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  • New Benefits for the Fidelity Rewards Visa

    New Benefits for the Fidelity Rewards Visa

    The Fidelity Rewards Visa continues to be one of the best no annual fee credits and more benefits were added. The card now comes with Emerald Club Executive status from National Car Rental and up to $2500 in Emergency Medical and Dental Coverage. These benefits are in addition to $100 credit toward Global Entry/TSA Precheck and Auto Rental Collision Damage Waiver.

    The main benefits of Emerald Club Executive status are:

    •  Choose any car in the Executive Area and only pay the Midsize rate
    • Free upgrade when you reserve a full-size
    • Free Rental Day with every 6 credits instead of 7

    A full list of benefits for the Fidelity Rewards Visa can be found here

  • Mirror Design Now Available for Schwab AMEX Platinum Design

    Mirror Design Now Available for Schwab AMEX Platinum Design

    I checked my AMEX app today the mirror design for the Schwab American Express Platinum is now available. The mirror design has been available for the vanilla Platinum card since September of last years. Its great that AMEX is finally releasing the design for some of the co-branded cards.

    To request the new design

    • Open the AMEX app
    • Go to the Replace A Card option
    • Select Request New Design

  • Changes to the Delta/Starbucks Partnership

    Delta recently changed earnings on Starbucks purchases and I think its good news. Starting August 5th, you’ll earn 1 Delta Kkymile for each dollar spent at Starbucks as long as you’ve taken a Delta flight within the past 12 months. Previously, you only earned Skymiles on Starbucks reloads. Double stars will still be earned on Delta travel days.

    More information about the changes can be found here

  • My Wallet August 2026

    One of the things that I’ve done over the past year is reducing the amount of money I spend on annual fees. This month, I downgraded my Citi AAdvantage Platinum Select card to the Citi MileUp card since I’ve found myself not flying American too frequently. I also going to be going for Alaska Airlines status next year which another reason why I downgraded. Here are my current cards:

    Credit Card Annual FeesAmount
    American Express Platinum (Schwab)$895.00
    Capital One Venture X$395.00
    United Explorer Card$150.00
    Chase Sapphire Preferred$99.00
    World of Hyatt$95.00
    Alaska Airlines Visa$95.00
    Citi MileUp$0.00
    Fidelity Rewards Visa$0.00
    Citi Double Cash$0.00
    Chase Freedom Unlimited$0.00
    Chase Freedom$0.00
    Capital One Venture$0.00
    Barclay Arrival$0.00
    Apple Card$0.00
    AMEX Hilton$0.00
    AMEX Everyday$0.00

    Most of my spend is going on my Fidelity Rewards Visa and Citi Double Cash until the new status year starts.