonvoy Business cards: Spend $7,500 and get 7,500 bonus points, up to 10 times until 12/31/21. Bonvoy Brilliant card: Spend $20 and get $20 back at restaurants once a […]
Amex retention bonuses continue
January 21, 2021|AMEX, Retention Bonus As I’ve mentioned, American Express has been extremely generous with retention offers. In the past, you could get a retention offer on a card every other year. That no longer seems to be the case. Yesterday, I was given a $350 credit on my American Express Platinum for Business […]
New Year, New AMEX Offers
January 4, 2021|AMEX, Paypal Happy New Year! AMEX has released a bunch of great new offers and credits on several cards. Some offers are automatic and some need to be added from AMEX offers. I noticed that there was not necessarily consistency as I received some offers and my wife did not on her cards […]
Maximizing AMEX Dell credits – $1,393 of items and a profit
December 3, 2020|Founders Card by Eric Lipkind One of my favorite benefits of the AMEX Business Platinum cards is the semi-annual $100 credit to be used at Dell.com. As you may recall, earlier this year I was able to get 75 inch 4K TV using this deal. For 2020, AMEX increased the credit to $200. Additionally, AMEX […]
December AMEX Platinum credits
December 1, 2020|Uber Don’t forget to use your new December AMEX Platinum card credits. Amex Platinum Business card – $20 on cell phone and $20 on shipping. Amex Platinum card – $20 on streaming services, $20 on cell phone, and $35 on Uber (including Uber Eats).
Use your AMEX Platinum Dell and Saks credits TODAY
November 26, 2020|AMEX The American Express Platinum Business card comes with $200 in Dell credits the second half of 2020. The American Express Platinum card comes with $50 in Saks credits the second half of 2020. Today, Rakuten has 12% back on Dell purchases and 16% back on Saks purchases. This can be redeemed as AMEX membership rewards, which […]
One year Free of Blinkist Premium via AMEX Offers
November 13, 2020|Bonvoy There is an AMEX offer which can be added to your AMEX card for one free year of Blinkist Premium that gives you unlimited access to key insights from the best-selling non-fiction books. It says it is a $99.99 value. This appeared on my Bonvoy Brilliant card, but it may appear on others as […]
AMEX Retention Bonuses for No-Fee Cards
November 11, 2020|Retention Bonus I have had a lot of success lately with Amex retention bonuses on my cards that had large annual fees. I wondered what would happen if I tried to get a retention offer on a no-fee card. I called the Amex retention line at (800) 452-3945 and gave my card number for my American […]
Amazing Amex Bonvoy card offers
October 22, 2020|AMEX, Bonvoy American Express currently has amazing sign-up offers for the Amex Bonvoy Brilliant Card and the Amex Bonvoy Business Card. Amex Bonvoy Brilliant Receive 125,000 Bonvoy points with a $5,000 spend in the first 3 months. The sign up bonus is worth at least $1,000. This card has a $450 annual fee, but comes […]
Another day another Amex retention offer
October 15, 2020|AMEX, Bonvoy, Marriott, Retention Bonus Following up on yesterday’s post where I got a 65,000 Bonvoy point retention bonus from Amex on my Bonvoy Brilliant card, today my wife did the same. She was offered a $100 statement credit after $3,000 spend, or 60,000 Bonvoy points with no spend requirement. She took the points. As […]
HUGE AMEX Bonvoy Brilliant Retention Offer
October 13, 2020|AMEX, Bonvoy, Marriott The $450 annual fee just got charged to my AMEX Bonvoy Brilliant card today. I called the AMEX retention line at 800-452-3945 to see if there was anything they could do to incent me to keep the card given the large annual fee. They came back with an offer of 65,000 Bonvoy […]
New month, new credits to spend
October 5, 2020|Uber Just a reminder that certain credits replenished at the start of the month on the AMEX Platinum cards. Make sure to use them! AMEX Business Platinum — $20 shipping credit (I have used to purchase stamps on the USPS website each month) $20 cell phone credit (I make a $20 payment to […]
30% Off Marriott Amex Offer
September 24, 2020|AMEX, Bonvoy, Marriott There is a new Amex offer for Marriott for $75 off $250 in stays which is 30% off. This is much better than the recently expired offer of $50 off $250 in stays. Some additional notes: – Spend is cumulative over multiple stays – Additional cardholders may have their own […]
Which is the best card to use for purchases?
