# American Express (AMEX)
Heads up: A new round of premium credit card benefits starts in June. Do you have any of these cards?
During the pandemic, banks have been rolling out all kinds of targeted perks to retain cardholders. In early May, AMEX, Chase, and Citi all announced special benefits on various cr...
I Almost Lost $600 — Good Thing I Had Personal Capital! Be Careful When Moving an AMEX Negative Balance Yourself
In this article introducing Negative Balance, we explained how to move a refund-generated Negative Balance from one credit card to another AMEX card online by yourself, without hav...
Guide to the AMEX Streaming Credit (All Platinum Versions)
According to Dansdeal, you may be able to turn the streaming credit into an Amazon gift card by purchasing products such as Gift Kindle Unlimited or Kindle eBooks. The specific ste...
[Update] Reward Tracking: Drop | Subscribe to Luminary for 1 Month, Spend $5, Get $10 Back (Eligible for the AMEX Streaming Credit)
[Update] This reward tracks very quickly: you can usually see it in Drop the day after the charge posts. Like the Disney+ offer, it will stay Pending for a while. Since you paid fo...
Tightening Up: Banks Begin Lowering Credit Card Limits for Some Cardholders
According to Cnet, a survey found that 25% of U.S. credit card holders had their credit limits reduced within a 30-day period. The reason is, of course, that during the pandemic, m...
Friendly Reminder | Don’t Forget to Use Up This Month’s (May) Wireless and Streaming Credits; Dining Credits on Hotel Cards Start Tomorrow!
Wireless and Streaming Credits Today is May 31, so don’t forget about the wireless and streaming statement credits that AMEX is offering. If you haven’t used them up yet, you can r...
Today (05/31) Is the Last Day to Apply or Upgrade and Still Get AMEX’s 6-Month Spending Window
It’s already May 31. If you’re still thinking about applying for a new card (or upgrading your current card), if you miss today, you’ll only have 3 months afterward to meet the hig...
Existing YouTube Premium and Play Music subscribers can get a free Nest Mini
AMEX has started offering a $20 monthly streaming subscription credit, and YouTube Premium is also on the list of eligible services. If you were a subscriber in May, you can now ge...
AMEX Wireless Telephone Services Credit Guide (Green/Platinum Versions) [Update: Google Fi/GV Now Trigger the Credit]
Based on several recent DPs, reloading Google Fi and Google Voice now appears to trigger the wireless phone service credit!...
Beginner’s Guide: How to Build Credit in the U.S. Without an SSN
This article shares several ways to help readers who can’t get an SSN in the short term but still want to build a credit history....
Late May Is the Best Time to Apply for Premium AMEX Credit Cards, Including Upgrades
What’s the policy? AMEX has long had several excellent options in the premium credit card space, including the AMEX Platinum and its co-branded versions, the AMEX Hilton Aspire, an...
