The older brother to the Amex Green Card is the Amex Gold Card, which is the cousin of the UK-based Amex Gold. Like with most credit cards, the US Gold Card has a better earning structure than the UK Gold Card. The Amex Gold Card is one of the most iconic and also one ofContinue reading “American Express Gold Card (USA) – 2022 outdated”
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Chase Freedom Unlimited
I’m generally of the opinion that cards with annual fees often have better opportunities to get outsized value from them. However, a lot of people are very averse to paying annual fees for a card, which is completely understandable. It wasn’t until my fourth credit card (the American Express Green Card) that I got aContinue reading “Chase Freedom Unlimited”
American Express Green Card
I’ve gone through some of my favorite Chase cards, so I figured I’d now go through some US-based Amex cards. The first card on the agenda is the ‘classic’ Amex card: the Green Card. This card is one of my favorites. It was my second Amex card (and first Amex charge card) and my firstContinue reading “American Express Green Card”
The Ritz-Carlton Card by Chase
Probably my favorite credit card in my wallet currently is my Ritz-Carlton Card. Since the card is a (retail) personal card, the card is issued by Chase, but the card itself is branded as being a JPMorgan card, likely for the prestige. The Ritz-Carlton card is a legacy card from before Marriott and Starwood HotelsContinue reading “The Ritz-Carlton Card by Chase”
Chase Sapphire Preferred Visa Card (2022 version!)
Having now brought everyone up to speed on my credit card strategy for this year, I wanted to start going through the different cards I use in more detail. First up is one of the more straightforward cards that offers an excellent value to most anyone who travels at least occasionally. The card is theContinue reading “Chase Sapphire Preferred Visa Card (2022 version!)”
Exciting new Barclaycard UK Avios credit cards
A couple weeks ago, Barclays released a new pair of co-branded credit cards that are almost certainly the best non-Amex rewards cards currently available in the UK. These two cards are the Barclaycard Avios MasterCard (no annual fee) and Avios Plus MasterCard (£20/month = £240/year). Barclays has recently been expanding their relationship with British Airways,Continue reading “Exciting new Barclaycard UK Avios credit cards”
Michael’s 2022 credit card strategy
Since I’ve started posting about credit cards, which are a topic I can enjoy without having to drag myself to an airport, I figured I’d discuss my current credit card strategy. Specifically, I’ll discuss my US credit card strategy because my UK strategy is minimal. For the purposes of this article, I’m going to pegContinue reading “Michael’s 2022 credit card strategy”
AMEX UK Platinum card
One of the most coveted (and expensive) credit cards available in the UK is the Amex Platinum Charge Card. Like the Rewards Gold Credit Card, this card earns American Express Membership Rewards points. Unlike the Gold Credit Card, you have no pre-set spending limit but instead have to pay off your balance in full everyContinue reading “AMEX UK Platinum card”
AMEX UK Rewards Gold Credit Card
In the last two UK credit card posts, I discussed co-branded Amex cards that directly earn British Airways Avios and Marriott Bonvoy points, respectively. In this article, I’m going to discuss the American Express Preferred Rewards Gold Credit Card (Gold Card), which earns American Express Membership Rewards points and has an annual fee of £140Continue reading “AMEX UK Rewards Gold Credit Card”
Marriott Bonvoy’s UK credit card
My primary hotel chain that I collect loyalty points with is Marriott. Marriott is the largest hotel chain in the world since its merger with Starwood a few years ago. After that merger, the new Marriott Bonvoy changed around its credit card setup because Marriott partnered with Chase and Starwood partnered with American Express. AsContinue reading “Marriott Bonvoy’s UK credit card”
