Amex Platinum Coupon Book: Is it worth the annual fee? | Ep145 | 4-9-22

Frequent Miler on the Air

Can a coupon book really be worth $695? This week we run the numbers and see if it all adds up to make the Platinum card worthwhile.

00:43 Giant Mailbag double header. First up: Booking Air France intra-European flights via Virgin Atlantic and getting Caesars Diamond back again

4:27 Giant Mailbag: Confession time: Caesars Diamond once again

11:45 What craazy thing . . . did Capital One do this week?

https://frequentmiler.com/baseball-fans-capital-one-has-great-seats-for-5000-miles-each/

19:10 Mattress running....er, Airport Lounge Running the Numbers: ANA elite status match to Star Alliance Gold

https://frequentmiler.com/star-alliance-gold-match-via-ana-mileage-club-match-delta-gold-aa-platinum-pro/

29:21: Main Event: The Amex Platinum coupon book: Is it worth the annual fee?

https://frequentmiler.com/platinum-card-arrived-heres-next/

https://frequentmiler.com/dont-want-to-pay-that-695-annual-fee-heres-the-strategy-before-you-cancel/

Wide appeal coupons: 32:04 $240 Digital Entertainment Credit

37:24 $200 Fine Hotels & Resorts credit

40:06 $200 Airline fee credits

https://frequentmiler.com/amex-airline-fee-reimbursements-still-works/

42:00 $200 in Uber credits

44:22 $179 CLEAR credit

48:28 $100 Saks credit

51:21 Walmart+ credit

55:56 Other perks (Airport lounge access, elite status, emergency evacuation coverage, etc).

1:09:42 Post Roast: Are IHG credit card free night certificates "kind of like" paying for points?

https://frequentmiler.com/my-ihg-free-night-strategy-on-gregs-mind/

1:13:13 Question of the Week: Is it safe to pay my taxes with a new Chase card?

https://frequentmiler.com/pay-taxes-via-credit-card/

Join our email list: https://frequentmiler.com/subscribe/

Music credit: Annie Yoder

 

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Can a coupon book really be worth $695? This week we run the numbers and see if it all adds up to make the Platinum card worthwhile.

00:43 Giant Mailbag double header. First up: Booking Air France intra-European flights via Virgin Atlantic and getting Caesars Diamond back again

4:27 Giant Mailbag: Confession time: Caesars Diamond once again

11:45 What craazy thing . . . did Capital One do this week?

https://frequentmiler.com/baseball-fans-capital-one-has-great-seats-for-5000-miles-each/

19:10 Mattress running....er, Airport Lounge Running the Numbers: ANA elite status match to Star Alliance Gold

https://frequentmiler.com/star-alliance-gold-match-via-ana-mileage-club-match-delta-gold-aa-platinum-pro/

29:21: Main Event: The Amex Platinum coupon book: Is it worth the annual fee?

https://frequentmiler.com/platinum-card-arrived-heres-next/

https://frequentmiler.com/dont-want-to-pay-that-695-annual-fee-heres-the-strategy-before-you-cancel/

Wide appeal coupons: 32:04 $240 Digital Entertainment Credit

37:24 $200 Fine Hotels & Resorts credit

40:06 $200 Airline fee credits

https://frequentmiler.com/amex-airline-fee-reimbursements-still-works/

42:00 $200 in Uber credits

44:22 $179 CLEAR credit

48:28 $100 Saks credit

51:21 Walmart+ credit

55:56 Other perks (Airport lounge access, elite status, emergency evacuation coverage, etc).

1:09:42 Post Roast: Are IHG credit card free night certificates "kind of like" paying for points?

https://frequentmiler.com/my-ihg-free-night-strategy-on-gregs-mind/

1:13:13 Question of the Week: Is it safe to pay my taxes with a new Chase card?

https://frequentmiler.com/pay-taxes-via-credit-card/

Join our email list: https://frequentmiler.com/subscribe/

Music credit: Annie Yoder

 

2022-04-09 77 min
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