# AMEX Membership Rewards
AMEX Platinum (Mercedes-Benz Version) Review [10/5 Update: Card Conversion Confirmed for January 11 Next Year, and Strategy Afterward]
Current cardholders can now log in and see the following notice: on January 11, 2019, this card will be automatically converted to the regular Platinum Card. That means the full se...
Guide to Third-Party Payment Methods [Update 4/6: AMEX CHECK OUT Extra 2x Points]
You can now earn an extra 2x Membership Rewards when using AMEX Check out at eligible merchants. Purchases must be completed by May 17, and each card can earn up to 5,000 bonus poi...
The Value and Analysis of Credit Card Points, Airline Miles, and Hotel Points [2018 Edition]
The purpose of this article is simply to give everyone a rough idea of what points are worth, so you have a reference when using them. I also hope that the methods mentioned in the...
AMEX Platinum Card Benefits Overhauled [3/31 Update: Uber Credit Can Be Used with Uber Eats]
Confirmed! Uber Credit can be used with Uber Eats. When you place an order, it will show as a charge to your credit card, but after delivery the Credit will be deducted. Since the...
AMEX Platinum for Goldman Sachs: American Express Platinum Card for Goldman Sachs Clients
This card is available only to Goldman Sachs clients who receive an invitation, which shuts out most applicants. That said, the welcome bonus is not especially compelling, so there...
Niagara Falls Trip Report — From a Credit Card/Points Enthusiast’s Perspective
This article looks at lodging and transportation in trip planning from the perspective of a credit card points enthusiast....
AMEX Small Business Saturday: Earn Double Base Points on AMEX Cards
AMEX (American Express) runs its Small Business Saturday promotion every year, and it has long been a reliable annual opportunity for AMEX cardholders. In past years, the offer usu...
AMEX Platinum Gives 5x Points on Airfare and AMEX Travel
The American Express Platinum Card (The Platinum Card) has long been weak at earning points, earning only 1x Membership Rewards points for every type of spend. Compared with Chase’...
The Rumored AMEX Oct. 5 Big Offer
AMEX’s latest big promotion...
Observations From 15 Days Back in China
Two weeks flew by, and I’m back again. First, a quick aside. I had originally planned to summarize the recent clawbacks of the Platinum Card 100,000-point offer, but after reading...
Bad News: 100,000 Sign-Up Bonus Clawback on the May Platinum Card
I got bitten by this too... I blamed myself for being careless: I didn’t get around to freezing it before the September cutoff for annual-fee reversals, and now I’m down to -40,000...