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AMEX Shipping Credit Guide: $20 per Month on the Business Platinum
This shipping credit is quite useful for people who ship items regularly. You can use it each month or stock up on USPS stamps. If you have any new data points or have seen anythin...
Guide to the AMEX Saks Credit ($100 per Year on All Platinum Versions)
About the Saks Credit All versions of the AMEX Platinum card come with a Saks credit benefit. When you use the card at saksfifthavenue.com or at a Saks store, you can receive up to...
How to Meet the Credit Card Sign-Up Spend Requirement 「2020.5 Update: Added Some Simple MS Content」
Here are some ideas for meeting the card’s sign-up spending requirement. Hope they help~...
How to Tell from the Email Whether Your Platinum Card Has the $200 AMEX Travel Credit
AMEX added a major temporary benefit to the AMEX Platinum card a few days ago: a $200 AMEX Travel reimbursement benefit: AMEX Platinum — Premium Benefits Card [2020.5 Update: Some...
WeChat Pay | Foreign Cards Now Work at Nongfu Spring/Yangshengtang-Related Merchants and Renrenle Supermarket, with More to Come...
This series of updates may end up becoming the type of news post that KUKU writes about most often. I seriously suspect that stores operated by overseas companies, as well as China...
Bad News! AMEX Is Clawing Back Some Welcome Bonuses [May 2020 Update: Closing a Card Early May Trigger a Bonus Clawback; Reopening May Also Cost Money!]
Recently, readers in our group shared an email about a Delta welcome bonus being clawed back, so we wanted to share it here. In addition, DOC reports that AMEX may start charging a...
AMEX Dell Credit Guide (Business Platinum $400) + Tips to Save Money at Dell
The AMEX Business Platinum card comes with up to $400 in Dell credits. In this post, we’ll walk through how the benefit works in detail. With an 85,000-point welcome bonus plus at...
Limited-Time HSBC Credit Card Offer: 3x Points at Grocery Stores, Uber Credit Can Be Used on Uber Eats
Today, HSBC sent an email to many Premier Mastercard and Premier World Elite credit cardholders announcing the following: Before June 30: The Uber credit on both cards can also be...
Michael Jordan’s AMEX Green Credit Card Sold for $3,146 in 2012
I came across a news post on Hupu today saying that Michael Jordan’s AMEX Green credit card sold at auction for $3,146 in 2012. I looked it up, and the earliest report I found is h...
A Nice Surprise: AMEX Offsets Annual Fees on Select Delta Personal Cards and Several Business Cards
Some personal cardholders have also received Customer Appreciation Credits: Delta SkyMiles Reserve ($550 annual fee) – $100 statement credit Delta SkyMiles Platinum ($250 annual fe...
Bank of America BofA Reportedly Tightening Approval Standards for Loans and Credit Card Applications
Today, while chatting with a banker familiar with BofA, I heard that they had just held a meeting and are now tightening approval standards for auto loans, mortgages, and other loa...