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10 articles tagged American Express.
Card Strategy
Monthly, half-year, quarterly, anniversary-year, and four-year credits each reset on their own clock. Build a benefit calendar that follows the actual terms.
6 min read
Card Strategy
A $100 statement credit rarely saves you $100. How to measure a credit against the purchase you would have made anyway, and reconcile a year of them.
5 min read
Points & Miles
Give Membership Rewards points a job. Compare Amex Travel, charge coverage, and airline transfers, including the U.S. airline transfer fee, before moving any.
5 min read
Cash Back
A 3%/1% card beats a flat 2% card only when half your spending lands in its categories. Three households, the break-even formula, and how caps change it.
5 min read
Card Strategy
A shopping portal and a rewards card pay for different parts of one purchase. How to stack them, calculate each reward on its own base, and keep tracking clean.
7 min read
Card Strategy
Dining rewards, merchant credits, and delivery perks follow separate rules. How to tell what a meal earns and whether a credit lowers what you spend.
6 min read
Card Strategy
Streaming rewards and streaming credits are different benefits. Match the card benefit, the eligible plan, and who bills you before you switch cards.
7 min read
Cash Back
Grocery bonuses follow the merchant, not the food. How supermarket, superstore, warehouse, and online grocery rules change what your card actually earns.
6 min read
Card Strategy
An annual fee is worth it when extra rewards and benefits you will use beat the fee versus your real alternative. A break-even method with worked examples.
6 min read
Cash Back
A 3% card can earn less than a 2% card. Compare annual cash back on your real spending, apply caps and merchant rules, then subtract fees.
6 min read
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