Originally Posted by MartijnH

Earlier this year I used one of the referral links to get the Amex Gold free for the 1st year. The year is almost over, it is time to make up my mind about keeping the card. Fact is, I like saving up FB miles. I managed to spend a little less than 15k this year (private expenses), but I pushed it with some irregular (for me) purchases (like a bike), so next year it is likely to be lower. I am in favour of keeping one of the cards.

I think I will go down to the Amex Silver. Slightly lower miles, less XP, but the 15XP for the Silvercard will also allow me to renew FB Silver (with planned trips). FB Gold is not reachable with my irregular travel, Amex Gold might get me closer, but I would still have to do a XP run. I think the €75 for the Silver card is reasonable, €170 for the Gold with my usage not really. I often read about 'the yearly Amex renewal call' where members get an offer for renewing the card. For orientation, would you guys think they offer anything, like a discount for keeping Gold or going to Silver, with a spend of around 15k (which I think is rather low for the target audience Amex is after with the Gold card?)?