Sometimes, things change in the credit card earning environment. When MBNA cancelled the MBNA Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan Mastercard, I stuck with the replacement MBNA Rewards World Elite Mastercard until a major benefit was removed. I ended up looking for another credit card earning opportunity and ended up landing on the popular American Express Cobalt Credit Card. Read on to see how I ended up coming to this conclusion, and how my… Read More

In order to cope with increasing costs associated with delivering an internationally recognized premium card, American Express has hit their Canadian Platinum Charge Card holders with a steep annual fee increase. They have off set this increase with a modest series of credits that will require some work and study in order to get your value out of them. Dependent on your perspective, the changes range from fair to outright bad. Let’s… Read More