American Express’s airline selection system is broken, and I’m starting to get annoyed.

One of the pleasures of a new Amex card is setting up all the benefits that must be added manually. For any card that earns airline incidental fee credits, that means manually selecting an airline. I’ve always picked United in the past, since Gift Registry contributions are usually reimbursed… although with United’s Gift Registry pageContinue reading “American Express’s airline selection system is broken, and I’m starting to get annoyed.”

American Express’s airline selection system is broken, and I’m starting to get annoyed.

One of the pleasures of a new Amex card is setting up all the benefits that must be added manually. For any card that earns airline incidental fee credits, that means manually selecting an airline. I’ve always picked United in the past, since Gift Registry contributions are usually reimbursed… although with United’s Gift Registry pageContinue reading “American Express’s airline selection system is broken, and I’m starting to get annoyed.”

The Charles Schwab Platinum Amex is a game changer… or at least a game somewhat-affecter.

I made the switch this year from Amex’s normal Platinum card to the newish Charles Schwab Platinum card, mostly because I wanted to get another sign-up bonus. After Amex revamped the Platinum card and raised the standard bonus from 40k to 60k, the Schwab card followed suit, so when it came time to renew myContinue reading “The Charles Schwab Platinum Amex is a game changer… or at least a game somewhat-affecter.”

Quick hit: Check the expiration date on your Amex offer for Amazon Prime renewal

Amex currently has a targeted offer for 5000 points after renewing an Amazon Prime membership for $99. Originally, the offer showed an expiration date of 3/2/2018, even though there was mention in the terms of an earlier date. Here’s a screenshot of the original offer: However, a friend told me that the March date hadContinue reading “Quick hit: Check the expiration date on your Amex offer for Amazon Prime renewal”

Putting the flat-bed seat before the horse… AKA how bad is it when aspirational travel corrupts your travel aspirations?

“I certainly don’t want to go there just because we can fly in first class. That’s literally the worst reason to go anywhere.” So spake my precious, precious wife, who tolerates my obsession with points and miles because no one doesn’t like traveling in first class, even though she could probably take it or leave it.Continue reading “Putting the flat-bed seat before the horse… AKA how bad is it when aspirational travel corrupts your travel aspirations?”