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Double check that you’ve enrolled in the Platinum digital entertainment credit

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We've had a few reports recently of readers who put qualifying digital entertainment purchases on their Amex Platinum cards expecting to trigger the digital...
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Amex apology emails promising points

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American Express starting sending out emails yesterday on many Delta and Marriott credit cards apologizing for some sort of mistake made that deprived people...
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No more Platinum concierge service via email (have to call beginning 8/18/21)

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The Amex Platinum card (and some other ultra-premium Amex cards, including the Business Platinum, Hilton Aspire, and Delta Reserve cards) comes with a concierge...
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Is Citi Getting Tougher With Premier Approvals?

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Citi increased the welcome offer on their Premier card to 80,000 points recently which is the highest bonus they've ever offered on the card. As...
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Should YOU abandon Capital One?

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Following my experience with Capital One shutting down my new Venture card without warning and cashing out my points for only a half cent...
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An early breakup with Bank of America Premium Rewards?

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Almost exactly a year ago, I wrote a post that was something of an ode to the Bank of America Premium Rewards card called...
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[Update: Available new] New Bank of America Unlimited Cash Rewards card: get up to...

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Update: This card is now publicly-available with the $200 bonus after $1K spend. See our Bank of America Unlimited Cash Rewards page for more...
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An experience with credit card return protection

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One of the advantages of being active in this hobby of miles and points is that many of the premium and ultra-premium credit cards...
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Get the print edition of the New York Times with your digital entertainment credit

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On this week's episode of Frequent Miler on the Air, I noted that one of the reasons I am not enthusiastic about the Amex...
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Capital One shut down my account and gave me only a half cent per...

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In April, I was super excited when Capital One finally approved me for a credit card.  By some miracle, I got in on the...
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Which Premium Cards are Keepers? Version 4.0

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With Amex increasing the annual fee on their personal Platinum card from $550 to $695, they've raised the stakes.  It was already a bad...
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Morgan Stanley Platinum Card Fee Free (how to earn the $695 Annual Engagement Bonus)

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Amex Platinum cards come loaded with high end perks such as airport lounge access, hotel elite status, airline fee rebates, prepaid hotel rebates, digital...
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Citi dumps the Prestige card (no longer accepting applications)

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Doctor of Credit reported last night that the Citi Prestige card was not showing on the Citi website and that the landing page leads...
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The Amex Platinum “Coupon Book” Review [On my mind]

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American Express has increased the annual fee for consumer Platinum cards from $550 to a whopping $695 per year.  In exchange for the extra...

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