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First Look: All Four New Delta Amex Metal Cards!
When Delta Air Lines and American Express refreshed their co-branded credit cards last month, each product's physical card received a...
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Some Mystery About Amex’s Trip Delay, Interruption, and Cancellation Coverage
I'm a big American Express fan. Their Membership Rewards program is great (especially for those who hold the Business Platinum...
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Heavy Metal, Dude! How to Get a Metal Delta SkyMiles® American Express Card
Delta and American Express are spiffing up four of their co-branded credit cards: giving them metal makeovers. Existing cardholders and...
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My Friend Almost Lost More Than One MILLION Chase Ultimate Rewards® Points
A friend shared a rather disturbing story yesterday. "Someone tried to steal all of my Chase points last weekend," he...
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I Chose Southwest as a Preferred Airline for My Amex Incidental Credit!
You read that correctly. I picked Southwest -- the "no fee airline" -- as the preferred carrier of an American...
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Choose Your Amex Platinum Card Airline Incidental Credit Airline (a Rookie Wednesday Post)
Two weeks remain in January. This is especially important for cardholders of the personal/consumer Platinum Card® from American Express and the...
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Chase Gives Many Cardholders a Lyft (Sort Of)
Chase and Lyft have teamed up to offer some cardholders increased earnings when using their eligible Chase card for purchases...
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Readers Ask: Should I Downgrade my Amex Platinum to the Amex Gold Card?
A few different readers recently asked René and me about a fairly specific credit card topic. The wordings varied a...
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My Retention Call: Delta SkyMiles® Reserve American Express Card (Consumer)
The annual fee is due for my Delta SkyMiles® Reserve American Express Card. But I truly couldn't definitely decide whether or...
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My Delta Purchases That Did and Didn’t Credit as Amex Airline Incidentals
I took matters into my own hands. Now that Delta Air Lines gift cards no longer credit back as airline...
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Why Delta Flyers Should Consider Getting the New American Express® Green Card
American Express refreshed its classic Green Card yesterday -- and it's something from which Delta flyers, in particular, could benefit....
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Spending Challenges — What Are They? Why Do You Ask for One? How Do You Fulfill Them?
Based on comments I’ve read on the blog and Twitter, some people will cancel at least one Delta Amex because...
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What Are the Best Personal Credit Cards to Earning Points While Shopping Amazon and Other Online Stores?
We're barely two months away from Black Friday, the official start of the holiday shopping season. Many of us will...
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Should Delta and American Express Rebrand/Rename the SkyMiles Credit Cards? What Names Do You Suggest?
"Why do you have a Gold credit card if you're a Delta Diamond or whatever? Why are you using a...
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Why and How Delta Flyers Can Benefit from Chase
Please note: this post has been edited to reflect changes to certain credit card names, images, and earning structures. For...
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GREAT Travel and Cash Back Card Offers for Summer 2025!
Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant® American Express® Card: Earn up to 150,000 bonus Marriott Bonvoy points. First, earn 100,000 bonus points after you spend $6,000 in eligible purchases on the card within six (6) months of being approved for card membership. Earn additional 50,000 bonus points after you spend $2,000 in eligible purchases on the card within six (6) months of being approved for card membership. Long story short: Earn 150,000 bonus points after spending $8,000 on eligible purchases within the first six months of being approved. (Terms Apply.). Read more and learn here how to apply.
American Express® Business Gold Card: Earn 100,000 bonus Membership Rewards® points after you spend $15,000 on eligible purchases with the Business Gold Card within the first three (3) months of being approved for card membership. Plus, enjoy a 0% introductory APR for the first six (6) months from the date of account opening on purchases eligible for Pay Over Time, then a 18.49% - 29.24% variable APR. (See Rates & Fees) Terms apply.. Learn more here.
The Business Platinum Card® from American Express: Earn 150,000 bonus American Express® Membership Rewards® points after you spend $20,000 on eligible purchases on the card within the first three (3) months of being approved for card membership. Terms apply.. Plus, enjoy select airport lounge access, statement credit opportunities galore, and more! Read here why we love this card.
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