Originally Posted by
heathe
Thanks ATL 787. I am no longer sure who is right: One AMEX agent stated what you have stated, but another two have told me that the charge must be purchased and posted by today, Dec 31. So a purchase in the 2010 calendar year that posts in 2011 will count towards 2011, not 2010.
I think you should be good with any purchases made today. When you click on the "View Pending Charges" link (which is relatively new) on the transactions history page, pending charges are shown with an accurate date, and should post with the same accurate date when the transaction settles.
Prepaying some bills is an easy way to bring some 2011 spending into 2010 if needed (I've prepaid cable, cell phone, and gas bills before....allowed me to upgrade to GM prior to an ATL-ICN-CEB trip last year, when I would have otherwise been FO for the first part of that trip).