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    How Did I End Up With Three Different Point Value Marriott Free Night Certificates?

    by joeheg June 11, 2023
    by joeheg June 11, 2023

    One of the great perks of the Marriott co-brand credit cards is the free night certificate you get every year on your account anniversary. I have several Marriott Bonvoy Cards …

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    AMEX Makes It Difficult To Keep Track Of This Promotion

    by joeheg June 1, 2023
    by joeheg June 1, 2023

    A way to earn additional points, miles or cash back with American Express is to refer others for AMEX cards. For instance, we’ll provide a link to sign up for …

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    AMEX Targeting Cards To Customers With Multiple Businesses

    by joeheg May 18, 2023
    by joeheg May 18, 2023

    When you start signing up for credit cards to get loyalty points, there are seemingly endless cards. Besides the personal cards, there’s also a large number of business cards (if …

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    Bye Bye Bonvoy Brilliant AMEX Card!

    by joeheg April 25, 2023
    by joeheg April 25, 2023

    We kept the Bonvoy Brilliant AMEX card because the benefits outweighed the annual fee. We upgraded when the Bonvoy Brilliant was still the SPG Luxury Card and every year we …

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    Why Does The Centurion Lounge At SFO Close So Early?

    by joeheg April 7, 2023
    by joeheg April 7, 2023

    It’s only been a year since I re-enrolled for an AMEX Platinum Card. I’ve taken the opportunity to visit Centurion Lounges when we’ve had the chance, even if that meant …

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    Amex Makes It Easier To Donate To Your Favorite Charity

    by joeheg March 16, 2023
    by joeheg March 16, 2023

    American Express isn’t the bank to make anything easier to do. They have a once-per-lifetime rule for sign-up bonuses and their Rewards Abuse Team finds any reason possible to claw …

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  • Credit Cards

    Contactless Cards Have Become Mainstream Worldwide

    by joeheg February 25, 2023
    by joeheg February 25, 2023

    The use of contactless payments (or NFC Technology) in the United States is way behind the rest of the world. Most people are familiar with this technology using Apple Pay …

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  • Credit Cards

    Am I Crazy? I Borrowed Points From AMEX To Book A Delta SkyMiles Award

    by joeheg February 22, 2023
    by joeheg February 22, 2023

    I try not to collect Delta SkyMiles. As soon as I have enough points for an award ticket, I’ll use them. Our accounts are never totally empty because I collect …

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    How I Used My AMEX Platinum $200 Fine Hotels & Resorts Credit Before It Expired

    by joeheg December 26, 2022
    by joeheg December 26, 2022

    When I upgraded my AMEX Gold Card to a Platinum Card earlier this year, I evaluated the benefits I now had access to. While some of them were easy to …

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    AMEX Did Something Nice For A Change

    by joeheg December 22, 2022
    by joeheg December 22, 2022

    I’m sure there of plenty of things people can find to complain about American Express. They got a bad name when the AMEX RAT ran rampant, finding every way to …

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