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 Let’s see.Continue reading “Amex Platinum Card (outdated, 2022 version)”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: US Credit Cards
Chase Sapphire Reserve (2022 outdated version)
Frequent readers will have noticed that almost all the US credit card reviews that I give compare the card to the Chase Sapphire Preferred at some point. In this article, I want to check out the card’s big brother, the Chase Sapphire Reserve. This card was launched as a competitor to the Amex Platinum andContinue reading “Chase Sapphire Reserve (2022 outdated version)”
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!)”
Chase Marriott Bonvoy Boundless Card (2022 edition!)
I’ve previously written about Chase’s Marriott Bonvoy Bold Card and The Ritz-Carlton Card, which have a $0 and a $450 annual fee, respectively. Chase has a third Marriott credit card: the Bonvoy Boundless card. The Bonvoy Boundless card sits between these cards and has a $95 annual fee. This card can be directly applied for,Continue reading “Chase Marriott Bonvoy Boundless Card (2022 edition!)”
Chase Marriott Bonvoy Bold Card (2022 version)
My first Chase card was the Marriott Bonvoy Bold Card. I got this card shortly after it was announced; I was excited at the prospect of a no annual fee travel card that also had no foreign transaction fees. This is the card that I product changed from in order to get my Ritz-Carlton Card.Continue reading “Chase Marriott Bonvoy Bold Card (2022 version)”
American Express Gold Card (USA) – 2022 outdated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 The Amex Gold Card is one of the most iconic and also one ofContinue reading “American Express Gold Card (USA) – 2022 outdated”
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!)”
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