American Express Travel 72-Hour Labor Day Sale
American Express Travel is running a 72-hour sale, offering discounts of 20-40% on hotels. Most notably on the list are the Wynn and Encore in Las Vegas, which have been discounted to as low as $132...
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TopCashBack Offers 1.5% Cash Back on American Express Gift Cards!
Update 12:55 PM: It appears this is a one-day promotion only! TopCashBack is once again offering cash back on American Express gift cards! 1.5% to be exact. Earlier this month, every shopping portal...
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American Express Limits Delta Skymiles Transfers to 250,000 Per Year
Amex caps Skymiles transfers to 250,000 Starting January 1, 2015 American Express Membership Rewards will begin capping transfers to Delta Skymiles at 250,000 miles per calendar year. This means in a...
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24 Hours Only! 2% Cash Back on Amex Gift Cards from Big Crumbs
Last week, Big Crumbs announced via email that they would be increasing the cash back payout on American Express gift cards. At the time, Big Crumbs was offering 1.5% cash back. I predicted they would...
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Maximizing the 10% Discount on Hyatt Gift Cards
Hyatt gift cards can be used at hotels like the Hyatt Carmel Highlands Hyatt is offering a 10% discount on gift cards, which are valid at participating hotels in the US, Canada, and the Caribbean. A $6...
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TopCashBack: 2.25% Cash Back on Amex Gift Cards!
2.25% Cash Back on Amex Gift Cards from Top Cash Back! Howie from Frugal Travel Guy gave me a heads up this morning that Top Cash Back is offering 2.25% cash back on Amex gift cards! This deal is valid...
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American Express to Discontinue Vanilla Reloads and MoneyPaks
Many of us haven’t purchased a Vanilla Reload card since CVS stopped accepting credit cards for them last year. Others have found alternative sources and continued to load up the maximum $5,000 each...
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$50 Virgin America Statement Credit from American Express
$50 Virgin America statement credit from Amex Sync offers If you’ve got upcoming travel plans that involve Virgin America (at least $250 worth), you might want to sign into your American Express...
View ArticleHow to Use Amex Gift Cards to Buy Money Orders
I get lots of emails (and search traffic) from people wanting to know whether they can use American Express gift cards to buy money orders. The simple answer is “No.” American Express gift cards are...
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SPG American Express Annual Fee Increasing: Should You Keep the Card?
I’ve always put the Starwood Preferred Guest card on my list of cards I’ll keep long-term. I like the fact that Starwood has decent redemption rates, I can earn airline miles at a rate of 1.25 miles...
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Why I Use Amex Gift Cards for Manufactured Spending
I get tons of questions about my manufactured spending habits, specifically about why I choose to buy American Express Gift cards, convert them to PIN-enabled Visa gift cards, then unload them via...
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5 Reasons to Get the 30,000 Point Starwood Preferred Guest Amex Card
It’s the weekend, which means you are about to get bombarded with emails, tweets, and all manner of status updates about the 30,000 point Starwood Preferred Guest American Express card sign-up bonus...
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You CAN Still Earn Cash Back on $2,000 American Express Gift Cards
Update: It seems Extrabux hasn’t been paying out on Amex gift card purchases, despite what their terms state. I’ve been getting a lot of comments about my American Express gift card buying habit from...
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Issues Getting Cash Back on American Express Gift Cards Through Extrabux
Last week I wrote about how you can still earn cash back on $2,000 American Express gift cards, primarily through the Extrabux cash back portal. In the post, I recommended taking screenshots of the...
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Starwood Preferred Guest Personal vs. Business Credit Card: Amex Makes it...
Last year I put my Starwood Preferred Guest American Express credit card on the chopping block, after determining the business version was a better fit thanks to the 5% rebate at Hyatt offered through...
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$0 Fees on Amex Gift Cards: Why Buying Them Might Make Sense
I just got an email from American Express that reminded me of the good old days: When American Express would offer 100% off Amex gift card fees and shopping portals would have the codes listed right...
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Bluebird vs. Serve: Which Prepaid Card Should You Switch To?
It’s been three weeks since the demise of Redbird and already some people are switching back to the American Express Bluebird or Serve card. Up until recently, I had decided not to bother switching to...
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Citi AAdvantage Executive Card Improves Admirals Club Benefit
One of the benefits of the Citi AAdvantage Executive World Elite Mastercard is Admirals Club Lounge membership, which normally costs $400 – 500 per year for new members. Starting today, Citi is...
View ArticleAmex is Shutting Down Bluebird and Serve Accounts: What’s Next?
I woke up today, well past noon, from a Nyquil induced sleep to some terrible news: Both the American Express Bluebird and Serve prepaid cards are dead as far as manufactured spending goes. Several...
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Great American Express My Offers for January
American Express My Offers is a great program that offers lots of savings on everyday spending. I personally get great value out of these targeted statement credit offers every year – enough to off-set...
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