Frequent Miler on the Air

Amex end game: What to do once you've signed up for all the cards? | Ep154 | 6-11-22

Jun 11, 2022

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I'm Not a Speculative Buyer of Airline Miles at These Rates

01:35

The Con - Should You Cash Out Your Membership Rewards for One Point One Cent?

01:44

Don't Add Personal Cards to Your Business Cards

02:34

Introduction

5min

Magazines S Dot Com - You Can Get 15 Dollars Back on 20 Dollars

2min

Travel in Leisure

3min

Bata Test

2min

You Don't Get Charged for Not Paying Your Bill on Time

3min

What to Do Once You Sign Up for All the Cards?

3min

No Lifetime Language Offers Come Out in the Mail

3min

Don't Get a Hard Pull if You're an Existing Hardholder and Apply Again.

2min

How to Upgrade a Product Card?

6min

10.

How to Refer a Friend to a Delta Platinum Card?

1min

11.

Is There a Delta Membership Rewards Card?

4min

12.

What Are Pay Over Time Bonuses?

4min

13.

Don't Add Personal Cards to Your Business Cards

3min

14.

Is There a Retention Offer?

2min

15.

The Post Roast, the Post Frost Time

6min

16.

The Con - Should You Cash Out Your Membership Rewards for One Point One Cent?

2min

17.

I'm Not a Speculative Buyer of Airline Miles at These Rates

2min

18.

Platinum Platinum Annual Fee

5min

Yes, you can continue to march on the Amex point parade even after you've signed up for all the cards.

00:53 Giant Mailbag: What's the best loyalty program outside of the United States?

4:18 Mattress running the numbers: Magazines.com stacking deals

https://frequentmiler.com/magazines-com-citi-offer-giving-15-on-20-spend-stack-with-aa-portal-simplymiles-or-40x-rakuten/

9:08 What crazy thing did....Curve do this week?

https://frequentmiler.com/is-the-curve-card-ready-for-prime-time-hint-not-yet/

14:25 Main Event: Amex end game

15:52 No Lifetime Language offers (NLL)

19:26 A "lifetime" may be shorter than you think

https://frequentmiler.com/bending-amexs-lifetime-rule/

22:50 Downgrade / Upgrade path

26:11 Ways to earn more points with your existing cards (first up: referrals)

31:11 Authorized user / Additional cardholder bonuses

https://frequentmiler.com/20k-membership-rewards-bonus-with-new-authorized-user-and-2k-spend-targeted/

34:07 Pay Over Time bonuses https://frequentmiler.com/amex-20000-mr-for-enrolling-in-pay-over-time-check-link-to-see-if-youre-targeted/

41:04 Retention Offers https://frequentmiler.com/a-well-timed-retention-offer-yields-18-75x-without-a-new-account/

44:45 Post roast Nick Roasts Marriott

https://frequentmiler.com/marriott-award-booking-adventure/

48:21 Greg Roasts Nick https://frequentmiler.com/the-hidden-cost-of-point-transfers-should-you-take-advantage-of-that-transfer-bonus/

53:09 Question of the Week: I got an Amex authorized user bonus. How long do I need to keep the AU accounts open?

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Music credit: Annie Yoder

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