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 Let’s see.Continue reading “Amex Platinum Card (outdated, 2022 version)”
Category Archives: American Express
American Express Bonvoy Brilliant Card (pre-2022 updates!)
As readers will be aware, one of my favorite credit cards is The Ritz-Carlton Card, which is a legacy Chase credit card that’s no longer available to new applicants since the Marriot – SPG merger, which happened in 2016. Like The Ritz-Carlton Card, the Brilliant Card has a $450 annual fee. The card also hasContinue reading “American Express Bonvoy Brilliant Card (pre-2022 updates!)”
American Express Gold Card (USA) – 2022 outdated
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 The Amex Gold Card is one of the most iconic and also one ofContinue reading “American Express Gold Card (USA) – 2022 outdated”
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”
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