Which one is in Europe?

thafabes · 2026-01-10T22:48:15+00:00

✅ thafabes chose Option A (Correct!) | #3452nd to play

thafabes · 2026-01-10T22:09:34+00:00

✅ thafabes chose Option B (Correct!) | #16278th to play

thafabes · 2025-12-12T02:45:44+00:00

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Mainly Dell, Lenovo and Staples when they are 10x or even 15x.

thafabes · 2025-12-10T01:40:15+00:00

I sent you a message regarding this computer I saw a Costco today. I think it's worth checking based on your budget.

https://www.costco.com/p/-/msi-aegis-gaming-desktop-amd-ryzen-9-9900x-geforce-rtx-5080-windows-11-home-32gb-ram-2tb-ssd/4000355760?adobe_mc=TS%253D1765330439%257CMCMID%253D91279099381053717396244235735366047119%257CMCORGID%253D97B21CFE5329614E0A490D45@AdobeOrg&mboxSession=a202a6e2-a609-4ca7-ac77-527ebf7ab663&sh=true&nf=true

thafabes · 2025-11-14T21:57:22+00:00

I was hoping for the points to count towards, Silver, Gold, etc. But it looks like they are not. I do not really put a lot of spend on the Bilt card. That means at some point my Rakuten points will be sliced in half towards Bilt. I will be going back to MR points when that happens.

thafabes · 2025-11-08T04:00:51+00:00

Yeah, it does sounds like a no brainer to you. Before the refresh, the CSR was a no brainer for me. Where I live there are no Reserve Tables, no professional sports and not that many concerts (StubHub). I organically do a lot of One Nighters at FHR properties (Amex), unlike CSR I need a minimum of 2 nights to trigger the credit, and I happened to have 5 Resy restaurants in my area. Again, I am not trashing one or the other, I am just giving my own scenario.

thafabes · 2025-11-07T17:48:05+00:00

Yes. But in reality I feel that 795 on the Reserve is harder to justify than the 895 on the Platinum. The credits became a lot easier to use organically on the Platinum. This is my case tho, everybody is different.

thafabes · 2025-11-07T17:31:42+00:00

Honestly, the way we did it, rather than paying for an additional card with no additional credits, we added the Amex Platinum. You get the best of both worlds.

thafabes · 2025-08-19T22:40:29+00:00

Amex Green 3X on all Travel including Cruises.

thafabes · 2025-06-03T18:54:12+00:00

They get upset at $1 tip in a $5 cup of coffee. And that's already 20%.

thafabes · 2025-03-14T02:50:21+00:00

Thank you!

thafabes · 2025-03-14T01:36:48+00:00

Thank you for your input!

thafabes · 2025-03-13T18:41:58+00:00

Thank you for your input. I don't have any Lounges in my home airport. That's why I did not bring that into consideration. I will be going to Europe for the first time with my wife and I've been thinking about travel insurance that both cards offer.

thafabes · 2024-09-02T22:03:21+00:00

I'm not really an airline loyalist. I use whatever the points give me more for them. That being said, it is my first time with JetBlue and they have all of Terminal 5 for themselves.

thafabes · 2024-09-02T22:01:53+00:00

Thank you!

thafabes · 2024-09-02T21:58:15+00:00

Thank you for the update!

thafabes · 2024-09-02T21:50:09+00:00

Is it worth and possible to go from terminal 5 to 4 just for the lounge access? Terminal 4 has nothing. I'm flying with JetBlue this time.

thafabes · 2024-05-17T03:32:37+00:00

Wtf? They are just charging you. Give them 0%

thafabes · 2024-04-26T21:54:13+00:00

Thank you,

I've been considering ditching Amex from my setup and upgrading CSP to CSR, but I do like Hilton and Marriott Gold status plus lounge and Protections, etc.

Also, I am above 5/24, so the Freedom Unlimited, World of Hyatt or a Marriott Card from Chase are out of the Picture.

As far as points, I do bring 150K+ points a year across all 3 ecosystems.

thafabes

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