My ALL NEW 2024 Credit Card Strategy (No Amex Gold?!)

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My ALL NEW 2024 Credit Card Strategy (No Amex Gold?!)

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Mark Reese // Credit & Finance

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@MarkReese 7 ай бұрын

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@Leoprieto74 7 ай бұрын

Zero new cards? 😂,…I’ll bet my Corvette that you apply for a new card this year. Actually, I’ll bet my house. 😂

@manfa 7 ай бұрын

This guy is a joke

@MarkReese 7 ай бұрын

😂😂😂

@Leoprieto74 7 ай бұрын

@@MarkReese damn, 41 likes to my joking message,.. I was truly just trying to be funny Mark! You know we love you brother and wish you luck buying your house. 👍🍻

@MarkReese 7 ай бұрын

@@Leoprieto74 - The community here is awesome 😁👊

@sol_nb7143 7 ай бұрын

Blood acting like his ass owns a Corvette

@FatStacksAcademy 7 ай бұрын

Calling it now! You get a new Amex biz card or 2 by the end of the year 😊 no hard pull, no new account on your report.

@MarkReese 7 ай бұрын

😬

@izzy-cq2ur 7 ай бұрын

im a control freak and i love these type of break downs thank you

@MarkReese 7 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@lisapark1758 7 ай бұрын

love love love all the organized format and the visuals. you are sincerely number 1 out there!!

@MarkReese 7 ай бұрын

Thanks Lisa!

@sunshinecycling 4 ай бұрын

This is crazy. It's a full time job keeping track of which card to use when. Who has this kind of time?

@MarkReese 4 ай бұрын

People who enjoy playing the game. For the majority of people, using a lot of cards is not recommended.

@ivangarciaramos3940 5 ай бұрын

I did not see that coming. Also for my house hold. Capital One Duo for Dining & Travel. For everything else utilities & groceries etc.. cash back.

@MarkReese 5 ай бұрын

C1 Duo = 🏆

@greentechgiraffe 7 ай бұрын

awesome video… congrats on the desire to buy a house! Lots of cards and surprised not to hear your classic ending!! By the way, you are great!! Have a great day!

@MarkReese 7 ай бұрын

Thank you! 💯

@christopheresquivel4169 7 ай бұрын

I'm doing the opposite, looking at getting 3-4 cards this year, my 1st card was the chase ink business unlimited.

@MarkReese 7 ай бұрын

Congrats on the approval for the CIBU!

@DJOctober 7 ай бұрын

Good luck and I hope you get the best interest rate available for your home purchase! Here’s a pre-congrats cheer! 🎉 I’ll be focusing on spend categories this year as well, gardening 5/24 until 2025 and also purchasing a home (hopefully) next month! Imagine going to pay at the counter, pulling out a wallet holding 24 cards, going through each one to find you 3x/4x card 🤣 Your Wallet app must be absolutely PACKED! Love your content. - Ivan.

@MarkReese 7 ай бұрын

And a pre-congrats on your home purchase as well! 🥂

@EXPRECDJ 7 ай бұрын

Amex Gold is 👑 of earning points.

@MarkReese 7 ай бұрын

It definitely can be!

@shawn.credit 7 ай бұрын

Yup, I closed my Amex Green as I used my Amex Gold the most all last year it’s my daily driver!

@shishigumi 7 ай бұрын

Best of luck on your house hunting!

@MarkReese 7 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@CheckRaiseYou08 7 ай бұрын

I PC'ed the dividend into a custom cash. I also PC'ed the double cash into a second custom cash.

@MarkReese 7 ай бұрын

Legit! Great to have more 5% cards 🏆

@RickWilsonLawnCare 7 ай бұрын

Congrats on deciding to buy a home! I'm available to help in anyway I can! Cheers!

@MarkReese 7 ай бұрын

Thank you, appreciate it brotha!

@JakeVanderPloeg 7 ай бұрын

Great video as always Mark! How difficult was it to get approved for the Wyndham Earner Business card?

@bobv5806 7 ай бұрын

Not hard. I think he had some issue but in my experience it was easy. Check his channel for the video.

@MarkReese 7 ай бұрын

It was a real hassle for me, though my experience is not representative of what happens to everyone. Here's a link to the video: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/fpOUfJNopr6lmWQ.htmlsi=gaWGpf_qiyiCUhhr

@JakeVanderPloeg 7 ай бұрын

@@MarkReese Wow my heart rate rose just by watching your application😆

@pointsofview6346 7 ай бұрын

I like the Barclays American Airlines Business card better than the Citi version. Barclays doesnt offer that one anymore :(. Using business cards over personal ones when you get closer to buying yoru place may be a good idea so that the lender doesn't think that you have a bunch of debt obligations. Even though the balances are paid off every month.

