# AMEX Membership Rewards
It’s broken again! AMEX Platinum Schwab is having issues redeeming Membership Rewards into an investment account
【5.5 Update】This feature is broken again! 【4.29 Update】It’s working again now. Looks like it was just a system issue after all — a false alarm! Recently, every time you use Platinu...
Shop Away! Rakuten Offers 15% Cash Back at 150 Merchants, Plus $30 for New Sign-Ups
A huge list of merchants on Rakuten (formerly ebates) are offering 15% cash back, so it’s a great time to clear out your shopping cart! If you have an MR-earning version of the acc...
How Can Points and Miles Be Cashed Out? What Are They Worth?
High-value redemptions for points are usually tied to travel. In this unusual period, with travel demand having largely dried up, points have become somewhat awkward to hold. On to...
New Type of AMEX OFFER: Multiple Card Types Can Be Added at the Same Time
A common type of AMEX Offer is bonus MR earnings, such as the recent Tiffany offer. Normally, MR-earning cards should allow only one card to add this offer, but similar offers have...
Air Canada Goes All In: Earn Elite Status Without Flying via Transfers, Donations, or Credit Card Spending
Air Canada launched a new policy today: if you earn Aeroplan miles between April 20 and May 31, you can also receive a certain amount of AQM or AQD to help you qualify for elite st...
AMEX Increases Refer Bonuses on Some Cards — Save Those Links Now!
Recently, AMEX’s Refer rewards have also started varying from person to person. If, where you generate a refer link, you see wording like “special offer,” that means AMEX has smile...
AMEX Gold | Grubhub/Seamless extra 1 MR offer is back
The author’s AMEX Gold card has once again received an extra 1 MR offer for Grubhub/Seamless, so be sure to add it to your AMEX Gold card. For more on Grubhub/Seamless, see below,...
Grubhub/Seamless Food Delivery App Guide [2020.4 Update: Rakuten Cashback on Grubhub Returns]
The Rakuten app has restored cashback for orders placed through the Grubhub app. For existing users, it is still 1%—better than nothing. We also welcome everyone to share their own...
A Complete Journey Log from Seattle to Shanghai During COVID-19
In early March, I finally decided to have my mother-in-law take my daughter back to Shanghai. I’d like to share our experience booking flights, making connections, going through ar...
AMEX | Platinum card referral bonus reduced to 0, 5,000, or 10,000 per referral (targeted)
According to a DP from our WeChat group, after entering March, deep-pocketed AMEX lowered the referral bonus on the standard AMEX Platinum card from 15,000 MR per referral to 5,000...
AMEX Gold | Instagram or CardMatch Can Surface a $2,000/50,000 Signup Bonus
Where the offer comes from AMEX Gold this dining powerhouse card has long had a low-spend signup bonus ($2,000/50K, and before the refresh it was even $1,000/50K). It mainly shows...
