American Express Business Gold Rewards (no longer available to new applicants)

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The Business Gold Rewards Card from American Express

FM Mini Review: This card is pricey for one with few perks. Keep only if you make good use of a 3X category.

Card Type: Amex Charge Card

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Earning rate: Earn 3X on one of your choice, 2X on rest. [3X choices: ⚬ Airfare purchased directly from airlines ⚬ U.S. purchases for advertising in select media ⚬ U.S. purchases at gas stations ⚬ U.S. purchases for shipping ⚬ U.S. computer hardware, software, and cloud computing purchases made directly from select providers. 3X and 2X apply to first $100,000 in purchases in each of the 5 categories per year, 1X point per dollar thereafter.

See also: Please see the updated version of this card: American Express Business Gold Card

Rewards

Amex Membership Rewards points can be incredibly valuable if you know how to use them. In general, if you use Membership Rewards points to pay for merchandise or travel, you won't get good value from your points. One exception is with the Business Platinum card where you'll get a 35% point rebate when using points to book certain flights. This gives you approximately 1.5 cents per point value, which is pretty good. Another exception is with the Business Gold Card where you'll get a 25% point rebate when using points to book certain flights. This gives you approximately 1.33 cents per point value. If you don't have either card, then your best bet is to transfer points to airline miles in order to book high value awards. More details can be found here: Amex Membership Rewards Complete Guide.

Related Cards (Membership Rewards)

The Platinum Card® from American Express
 
 
 
60K points + up to $300 in statement credits
60K after $5K spend in 3 months plus 20% back as a statement credit for restaurant purchases worldwide for the first 12 months up to $300 back. Terms apply.

$550 Annual Fee

 
 
American Express® Gold Card
 
 
 
60K Points
60K after $4K spend in first 6 months. Terms apply. (Rates & Fees)

$250 Annual Fee

 
 

Recent better offer: This is the best we've seen

 
 
American Express® Green Card
 
 
 
50K Points
50K points after $2K spend in 3 months. Terms apply. See

$150 Annual Fee

 
 

Info about this card has been collected independently by Frequent Miler. The issuer did not provide the details, nor is it responsible for their accuracy.

Alternate offer: Via certain browsers you may see an offer for 30K points plus up to $200 back for US grocery spend.

Recent better offer: This is the best we've seen

 
 
The Business Platinum Card® from American Express
 
 
 
75K points
75K points after $15K spend in the first 3 months Terms apply. (Rates & Fees)

$595 Annual Fee

 
 

Via some browsers you may find a targeted 95K offer with a refer-a-friend link. You can find our refer-a-friend link here (Note: this refer-a-friend link is not an affiliate link. Information about this link was collected independently by Frequent Miler)

Recent better offer: 150K after $20K Spend (Targeted)

 
 
American Express® Business Gold Card
 
 
 
35K points
35K points after $5K spend in 3 months. Terms apply. (Rates & Fees)

$295 Annual Fee

 
 

Via some browsers you may find a targeted 60K offer with a refer-a-friend link. You can find our refer-a-friend link here (Note: this refer-a-friend link is not an affiliate link. Information about this link was collected independently by Frequent Miler)

 
 
The Amex EveryDay® Credit Card from American Express
 
 
 
10K points
10K after $1K spend in 3 months. Terms apply.

No Annual Fee

 
 

Info about this card has been collected independently by Frequent Miler. The issuer did not provide the details, nor is it responsible for their accuracy.

Alternate offer: Some find they are targeted for an offer of 20K after $2K spend in the first 3 months.

 
 

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