September 22, 2020|AMEX, Chase, Discover If you can manage multiple credit cards (and pay them off in full each month), you can maximize your miles and points earning by charging different purchases on different cards based on their earning potential. As bonuses change regularly, this guide is a snapshot as of today as to which […]
Some great Amex offers
August 3, 2020|AMEX, Bonvoy There are some great Amex offers that you can add to your card: $100 off $100 purchase at Dell (Platinum card) 7 extra Marriott points for dining spend (Bonvoy card) 4 extra Marriott points per dollar for Marriott spend (Bonvoy card) 8 extra Marriott points per dollar for gas station spend […]
New month, New reset on Amex Platinum credits
June 2, 2020|AMEX, Uber As the new month starts, remember that certain credits on Amex Platinum Business and Amex Platinum personal cards get refreshed: Amex Platinum Business: Cell phone bills – $20 Shipping – $20 for which you can even purchase stamps on USPS.com Also, don’t forget to use your semi-annual $200 Dell credit and […]
Use your Amex Platinum Uber credit today!
April 30, 2020|Uber The American Express Platinum comes with a $15 monthly Uber credit. Last month, Amex was willing to give me a credit for this. They wouldn’t this month. Amex began advertising that you should use your Uber credit on Uber Eats. I did just that. I am not willing to have delivery people […]
AMEX giving refunds in lieu of Uber credit
March 24, 2020|Uber By Eric Lipkind One of the benefits of the American Express Platinum card is the $200 annual Uber credit given in $15 monthly installments and $20 extra in December. Given the Coronavirus situation, my credits won’t be used. Using the chat function in the AMEX app, I asked if they could carry the […]
Coronavirus policies at United and AMEX
March 19, 2020|AMEX, United by Eric Lipkind Hope everyone is staying safe. Just a few notes regarding how United and AMEX are handling Coronvirus related issues: United: If you purchased a ticket under the United flexible no-change fee waiver, just be aware that if you change to another flight in the future and the fare is […]
AMEX Uber Eats credit for tequila shots?
March 5, 2020|AMEX, Uber by Eric Lipkind The American Express Platinum Card comes with a $15 per month credit (plus an extra $20 in December) for Uber charges. This credit also happens to work on Uber Eats. I just received an email offering 25% off the first two Uber Eats orders of alcohol (up to $10), […]
Huge cash-back on Samsung Galaxy S20 phone with Rakuten
February 21, 2020|AMEX, Shopping Portals by Eric Lipkind The new Samsung Galaxy S20 phone went on sale today. If you pre-registered with Samsung, you would have been emailed a promotion with up to $235 in accessories. This will stack with the AMAZING 10% cash-back (or AMEX Rewards Points) being offered today. For example, the Samsung Ultra […]
Another amazing AMEX retention offer
February 20, 2020|AMEX, Chase, United By Eric Lipkind My American Express Platinum annual fee was coming up. I called the retention number with the usual, ‘I’m considering canceling my card’ language. This time, I was offered a $500 statement credit or 50,000 membership reward points. I took the points as they are worth more than $500 […]
AMEX Retention Bonus
February 12, 2020|AMEX, Retention Bonus by Eric Lipkind Given the fantastic sign-on bonuses AMEX has been offering which gave upwards of 75,000-100,000 points, many people signed up for new cards last year. One such card I signed up for was the Gold Delta Amex card. I received 75,000 Delta Skymiles upon account opening with minimum spend. […]
I received a 1099 from Amex for a referral bonus
February 1, 2020|AMEX In 2019 someone got an Amex card by clicking through my referral link. I received 20,000 bonus points. Today, I received a 1099 from Amex claiming the referral bonus is taxable income. They valued the 20,000 points as $200 of taxable income. In the past, I had never received a 1099. […]
Missing annual free night with Bonvoy Amex card
January 22, 2020|AMEX, Bonvoy Over a year ago the Amex Starwood cards were revamped and became the Amex Bonvoy cards. Upon the annual renewal, you are supposed to get a free night certificate in your Marriott Bonvoy account. I have two cards – the Bonvoy Brilliant and the Bonvoy Business. The certificate for the Bonvoy […]
Using Amex Platinum airline credits on Frontier Airlines
January 3, 2020|Frontier Happy New Year! One of the good things about a new year is that the annual Amex Platinum card airline credit resets to $200. This means cardholders now have $200 to spend on airline incidentals in 2020. Both the American Express personal and business Platinum cards come with the $200 airline fee […]