Guide to Maximizing your American Express Cards

A simple and straightforward one pager to maximizing your American Express Cards.

This post follows up on the previously published Redeeming American Express Points - Beginner's Guide. The guide covers all potential ways to redeem your American Express Membership Rewards, from some of the worst ways to use your Membership Rewards to some of the best.

In this follow-up, I will discuss various strategies to maximize the earning potential of these cards.

American Express (AMEX) cards are renowned for their reward programs. They offer a wide range of card options tailored to various spending habits and lifestyles. The rewards earned on AMEX cards are known as Membership Reward (MR) points.

If you haven't read the beginner's guide to MR points, it's recommended to do so before proceeding further.

Recommended American Express Cards

American Express offers a variety of cards tailored to your lifestyle and spending habits. However, certain combinations can help you extract the utmost value from the Amex ecosystem.

My recommendation involves 3 specific cards and their combinations designed to yield maximum rewards, contingent on your spending amount and type - Platinum Travel, Gold Charge and Membership Rewards Credit Card.