Sirius does not need a receiver. You can listen in a phone or tablet app, laptop and devices like echo/Alexa. There is/was an offer to get a free echo plus 3 months for around $18 total.

It's not much and may be more hassle than it's worth for you, but you do earn MR on charges you get reimbursed with those credits.

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Seriously, talk about picking up pennies, 240 MR in a year. Picking up pennies on the street would be about as worthwhile.

When I'm not in the US, I try to buy food for friends and relatives. I just bought dinner with UberEats for an ex-girlfriend of mine living in Seattle. lol!

How often does that deal come back? Sirius website was having trouble when I tried to sign up for it last month.

I hate wasting money so I try not to leave any money on the table. Thx for letting me know.

You took my comment quite literally. True, the entertainment credit is only $240, but what about other credits that you have left or will leave on the table? I am sure Amex (or any CC issuer) would love to have more card members who can't be bothered to use any credits it offers.

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I don't even know why this is even debated on FT. I felt like someone was insulting me when he said this isn't the right card for me because I want to use up all of the credits and not leave money on the table. Like as if it's anyone's business here. These are really annoying people. If they want to leave money on the table, that's fine. It's not my money, but don't tell me how to spend or use my money.

Don't let these things bother you. It's the internet. I personally feel those who genuinely feel money is no object probably won't bother spending time on FT. Sorry for going way OT!

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I get two Audible credits a month for $25, so the books end up around $2.50 each once the $20 credit posts.

Then they stay there. And to be honest, this, the Equinox credit, and GE/Precheck are the only ones I don't use to their full extent. I just don't see it being worth the effort to use up credits on things that somebody may neither want or have a use for (GE I cannot use and Amex won't reimburse NEXUS) simply because they don't have to pay for it. I mean sure I could pay for a subscription I won't read or an audiobook I won't listen to, but honestly, who cares? It's not as if not using them is costing me more money. That's all I'll say about that.

This thread hosts discussion of the Platinum card's Digital Entertainment Credit. Tangential discussion of using the Uber Eats credit to deliver food to other people has been moved:

https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/amer...it-2020-a.html

It's just not about leaving money on the table. Amex and its partners who are funding these credits are counting on you not remembering to cancel them when and if these credits go away.

For example, you can get a Sirius subscription for around $6 a month for one year, but after that one year period ends, the price jumps up to like $19 a month. If you are maxing out your entertainment credits, then you will end up paying out of pocket for the difference unless you remember to cancel or call Sirius and negotiate a new deal with them.

Yep, that's the gimmick for all free trail offers. They will get you sooner or later!

Completely agree. Why buy things you don't need, just so you can it for free. My perspective: Why get something you have no interest in? If one is getting, say, Peacock, just to max out a credit, and you don't actually use it, what's the point?

Case in point, I have Xfinity internet, and as part of the deal, they will give me whatever streaming box it is that comes with free Peacock (without a need for having or using Amex credits). There's basically nothing we would watch with it. So I decline the [constant] offers we get. What's the point in putting another box in my house that I won't use?

Per above, spend it if you want, but IMO, only if there's something that interests you. If there's nothing that interests you, forget about it. Then, when you decide on value of the card in the future, put it in your calculations. If you didn't get value out of this credit, add the other ones, value other benefits if you want (lounge access, trip insurance, etc.), look if there's something that's too important to lose, and decide it the AF is worth paying to maintain those. That's what I will do at the end of year 1. And then I'll see if it's worth renewing or not. In fact, I'm doing that calculation on my CSR right now, as its renewal time for that.

As for NYT, I'm not sure if they have any print-only subscriptions, I believe typically, they all come with an all-access Digital subscription. But along with the 'don't use what you don't want' mantra, simply order the print subscription you want, if you'll use it, and simply don't sign up for a login for the digital version. Or find someone (family, friend) who wants that access, and have them link your 'paper' subscription to their online account so they can use it. Furthermore, the NYT all-access digital subscription does come with some features besides allowing you to read the news. Cooking, Crosswords, and now Wirecutter (was free until a couple of weeks ago, now limited without a subscription) - and I'm not sure if there are other items - all come as part of the all-access subscription you get with the paper. So maybe you don't read the news online or in-app, but cook a lot and appreciate that part. There are options.

To each their own, of course, but personally, if I'm getting enough value out of something, I'm not going to spend a ton of time figuring out ways to exceed that. Sure, it nice, but for me, there's only so much effort I'm going to go though. YMMV.

+1.

Maybe a little OT, but it's a pet peeve for me that pretty much all the issuers that reimburse GE/Pre-check won't do it for Nexus (which costs half, and includes GE, and billed the same when you enroll/renew online). Look, Nexus isn't expensive, and most years, worth well more than the $10 a year (in fact, one pre-clearance trip/year through YYZ at even semi-peak times is enough to get that value back), but would be a bit of icing on the cake.

I�m new to Sirius but I can see they offered something like it a few times including last March. The July promotion ended 9/15. I would bet they�ll have something for Black Friday at least.

Well for those MR, I should go ahead and purchase a useless membership to Equinox, even though I will never set eyes on one, must less a foot in one.