Amex, Challenged by Chase, Is Losing the Snob War

Re:Amex, Challenged by Chase, Is Losing the Snob War by scarmig on Saturday April 15, 2017 @12:28AM (#14119397)

Throw in a regular Freedom and an Ink Cash, gift cards, etc. and you can do even better, though at some point keeping track of it all starts having its own cost.

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Re:Amex, Challenged by Chase, Is Losing the Snob War by arcticbull on Saturday April 15, 2017 @12:42AM (#14119431)

Haha yeah, my combo is:

5X rotating bonus categories on Freedom.

5X airfare on Amex Platinum.

3X travel and dining on Sapphire Reserve.

1.5X non-bonusable spend on Freedom Unlimited.

I haven't averaged my return but its, uh, high :) I feel better about the time spent since its sort of a hobby.

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Re:Amex, Challenged by Chase, Is Losing the Snob War by ghaff on Saturday April 15, 2017 @09:26AM (#14120630)

There are also PQD waivers for United (sorry :-)) for spend on Chase's co-branded cards. I get a United Club membership anyway so that card works for me. My travel patterns are such that I get decent status on qualifying miles but dollars are iffy.

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Re:Amex, Challenged by Chase, Is Losing the Snob War by lenzm on Saturday April 15, 2017 @02:52AM (#14119715)

I think you can do a little better if you replace your Freedom Unlimited with a Capital One Venture card and get 2x on everything else.

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Re:Amex, Challenged by Chase, Is Losing the Snob War by arcticbull on Sunday April 16, 2017 @01:31AM (#14124500)

So if you earn 1.5 UR per dollar with the Freedom Unlimited then use their Combine Points feature to move it to the Sapphire Reserve's UR balance, each one becomes worth 1.5c towards travel, netting 2.25% :) or transferable to Korean, Singapore, United, BA, Hyatt or a couple of less interesting other options.

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