@MarkReese 7 ай бұрын

Hope to see Barclays bring their AA biz card back 👍 I think it was last available in June 2023. Good point about using biz cards when it gets closer to the home purchase. Definitely want to keep the utilization down & the credit score up 📈

@pointsofview6346 7 ай бұрын

@@MarkReese The Barclays version had the best sign up bonuses too

@MichaelBrown-kp1kb 7 ай бұрын

@MarkReese would love to see a video on Wyndham compared to some other hotels; I use predominately AMEX, but the Wyndham Earner Plus gives 6x back on Gas and Wyndham stays, plus 4x back on Groceries and Dining. With a 45k point bonus after $1k spend and most rooms averaging 7500pts per night, I would consider it a sleeper card at just $75 annual fee.

@MarkReese 7 ай бұрын

The bulk of the Wyndham portfolio consists of budget / extended stay properties. If you prefer a lot of options in the upper midscale, full upscale, or luxury properties, then Wyndham is not a good chain to use.

@MichaelBrown-kp1kb 7 ай бұрын

But the other side is they are everywhere. I tend to avoid them in the city and go with Marriott; but away from the city there’s more options.

@MarkReese 7 ай бұрын

@@MichaelBrown-kp1kb - Yep great point. Their footprint is massive.

@TheAmazingDollarman 7 ай бұрын

Can’t wait for the invite to the housewarming party!!

@MarkReese 7 ай бұрын

😁

@naveenthemachine 7 ай бұрын

My next card to get is the United club infinite card. Because of the 90k bonus miles. I’m planning to travel internationally soon on that airline so the 90k bonus miles would be nice. Then after a year I’ll probably downgrade to the Explorer card since I find that card easier to justify its annual fee than the quest card where you have to go through too many hoops to justify the higher annual fee

@MarkReese 7 ай бұрын

Legit! Good luck on your application! 💳

@naveenthemachine 7 ай бұрын

@@MarkReese I haven’t done it yet haha. Once I decide when to book tickets I’ll then jump on it

@sle3pyco 7 ай бұрын

@@naveenthemachinelet me know if you need a referral link.

@ThePerfectElement555 7 ай бұрын

Great video Mark! Interesting to see the shift to a Cash back focused setup. Just a question: I've seen multiple KZfaqrs who I know have the Amex Platinum say they value the Hilton Gold status of the Amex Hilton Surpass. Isn't this status redundant with the Amex Platinum? Or does the Hilton Surpass somehow provide extra Hilton status benefits beyond the Gold status the Amex Platinum provides?

@MarkReese 7 ай бұрын

The status between the 2 is redundant. No extra benefits of having both.

@kura_bot 7 ай бұрын

Great video, I love your setup

@MarkReese 7 ай бұрын

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it!

@EmilGabrielNYC 7 ай бұрын

lol you have a new strategy every year!

@MarkReese 7 ай бұрын

😁

@ryanccc777 7 ай бұрын

New Wells Fargo cards / potential transfer partners might force the matter on no new cards.🤣 Best of luck with the pending home purchase.

@MarkReese 7 ай бұрын

Thank you! My focus right now is cash back, so new WF cards with transfer partners won't help me with my goals. Perhaps in 2025 though ✈

@ryanccc777 7 ай бұрын

@@MarkReese with your pending home purchase you can put out more content about how Bilt needs to cover mortgage loans as well to send out positive vibes.😀

@sudhisira 7 ай бұрын

Best wishes on your upcoming house purchase!

@MarkReese 7 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@chriseverydailyshow4164 7 ай бұрын

Doesn't the Bonvoy business card also give you 15 elite nights to add to the 25?

@MarkReese 7 ай бұрын

Ah yes it does, and I do use those ENCs 👍 Thanks for catching that!

@chrisbrown8748 7 ай бұрын

I feel like I’ll be making similar changes to my setup in the coming year.

@MarkReese 7 ай бұрын

💯👍

@chriseverydailyshow4164 7 ай бұрын

You may not have the target card, but it's 5% beats 4.5%. Maybe if you go there enough it would make sense to get. And cash beats a portal.

@chriseverydailyshow4164 7 ай бұрын

Well, since I heard you just say you're a credit card KZfaqr, then you should get the target card! And it actually pays more...

