Continuing with Citi cards for a bit brings us to a discontinued card that used to compete with the Amex Platinum, which I have, and the Chase Sapphire Reserve, which really made premium credit cards mainstream. This card is the Citi Prestige card, which is no longer open to new applications. It is my understandingContinue reading “Citi Prestige Card (discontinued)”
Category Archives: Credit Cards
Marriott Bonvoy Business Card
As readers of this blog know, Marriott is my go-to for hotel stays, and I hold a Ritz-Carlton Card for the purpose of collecting Marriott points. I’ve covered the personal cards previously, and there are quite a few of them. Chase issues the Bonvoy Bold and Bonvoy Boundless, American Express (US) issues the Bonvoy BrilliantContinue reading “Marriott Bonvoy Business Card”
Citi Premier Card
After dipping into the Citi credit card eco-system with the Citi Double Cash, the natural follow-up card is the Citi Premier card, which not only is a great card in itself but also can help unlike the ‘full power’ of the Citi Double Cash. The Citi Premier card directly competes with the Chase Sapphire PreferredContinue reading “Citi Premier Card”
Citi Double Cash
Most of the cards I present on this blog are Chase and Amex cards. There are two other major credit card issuers whose credit cards earn transferrable points: Citi and Capital One. For this post, I’ll be going over one of the best cards out there for everyday spending: the Citi Double Cash. In manyContinue reading “Citi Double Cash”
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!”
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”
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”
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)”
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