I Saved $120 by Paying With American Express Credit Cards – Here’s How Easy It Is

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6 years ago

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American Express credit cards have an awesome money-saving feature. Scroll down in your AMEX account online and you’ll see it. It’s called AMEX Offers. Just click the ones you like — and when you pay with your American Express credit card, you’ll automatically get a statement credit!

There are no rotating categories to remember, no coupons to show, and nobody but you will know you’re saving money this way.

This year I saved $120 on stuff I was likely to buy anyway. You’ll probably save a lot more than me because I’m not much of a shopper.

You can get these automatic discounts on great American Express credit cards like:

Hilton Honors American Express Card (I’ve had this no annual fee credit card for years; See Rates & Fees)
Blue Cash Preferred® Card from American Express (awesome card to use for supermarket spending in the US)
Starwood Preferred Guest® Business Credit Card from American Express
The Business Platinum® Card from American Express
The Platinum Card® from American Express

You Can Save a Lot of Money When You Use This Feature on American Express Credit Cards

How to Save Money by Paying With American Express Credit Cards

Here’s an old screenshot from one of the writers here at Million Mile Secrets:

American Express Serves Up Useful Discounts That Change All the Time

All you do is select the AMEX Offers you want, then use your card!

This year I’ve saved money using my American Express credit cards to pay for

flights
hotels
restaurants
wine store purchases
Wal-Mart (I used it for free grocery delivery and was impressed)
and more!

Bottom Line

Save money on purchases you’d make anyway by clicking the offers in your AMEX account and then paying with your American Express credit card! We recommend American Express cards such as:

Hilton Honors American Express Card (no annual fee)
Blue Cash Preferred® Card from American Express (big US supermarket spenders love this one)
Starwood Preferred Guest® Business Credit Card from American Express
The Business Platinum® Card from American Express
The Platinum Card® from American Express

For rates and fees of the Hilton Amex Card, please click here.

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