@MarkReese 7 ай бұрын

@@chriseverydailyshow4164 - Perhaps in 2025!

@chriseverydailyshow4164 7 ай бұрын

@@MarkReese right! Gotta get that house.

@Bertoquest 7 ай бұрын

@ mark Reese if I close all my credit card and just keep my car loan will that drop my credit score because me to i want to by a house

@mikegoodwin2386 7 ай бұрын

I used to drive by a Target every day going to and from work. If I was still that close, I would have that card. But now I'm an hour and a half from a Target and stop in one maybe once every two or three years.

@charleswheat3251 7 ай бұрын

So I watched one of your videos where they’re considering all the platinum variations the same product, so does that mean that I can change the vanilla to the Schwab version?

@MarkReese 7 ай бұрын

Nope. They're totally separate and cannot be product changed to each other.

@Richard-yc4st 7 ай бұрын

Citi custom cash, Is this card good for sams club gas,walmart gas?

@MarkReese 7 ай бұрын

I can't confirm as I haven't tried it. All I can say is that the terms exclude those. To quote, the Gas category "excludes gasoline purchases at warehouse clubs, discount stores, convenience stores or other merchants that do not use the gas station merchant category code."

@MultiJuan120 5 ай бұрын

I think it will work because it's a MasterCard and since Sam's club issues its own credit card as a MasterCard I assume that it will be coded for it to work with any other MasterCard, I personally have the Chase Freedom Flex with the intro bonus of 5% back in gas stations and it works with Sam's gas

@l.a.rivasesq.8841 7 ай бұрын

Congratulations on purchasing your first house!

@MarkReese 7 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@rehanahmad5911 7 ай бұрын

I use Hyatt for my gym membership as a recurring spend. Cant think if a better card for that.

@MarkReese 7 ай бұрын

Good choice!

@chriseverydailyshow4164 7 ай бұрын

What happened to the VX for the 2X vs doublecash?

@MarkReese 7 ай бұрын

I'm prioritizing cash back over travel right now. The C1VX is a bad choice for that.

@chriseverydailyshow4164 7 ай бұрын

@@MarkReese oh, I see. Was curious since you thru in the Amex platinum to buy plane Tix along with other travel only cards, like the hotel ones. Would be interested to see what changes over the year and where the heaviest spend goes. Maybe a video topic?

@MarkReese 7 ай бұрын

@@chriseverydailyshow4164 - Schwab Platinum Card (1.1¢ per point) is more than twice as good as the C1VX (0.5¢ per point) for cash back. Thanks for the video suggestion.

@chriseverydailyshow4164 7 ай бұрын

@@MarkReese sure. Look forward to it. Ah, I see. You'll be cashing out all points across all cards or at least that sounds like the plan for now...

@MarkReese 7 ай бұрын

@@chriseverydailyshow4164 - I do plan to redeem a lot of the rewards I have to start over at 0 again, but some I'm saving for a future trip.

@aktejas_2095 7 ай бұрын

This guy is the bag holder, Citi Bank layoffs up to 20k employees and massive earnings losses in the billions...sounds like a great place to do business with.

@MarkReese 7 ай бұрын

What's your point?

@aktejas_2095 7 ай бұрын

😂

@zenster1097 7 ай бұрын

How do you get two discover and flex?! And the bonuses?!?! Especially for discover?!

@MarkReese 7 ай бұрын

Discover allows you to have 2 personal cards. They can be the same version or different. All you gotta do is apply, but make sure the applications are 1+ years apart. For Chase, you can product change your way to multiple CFUs, multiple CFFs, or the original "Freedom 5%."

@mikegoodwin2386 7 ай бұрын

You can supposedly get a new Disco every year. Have two. When the older one is almost two years old, cancel it. Then when the new one is a year old, apply for another. So you have two most of the time and always have one getting the double bonus for 10% on rotating categories up to $1500 spend per quarter and 2% unlimited everything else. When you hit the $1500 cap, switch to the older card and still get 5% for up to another $1500 spend.

@annwaltzer 7 ай бұрын

what about the AAA card which give back 5% on groceries? Can you review that please?

@MarkReese 7 ай бұрын

Perhaps at some point!

@YanLuo 7 ай бұрын

I called into chase for product changing my freedom flex to OG freedom but was told that’s no longer an option. I was told the same by three separate agents. Any recent data points success?

