Business Platinum Card from American Express
130,000 MR points
To All the Skeptical Significant Others…
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Business Platinum Card from American Express
- Earn 90,000 MR points upon spending $15,000 in the first three months
- Plus, earn 40,000 MR points upon making a purchase in months 14–17 as a cardholder
- And, earn 1.25x MR points on all purchases
- Also, receive a $200 annual travel credit
- Transfer MR points to Aeroplan and other frequent flyer programs for premium flights
- Unlimited airport lounge access for you and one guest at Priority Pass, Plaza Premium, Centurion, and other lounges
- Credits and rebates for business expenses throughout the year with Amex Offers
- Bonus MR points for referring family and friends
- Qualify for the card as a sole proprietor
- Annual fee: $799
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I love sharing a great deal but surprisingly VERY few people whom I discuss this with are even remotely interested. Of all the people I’ve talked to, I only know of one person who has definitely started churning.
Thank you for writing this out. ???? My SO always say ‘why you keep destroying your credit score?’ whenever I apply for a new credit card. We already went on 2 trips from my points alone, finally he agreed to apply for the first AmEx a year ago. However it hurted his 800+ credit score down to 758 with only this application, everything else was normal. I kind of hesitate to ask him for next credit card.
Honestly, as long as my SO appreciates all my hard work and enjoys traveling with me, I don’t mind doing all the hard work by my own ????
It shouldn’t take too long for his score to rebound. Once he sees that it does rebound, he’ll probably be more on board.
I have a different opinion.
I think people should not ask others, including family members, to come onboard and play this game, unless they ask first.
People have different values and different travel styles, and one should not force another to change that.
I am a big fan of points and miles myself, and I put big effort into collecting them, but IMHO there is nothing uglier than someone obsessed with points & miles asking someone else to help collect more points & miles.
Just play within your own boundaries and don’t bother anyone with it.
That way, you won’t become too obsessed and you won’t hurt the eco-system too much to contribute to devaluations. 🙂
More than fair. I think when it comes to your significant other, it’s reasonable to prod them a little to help out the team, especially if you’ll be travelling together. In most "two-player mode" couples, there was one person who took the lead and encouraged the other to get involved in the first place.
For extended family and friends, I agree with you – it’s poor form to push credit cards on others. Instead, wait for them to ask you how on earth you travel so much, and then show them the ways 🙂
So envious. My partner, even if he was game, has horrible credit from a divorce so it’s up to me to earn points for us both. Though mostly I travel alone as he’s not remotely as interested in travel as I am so it kind of works out as most of the time I just need the points for me. The upside is that finding an award seat for one is much easier than for two.
Good one
Problem is – what if your S.O. doesn’t even want to travel? LOL, that’s the bigger issue
Every travel means packing, unpacking at hotel, possibly wash/cook depending on the duration, come home tired and still need to unpack and wash all the clothes. It does catch up as we get older (and kids, don’t even start)
Can sort of relate. My SO has flight anxiety and hasn’t flown in probably 15 years, not to mention he’s not that intetested in travel anyway
So that means I travel alone or with a friend. He’s willing to try to work on the anxiety but the reality is he may never be ready for a long-haul flight. Hard sometimes for this travel-lover to swallow.