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Earn 2500 to 5k additional Membership Rewards after adding authorized users
New Round of offers sent out – expires 2/21 – Gold has targeted me, I’d assume Platinum and Green will come soon.
It’s all about the points, and Amex gets it. Whether it be Amex Offers, great welcome bonuses, category bonuses, and now bonuses for adding authorized users with low spend requirements, Amex continues to leverage their valuable Membership Rewards to retain brand loyalty.
Take me for example, I have 6 American Express cards, and pay over $1200 a year in annual fees?! I keep on keeping my cards year after year because of the points I earn outside of my normal spending.
I earn 55k per card, per year on referrals, and now have the opportunity to earn another 50k points by adding authorized users. The crazy thing is the same 4 people could be authorized users on each of the 3 cards. Total cost…zero.
Let’s take a look at this new offer I was targeted to receive, and why it may make sense for you to participate if targeted as well.
Gold and Platinum 5k Membership Rewards for each authorized user, up to 4, after they spend $500 by Feb 28th, 2021.
This is the exact same offer I received for adding users to my Gold card last year. Interestingly enough, this was targeted to my Platinum. I’ve also received 2500 per AU on my Amex Green
Gold and Platinum authorized users count towards the bonus
Note that if you add any Platinum card members they will enjoy Platinum benefits and 3 users cost $175, then $175 per each AU starting with the 4th. Gold AUs are free, up to 5 cards. Depending on your situation it could make sense to add AUs either way.
I picked up an Amex Green last year when it was rebranded – I received this authorized user bonus earlier in the year
In a little over 6 months of holding the card I just received my first authorized user offer.
- Earn 2500 points for each authorized user
- must spend $500 in 3 months
- Maxes out at 10k bonus points
- You can add AUs fee free
Statement credits for Amex Green and Platinum
Amex Green:
- $10 a month for 8 months on wireless charges
Amex Platinum
- $20 per month on wireless charges
- $20 per month on streaming services
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Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card
Welcome Offer
Earn 60,000 bonus points after you spend $4,000 on purchases in the first 3 months from account opening.
Annual Fee
$95
Points Earned
Transferrable Chase Ultimate Rewards
- 5x on all travel purchased through Chase Travel℠
- 3x on dining, including eligible delivery services for takeout & dining out
- 3x on select streaming services
- 3x on online grocery purchases
- (excluding Target, Walmart and wholesale clubs)
- $50 Annual Chase Travel Hotel Credit via Chase Travel℠
- The begins immediately for new cardmembers and after your account anniversary for existing cardmembers
- 2x on all other travel
- 10% Anniversary Bonus
- Every year you keep the card, your total spend will yield a 10% points bonus. If you spend $10k in a year, you’ll get 1k bonus points
- Chase Sapphire Preferred continues to redeem at 1.25c in the Chase Travel℠ and the slew of other benefits remain in tact including Auto Rental Collision Damage Waiver ( primary ), purchase protections, etc.
- Points are transferrable to 14 Ultimate Rewards partners
- Redeem in Chase Travel℠ for 1.25 cents per point
- No foreign transaction fees
- Suite of Travel and Purchase Coverage
- Auto Rental Collision Damage Waiver is my favorite
- Get complimentary access to DashPass which unlocks $0 delivery fees and lower service fees for a minimum of one year when you activate by December 31, 2027.
- $95 Annual Fee
We keep an up to date spreadsheet that lists the best ever offers: You can find that spreadsheet here.
Historically 80k is a very, very good offer and hit in both 2022 and 2023. In 2021, we saw the offer hit an all time high of 100k. Who knows if that will ever come back.
Main Cast:
Cards that earn flexible points and should be used on the bulk of your purchases.
Supporting Cast:
Cards that earn fixed points in the currency of the airline/hotel and can not be transferred at attractive rates. These cards yield benefits that make it worth keeping, but not necessarily worth putting a lot of your everyday spend on.
The Chase Sapphire Preferred® is exceptional starter card and offers transferrable Ultimate Rewards, and pairs well with other Chase cards.
If you carry this card alongside Chase’s cashback cards like the Chase Freedom Flex® and Chase Freedom Unlimited® or the business versions: Ink Business Cash® , Ink Business Unlimited® you can combine the points into Preferred account and transfer into hotel and airline partners
Annual fee is quite low at $95 a year + you get a 10% anniversary bonus on points + $50 hotel credit in Chase travel.
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