Originally Posted by
manlymatt83
Just curious how many people are able to justify a single Amex card as their daily driver and make it work.
Some examples might be:
- Delta Platinum or Delta Reserve to hit $25k (or $30k) for the MQD waiver plus MQM bonuses.
- Amex Platinum for 5x on airfare, 1x on everything else, but additional protections, etc. Perhaps those who value MR points highly.
- Amex Gold to simplify? Perhaps 4x on dining / grocery covers most things where the need for more on other categories isn't a big deal?
I know many use the BBP but mostly asking for personal cards only. Just curious.
It is almost never optimal in dollars, but if you value fun highly enough there is some utility to status chase every few years. I had Delta status for awhile from the Reserve and Platinum from Delta. It's not an AMEX but I had old Marriott Platinum status from Ritz. That was fun because with the partnerships and mergers I had United status, Delta upgrades, Marriott top status and Starwood top status for awhile.