My calculus:
- $300 travel credit
- $150 in Lyft benefits per year (between 10x points and 15% off)
- $25 per year amortized Global Entry fee
- $200 two PP lounge visits per year (me + guest)*
- $60 free food from DoorDash
- $300 average annual Trip Delay claim (1 hotel + 1 meal + 2 taxis)
- $250 average saved per year by transferring points to airline partners or using Travel Portal
That's $1,285 in average benefits against a $550 fee. Plus they gave me $1,000 to sign up in the first place.
I'm pretty happy with the CSR.
The CSP would be a bad fit for me, I'd just stick me with Freedom Unlimited if the CSR didn't make sense.
* Lounge visits are the most questionable thing on this list because without the PP membership I probably would not have paid $50 per person to enter the lounge.