# AMEX Membership Rewards
RebatesMe | Finally Cashed Out My Visible 15% Cashback
[Update 2] I finally cashed out my Visible cashback. Before it posted, I was worried every day that the tracking would get lost. Not easy at all. Recently there have been quite a f...
Earn $6/600MR Cashback on a Peacock TV Subscription via Rakuten, and Stack It With an AMEX Offer to Come Out Ahead
Subscribe to Peacock TV through Rakuten to earn $6/600MR cashback, and stack it with an AMEX Peacock offer to potentially come out ahead....
“First make-up bonus posted on 12/14, second on 1/18” AMEX | Fixes the bug that prevented Gold referral extra 3x MR from posting
[Update 2021.1] Today, the author noticed that AMEX has started issuing these missing points retroactively. It appears to be happening in batches. In the author's case, the first m...
AMEX | UA Travel Bank Reloads: Charges Now Posting as “Travel Bank” — This Method May Be Dead
Ever since UA Travel became reloadable again, it has been the go-to option for people using up the AMEX airline fee credit. Although the balance expires after only 5 years, this is...
AMEX’s Recent Generous Retention Offers (Platinum, Gold, Hilton, Marriott)
AMEX can now give retention offers through online chat too. I asked for some at year-end and the results were pretty solid....
[Update 2] Saks | Cashback Portals Are Paying Well Right Now (13%-15%)
[Update 2] Rakuten is now at 15x MR. It’s almost year-end, so if you’ve been procrastinating, don’t wait too long or you may miss your Saks reimbursement. Rakuten sign-up link ($20...
Another Wave of AMEX Shutdowns, Possibly Related to PayPal Key?
Today we saw quite a few reports about AMEX shutdowns, so here’s a quick summary....
25% Off Select AMEX Membership Rewards Gift Card Redemptions, Worth Up to 1.33 cpp
According to a reader on WeChat, some gift cards are currently available at a 25% discount when redeemed with AMEX MR points. The list is below: Some of these gift cards normally r...
AMEX | Gold Credit Card 30,000-per-referral bonus returns (apparently publicly?)
It’s unclear whether this is targeted, but based on the comments, my guess is that many people have it. Mine is currently 30,000. This has shown up before, and later dropped to 25,...
Heads-Up: Downgrading an AMEX Card Early Can Cause a Previous Upgrade Bonus to Be Clawed Back
We previously shared various situations in which AMEX clawed back welcome bonuses and upgrade bonuses. Recently, another reader got caught by this. About six months ago, he receive...
AMEX Platinum for Schwab: The MR Cash-Out System Is Down Yet Again
【2020.10 Update】The system has been down again these past few days. Recently, the extra 3x on AMEX refer has been pretty strong, so there may be a large number of people cashing ou...