Tag Archives: American Express

The value of Starwoods SPG points part 1

NOTE: I’ve decided to split this into two posts. Part 1 of my response is long enough as it is. The second part of my response will address the calculations made in Chua’s second post “Travel Cards Part II”. My

How I am using Credit Card Rewards Points and Airline Miles to Earn my ‘Round The World Award ticket

I have previously discussed why I use the Starwoods American Express as my primary credit card, how I’ve developed a reward strategy, how I’ve developed a secondary strategy for earning additional miles and points, and finally, I even discussed an

Developing a secondary strategy for Credit Card Rewards Points

In previous posts about credit rewards strategies, I’ve talked about how to develop a rewards strategy, discussed why I use the Starwoods American Express and Schwab Visa as my primary cards, and talked a little bit about how I’ve earned

Why I use the Starwoods Amex and Schwab Visa Cards as my primary credits cards

I have been asked the question many times, “What is the best card to use?”. Every time this question is asked of me by one of my friends I end up giving the standard answer…”It depends.” This usually leads to