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Several New AMEX Offers: Best Buy, Target, Gap, Neiman Marcus & More

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Good morning everyone, happy April Fool’s Day!  No jokes from me, I’m 100% serious 100% of the time.  Today is also the start of Q2, so get your Q2 credit cards ready and read My Q2 Rotating Cash Back Category Credit Card Strategy.  Spoiler alert: Discover It for restaurants (Citi Forward as my restaurant backup until June 3) and Chase Freedom for grocery stores.

In other news, American Express just released several new AMEX Offers, but they are mostly the 2x Membership Reward Points variety, therefore, they suck.  If earning 2x Membership Reward Points are your thing, you are going to be very happy.  Here are the 4 best AMEX Offers: Best Buy, Target, Gap Brands, and Neiman Marcus.  Most of these 2x offers are only valid online.

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My Q2 Rotating Cash Back Category Credit Card Strategy

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(Hat Tip to Free-Quent Flyer Book’s post from yesterday)

2 nights ago, I was at the SF Travel Hackers March Meetup and I was talking to a few friends about my second quarter rotating cash back category credit card strategy (that is a mouthful).  I wanted to see what everyone’s strategy was for Q2 and that thought process led to this post.  As a reminder, there are currently 4 rotating cash back category credit cards: Chase Freedom, Citi Dividend, Discover It, and US Bank Cash+.  Even though I have around 30 credit cards, I am a minimalist at heart.  I have an iPhone case that can hold a few cards.  Currently, my “iPhone wallet” (Verus iPhone card case on Amazon) holds my drivers license, my Citi Forward (5% cash back at restaurants) and my AMEX Old Blue Cash (5% cash back at grocery stores, pharmacies and gas stations).

iPhone 6S Versus Card Case

Since I want to remain a credit card minimalist, I want to carry only 2 credit cards in my “iPhone Wallet.”  Which credit cards will I carry for Q2? Continue reading →

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New AMEX Offers (Amazon), Chime Card Offers (Southwest Airlines) & BankAmeriDeals

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Good morning everyone, here are a few new AMEX Offers that I spotted in my American Express account.  The first one is for Amazon, but it is not the typical AMEX Offer.  You will earn 2x AMEX Membership Rewards Points from 3/22 to 7/31.

Amazon AMEX Offer

Here are the other AMEX Offers:

  • Advance Auto Parts: $10 off $50
  • Boston Market: $3 off $15
  • Ermenegildo Zegna: $200 off $1,000
  • The Stationery Studio: $10 off $50

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AMEX for Target Discontinuing Program & AMEX Serve $25 Sign Up Bonus

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Good evening everyone, I hope your weekend is going well.  I wanted to give a quick shout out to all of you who joined me at In-N-Out Burger this afternoon for my OC miles and points meetup.  I had a great time meeting and speaking with all of you.  I will organize another OC meetup in a few months.

Anyway, a long, long time ago, the American Express Prepaid Card for Target (aka AMEX for Target) was one of the few/best MS techniques available at the time.  Back in the day, you could load up to $1,000 with credit/debit/gift cards for a $3 fee and unload the card via cheap ATM withdrawals.  You could have 2 cards in your name and load up to $5,000 combined per month.  It was far from a perfect MS technique, but it was the best we had at the time.

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Reminder: OC Travel Hacker Meetup – Tustin District In-N-Out Burger – Saturday, February 27 12-2pm

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Good morning everyone, happy Friday!  This is a friendly reminder that my OC Meetup is tomorrow afternoon (Saturday 2/27).  I’m looking forward to seeing a few familiar faces and meeting some new readers in Orange County.  No need to RSVP, just show up if you are interested.

  • Where: In-N-Out Burger, 2895 Park Ave, Tustin, CA 92782 (Google Maps)
  • When: Saturday, February 27 from 12-2pm

In-N-Out Tustin District Map

If you have any questions, please leave a comment below.  Have a great weekend everyone!