{"id":2776,"date":"2021-10-07T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-07T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/milesearnandburn.com\/?p=2776"},"modified":"2023-04-18T12:14:32","modified_gmt":"2023-04-18T18:14:32","slug":"wednesday-triple-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/milesearnandburn.com\/index.php\/2021\/10\/07\/wednesday-triple-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Thursday Triple"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today, let\u2019s start with a bit of followup and then jump into a few points to keep your eyes on. <\/p>\n

On Monday we talked about<\/a> how Chase might be blocking PayPal Key+Freedom transactions for certain MS channels. Plenty of data points have come in since then, and there\u2019s also been a material change in a particular MS channel too. As of now, it seems that PayPal is actually the culprit for blocking transactions and it\u2019s very targeted and specific. Louses!<\/p>\n

Onto the normal post:<\/p>\n

1.<\/strong> Login to American Express, then check this link<\/a> for an authorized user offer for American Express Business Platinum cards. This offer is for 20,000 points when adding an employee card and spending $4,000, up to five times. This is different than the 1.9 Million point offer for 99 users<\/a> that you can get from calling in; and because it\u2019s a different offer you can be taking advantage of both (though remember you\u2019re limited to 99 employee cards<\/a> total).<\/p>\n

Remember, employee cards don\u2019t need a date of birth or SSN when creating them, they come already activated, and they stay that way for 60 days without providing additional information. (Thanks to Parts_Unknown<\/a> for the link)<\/p>\n

2.<\/strong> Simon Volume<\/a> has a gift card promotion code GO50SEP21<\/em> for half of of fees through October 8. These are great for boosting balances on your Citi cards, especially the Double Cash.<\/p>\n

3<\/strong>. If you hold any variety of the American Express Bonvoy card, register this link<\/a> for a targeted 10x spend on PayPal purchases up to 50,000 points for $5,000 in spend. I was targeted, and believe it or not I will<\/em> be taking advantage of this because 50,000 points is good for a night or two at an airport hotel when I need a place to stay while transiting.<\/p>\n

I hear your head snapping: \u201cWait, MEAB? You have a Marriott Bonvoy Amex?\u201d<\/p>\n

Yes, I famously hate Marriott and yes, I do have the card. It\u2019s the weird $95 annual fee personal card that was converted from the Starwood SPG card when Marriott bought Starwood, and is currently only available by converting another higher annual-fee Marriott. I\u2019ve kept this card despite my hatred of Marriott because:<\/p>\n