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    Best AMEX Card to Add Authorized User for Points Transfers

    by joeheg April 11, 2025
    by joeheg April 11, 2025

    American Express only allows cardholders to transfer Membership Rewards to partner accounts of authorized users, and those authorized users need to have been added at least 90 days ago. What …

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    This AMEX Representative Saved My Membership Rewards Points

    by joeheg March 8, 2025
    by joeheg March 8, 2025

    When your American Express credit card anniversary date is approaching, you need to consider the annual fee. Is the card worth keeping? Even if it was a good decision before, …

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    When Signing Up for a New Credit Card, It Pays to Shop Around

    by joeheg March 2, 2025
    by joeheg March 2, 2025

    When signing up for a new credit card, the first offer you come across might not be the best one available. This is especially true for major issuers like American …

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    How Most People Use Membership Rewards & Why That’s a Good Thing for You

    by joeheg February 3, 2025
    by joeheg February 3, 2025

    Ever wonder why banks keep handing out massive signup bonuses and 5X points on spending, even though we all know points eventually get devalued? Shouldn’t they be tightening the reins …

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    How to Keep Your Points Active Without Annual Fees: Best Cards from AMEX, Chase & Citi

    by joeheg January 25, 2025
    by joeheg January 25, 2025

    As credit cardholders look for ways to decrease their annual fees while still keeping their hard-earned points intact, changes to American Express (AMEX) card offerings have shifted the landscape. AMEX …

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    A Christmas Miracle! We Broke Free from AMEX Pop-Up Jail

    by joeheg December 26, 2024
    by joeheg December 26, 2024

    Maybe it’s the magic of Christmas, but we received a special present from American Express. My wife is out of AMEX pop-up jail! It was only two months ago when …

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    How to Circumvent This Quirk When Transferring AMEX Membership Rewards

    by joeheg November 2, 2024
    by joeheg November 2, 2024

    The American Express Membership Rewards program allows you to transfer your points to different travel partners, giving you the flexibility to use them where they can provide the most value. …

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    Amex’s “Pay Over Time”: Why & How To Turn It Off

    by joeheg March 9, 2024
    by joeheg March 9, 2024

    American Express offers two different types of accounts: credit cards and charge cards. The differences between the two are important to understand for several reasons.  Unlike credit cards, which we …

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    Credit Card Review: American Express Everyday Preferred

    by joeheg August 29, 2023
    by joeheg August 29, 2023

    Although sign up bonuses can give you a quick boost to your points and miles balances, the majority of our points are earned through everyday spending. It may not be …

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    Earn 160K to 230K AMEX Membership Rewards With These Dueling Business Offers

    by joeheg December 20, 2022
    by joeheg December 20, 2022

    American Express is targeting accounts with some massive offers for business customers. We’ve received emails with competing offers when signing up for an AMEX Business Card and an AMEX Business …

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