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Blue Cash Everyday update!

I talked about the BlueCash Everyday card pretty recently, but Amex just announced several improvements to the card that are interesting enough that I decided to write another post about it. As before, the Blue Cash Everyday earns cashback instead of points and has no annual fee. Welcome Offer At the time of posting, theContinue reading “Blue Cash Everyday update!”

Heathrow Terminal 3: Qantas lounge and flight to Billund

After finishing at the Cathay Pacific lounge, I decided to check out the Qantas lounge. The Qantas lounge is right next door to the Cathay Pacific lounge, so I didn’t have to go far. I’ve previously read that the Qantas lounge is on par with or better than the Cathay Pacific lounge, but I wasContinue reading “Heathrow Terminal 3: Qantas lounge and flight to Billund”

Heathrow Terminal 3 lounge hopping. Stop 1: Cathay Pacific First/Business Class lounges

Now that I’m wrapping up my time in London, I’ve decided to take some trips around Europe while it’s still relatively easy. However, travelling in Europe right now is far from easy because of extensive flight disruptions. Nonetheless, I’m going to push ahead and try. Hopefully, having airlines status will cushion the disruption, but I’mContinue reading “Heathrow Terminal 3 lounge hopping. Stop 1: Cathay Pacific First/Business Class lounges”

Amex Blue Cash Preferred

As I’ve mentioned before, I generally prefer cards that earn transferrable points, rather than straight cashback because points can provide outsized value, compared to cashback. Many people, however, understandably prefer straight cashback because of its simplicity and because it can immediately reduce a credit card bill. I’ve previously talked about the Blue Cash Everyday card,Continue reading “Amex Blue Cash Preferred”

Amex EveryDay Preferred

Like with most credit card issues, Amex offers several variants of cards within the same family. In this case, the Amex EveryDay Preferred card is the upgraded (annual fee) version of the Amex EveryDay card. Like the EveryDay card, this card earns MR points, but it has a $95 annual fee. Welcome Offer At theContinue reading “Amex EveryDay Preferred”

Returning to London in Premium Economy

This is a bit of an interesting review for me today. This is my last transatlantic flight while still living in London. In July, I’m moving back to the US, but it’s now time to end this chapter of my life and start the next one back in the US. This is the return partContinue reading “Returning to London in Premium Economy”

Amex EveryDay

Within the Amex portfolio, there are two cards dubbed ‘Everyday’: the Blue Cash Everyday and the EveryDay card, both of which have no annual fee and have similar earning categories. They also exist in annual fee versions with the addition of the word, ‘Preferred’. The main difference is that the EveryDay card earns Amex MembershipContinue reading “Amex EveryDay”

American Express Blue Cash Everyday

Most of the credit cards that I find interesting are cards that earn points, rather than straight cashback, because with points comes a system that can be played and more value can be found. That being said, many (most?) people prefer the simplicity of just earning cashback as a statement credit or into their bankContinue reading “American Express Blue Cash Everyday”

DC to Richmond by Amtrak

Avid readers know that although airplanes are my favorite form of transportation, trains are by far my most common form of transportation. Currently, I commute to work by train (Southeastern Rail) and get around London by train (Underground mostly). In fact, I hadn’t even been in a car for three weeks prior to my flightContinue reading “DC to Richmond by Amtrak”

Amex Platinum Card (outdated, 2022 version)

Having discussed the Amex Green Card and Gold Card, the natural next card to discuss is the Amex Platinum card, which is one of the most expensive publicly available credit cards. Amex works hard to market it as a luxury, premium lifestyle card. Does it succeed; is it worth its $695 annual fee? Let’s see.Continue reading “Amex Platinum Card (outdated, 2022 version)”