Platinum AMEX Card For Free!
The hubby has a Platinum American Express card, and we pay a lot of money for that privilege, almost $1000 annually. Seems like a lot, doesn’t it? It is unless you are a savvy cardholder like myself. We actually make a profit on the card each and every year!
Here are the automatic benefits that we used last year:
-$200 airline credit for incidentals. Baggage, seat upgrades (not to first class), food on flights, etc., and also includes lounge access if you want to bring a guest into the Delta lounge, which is free for Platinum card holders, when flying Delta.
-$100 per Platinum card. TSA credit every five years. Haven’t gotten your TSA approval yet? Amex will pay for it! We renewed my spouse and our son last year, and since we used both of our cards, we received $200 back to pay for both fees. Good once every five years.
-$100 Saks Fifth Avenue annual credit, earned in $50 biannual increments. Every six months I get $50 credit for charges at Saks Fifth Avenue, in store or on-line (does not work for their related outlet store, Off Saks).
-$200 Uber credit. We get $15 a month free Uber credit, and a bonus in December ($35). Not riding during the quarantine. The credit is also attached to your Uber Eats account! I always combine that with an Uber Eats coupon!
$700 total in monetary value, plus a Priority Pass airline lounge card for you and 2 guests, just request the card when you become a member.
Your automatic benefits cover the cost of the primary Platinum cardholders annual fee!
Here is a list of extra benefits available right now:
– $189 to pay for your Clear membership. Zoom through the airport. TSA has gotten very busy; this is the quickest way through! Clear has a lower price if you are a frequent flyer member of Delta or United, just call, and then add your spouse for a smaller fee!
– $168 ($14/month) Walmart Plus credit monthly: free deliveries for the year. Includes reimbursement for the tax on the $12.99 charge.
– $240 Get up to $20 in statement credits each month when you use your Platinum Card® for eligible purchases at your choice of one or more of the following: Peacock, Disney+, HULU, and The New York Times.
$597 total additional monetary value of basic benefits!
$1297 in 2022 benefits for two cards that cost $990. This year I also received a $120 credit for spending $300 at a Marriott. I was going to a conference anyway, so add that in ($1417)! And if you go to Equinox, a $300 credit!
And do not forget, my friend got 80,000 bonus miles for sign up. That can have a value of up to $800. Cancel after one year if you like, at that point you can have received over $2000 in benefits for a $700 card.
This membership fee may also be a business tax deduction! You get bonus points for signing up, and for spending! These points can be used for flights and hotels, or even gift cards! Transfer to your frequent traveler programs!
Please note, there are even more benefits, check it out for yourself, these are just the ones I use. There is a $200 hotel credit for higher level hotels,
Also, upgrade to a Gold membership at Marriott and Hilton hotel chains!
There are ongoing and added offers on a regular basis, check back at least monthly.
There are additional benefits and offers, these are just the ones I use. I am the secondary on my husband’s card, and my card is not eligible for all of these items, so I just use his! But my second card does get some separate benefits that save extra money: I travel with Delta, so my card gets me free lounge access when traveling (I always manage to grab snacks and beverages in those lounges for the plane ride!). My card is also eligible for the $100 TSA credit, both the kid and the hubby were due to renew so we got $200 in credits to pay for both, $100 from each card. Again, that is good once every five years, as TSA has to be renewed in that time period as well.
I am also eligible for my own Priority pass which adds access to other lounges around the country and around the world, for when I travel solo. Our son has a lower level card which is a free add-on, and I can set his spending limit to $200 to help him build his credit!
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