Comments on: American Express Challenge http://www.stocktradingtogo.com/2007/04/02/american-express-challenge/ Investing Online Made Easy Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:55:02 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Chris http://www.stocktradingtogo.com/2007/04/02/american-express-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-25783 Chris Tue, 03 Apr 2007 15:41:47 +0000 http://falkininvesting.com/blog/2007/04/02/american-express-challenge/#comment-25783 Amex is good and we (wife and I) rack up major points but we do better with the continental card with one-pass miles. Our trip to Hawaii next week comes with free airfare (both tickets – NYC to Honolulu) due to points from both Amex and continental. We transferred our amex points to the one pass program in order to have enough. One ticket to Hawaii requires some major points but we charge everything to get these points. I even tried to find out if I could charge my mortgage but this is not possible. We do pay off everything at the end of the month so debt won’t pile up. It makes sense: instead of linking our bills to the checking account and shopping on a debit card, we link it to amex or our continental card so we get massive points. Our airfare for trips is always free due to this strategy. Also, I am using the amex for rental car insurance in Hawaii – they have excellent additional coverage and rates (did this in Portugal two years back, not bad for international travel coverage). Amex is good and we (wife and I) rack up major points but we do better with the continental card with one-pass miles. Our trip to Hawaii next week comes with free airfare (both tickets – NYC to Honolulu) due to points from both Amex and continental. We transferred our amex points to the one pass program in order to have enough. One ticket to Hawaii requires some major points but we charge everything to get these points. I even tried to find out if I could charge my mortgage but this is not possible. We do pay off everything at the end of the month so debt won’t pile up. It makes sense: instead of linking our bills to the checking account and shopping on a debit card, we link it to amex or our continental card so we get massive points. Our airfare for trips is always free due to this strategy.

Also, I am using the amex for rental car insurance in Hawaii – they have excellent additional coverage and rates (did this in Portugal two years back, not bad for international travel coverage).

]]> By: Blain http://www.stocktradingtogo.com/2007/04/02/american-express-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-25779 Blain Tue, 03 Apr 2007 14:05:07 +0000 http://falkininvesting.com/blog/2007/04/02/american-express-challenge/#comment-25779 Chris, I'll add your name to the post and send you some link lovin, but can't send you any cash, they won't give referral fees for this circumstance (which is really just a shame if you ask me) :twisted: Jason, that is well said. Major bump, it kind of hit me after I wrote the post, but the intensity at the time of the writing was real. Chris, there most definitely is, here is a link directly to join linkshare, which are the guys who I have my Amex affiliate through amongst others (takes like 2 minutes, and you'll make me a solid $1.50), http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=G0PscNuIniQ&offerid=7097.10000025&type=3&subid=0 Investoid, I think that is my problem, I just simply haven't had a credit card long enough. It has only been several months since I got my first, I am convinced this is the answer. Btw, do you get reward points with that bad boy? Chris, I’ll add your name to the post and send you some link lovin, but can’t send you any cash, they won’t give referral fees for this circumstance (which is really just a shame if you ask me) :twisted:

Jason, that is well said. Major bump, it kind of hit me after I wrote the post, but the intensity at the time of the writing was real.

Chris, there most definitely is, here is a link directly to join linkshare, which are the guys who I have my Amex affiliate through amongst others (takes like 2 minutes, and you’ll make me a solid $1.50),
http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=G0PscNuIniQ&offerid=7097.10000025&type=3&subid=0

Investoid, I think that is my problem, I just simply haven’t had a credit card long enough. It has only been several months since I got my first, I am convinced this is the answer. Btw, do you get reward points with that bad boy?

]]> By: Investoid http://www.stocktradingtogo.com/2007/04/02/american-express-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-25777 Investoid Tue, 03 Apr 2007 13:22:51 +0000 http://falkininvesting.com/blog/2007/04/02/american-express-challenge/#comment-25777 Hmm, I'm going to have to see if they have a Canadian affiliate program. I also applied for my Amex after having a Visa and MasterCard for four years. I think I got it when I was 22. I ended up using it the most out of any of my cards, so it has the highest limit out of all of them. Hmm, I’m going to have to see if they have a Canadian affiliate program.

I also applied for my Amex after having a Visa and MasterCard for four years. I think I got it when I was 22. I ended up using it the most out of any of my cards, so it has the highest limit out of all of them.

]]> By: Chris B. http://www.stocktradingtogo.com/2007/04/02/american-express-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-25775 Chris B. Tue, 03 Apr 2007 12:15:57 +0000 http://falkininvesting.com/blog/2007/04/02/american-express-challenge/#comment-25775 That is very interesting. I didn't even know there were any affiliate programs for credit cards. Are there other credit card companies besides American Express that offer affiliate programs? That is very interesting. I didn’t even know there were any affiliate programs for credit cards. Are there other credit card companies besides American Express that offer affiliate programs?

]]> By: Jasonnoguchi http://www.stocktradingtogo.com/2007/04/02/american-express-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-25764 Jasonnoguchi Tue, 03 Apr 2007 03:48:19 +0000 http://falkininvesting.com/blog/2007/04/02/american-express-challenge/#comment-25764 Well, that's because the credit approval department and the affiliate promotions and marketing department are different and they are probably not even co-located. The marketing department will not know nor be bothered if an application to that affiliate marketing program is by someone with a good credit rating or not. Well, that’s because the credit approval department and the affiliate promotions and marketing department are different and they are probably not even co-located. The marketing department will not know nor be bothered if an application to that affiliate marketing program is by someone with a good credit rating or not.

]]> By: Chris http://www.stocktradingtogo.com/2007/04/02/american-express-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-25763 Chris Mon, 02 Apr 2007 23:44:46 +0000 http://falkininvesting.com/blog/2007/04/02/american-express-challenge/#comment-25763 Do I count? Been a member of Amex for several years but I didn't apply until I was 25 (visa and mastercard before that). What's you credit history like? Good or bad? Do you have a history of credit? How many cards do you have? etc... Something is stopping you. Do I count? Been a member of Amex for several years but I didn’t apply until I was 25 (visa and mastercard before that).

What’s you credit history like? Good or bad? Do you have a history of credit? How many cards do you have? etc… Something is stopping you.

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