@MarkReese 7 ай бұрын

Hmm. I did my product change in Sep. 2023, though it was from the Freedom Unlimited (Visa) to the OG Freedom 5% (Visa). Do you have either the CFU or CSP / CSR? If so, call & ask if one of those Visa cards can be converted to the OG Freedom 5%. You don't have to proceed, just ask.

@ovx23 7 ай бұрын

wow ive never heard of the citi dividend since ive only been in this game since 2020 😱😱😱

@MarkReese 7 ай бұрын

😁👍

@dougn7319 7 ай бұрын

Good Stuff Mark. I'v read that some people have been able to product change into 3 of the citi 5% custom cash cards. That + some other misc 5% cards might actually be the best set up. I'v got 5% rotating category burnout - I don't even pay attention anymore now that the fixed 5% exist. I just keep them open in case I want to product change into something later.

@MarkReese 7 ай бұрын

I've read the same! Pretty awesome 💯

@shawn.credit 7 ай бұрын

I want the WF Bilt card at the end of the year no apps planned here otherwise.

@MarkReese 7 ай бұрын

Great card! Make it happen 👍

@shawn.credit 7 ай бұрын

Thanks man, I just added the Amex Blue Business Plus card this evening unexpectedly but happy nonetheless! My 8th Amex card and 5th business card 2x MR everything else will be excellent!!!

@MarkReese 7 ай бұрын

@@shawn.credit - Congrats! 🏆

@billionaireclub1703 7 ай бұрын

Just opened my business card from chase. Can I pay my bills and mortgage with it?

@MarkReese 7 ай бұрын

Congrats on getting the card! Bills can be paid with the card. A mortgage cannot.

@deveng7766 7 ай бұрын

I know this has nothing to due with he video but I’m curious about getting my first Barclays jet blue credit card is it good or nah …?

@MarkReese 7 ай бұрын

Depends on how often you fly JetBlue. Generally speaking, I consider airline cards good for benefits / perks / status ... not for everyday spending. That said, the JetBlue Plus card for example is all right for buying tickets at 6X points, but the 2X categories aren't that exciting. Here's a link to another video that gives a broader perspective of it all: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jc5_l9Nptszdpac.htmlsi=M4PfxNhLcP_q_ps0

@chriseverydailyshow4164 7 ай бұрын

American allows 2 cards for cash purchase? How do you use the AA card with the Platinum when buying tix?

@MarkReese 7 ай бұрын

The AA card doesn't get used for tix. All tix = Amex Platinum.

@chriseverydailyshow4164 7 ай бұрын

@@MarkReese oh, so how do you benefit from the AA card if it's not used in any way to get the tickets?

@chriseverydailyshow4164 7 ай бұрын

Meaning, how can you get free checked bags or any of the AA card benefits if it's not used?

@MarkReese 7 ай бұрын

@@chriseverydailyshow4164 - I use it for the 4 benefits mentioned in the video at 11:55. All of the relevant card benefits get linked to your AAdvantage account, so as long as you add your AA # to the reservation, you get the free checked bag + preferred boarding. You don't need to use the card for the booking. That said, yes, to save on an inflight purchase, you need to use the card, so I'll charge my $12 chicken wrap / WiFi to the card if I decide to eat / connect on the plane.

@khanscombe619 7 ай бұрын

💯

@MarkReese 7 ай бұрын

🏆

@shortideaghk 7 ай бұрын

How about Gas category. You didn’t note the Wyndham at 8X for gas.

@MarkReese 7 ай бұрын

Correct, I only listed the features I'm personally using. Not using the Wyndham Earner Business Card for gas right now ✌️

@j.r.1426 7 ай бұрын

Very nice selection across different banks, possible 2 to many amex cards

@MarkReese 7 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@RITPA 7 ай бұрын

Nutz lol

@MarkReese 7 ай бұрын

🌰

@ludovicusclericus 7 ай бұрын

You must be rolling in the dough bud, to buy a house in California!

@MarkReese 7 ай бұрын

I moved out of CA.

@DarkCeremony 7 ай бұрын

👍👍

@MarkReese 7 ай бұрын

👍👍

@SOXGATORS 7 ай бұрын

👍🏻

@MarkReese 7 ай бұрын

👍

@Ben-he4jx 2 ай бұрын

Holy crap are you all over the place. Wouldnt it be better to focus on one or two rewards points

@MarkReese 2 ай бұрын

Things have changed since publishing this video 😄 Check out this one for the update: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/eq1ogJxkzbibeKM.html And this one for some of the reasoning behind it all: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pdp3h85huNnSink.htmlsi=VK7XRjIvlUS5AgxM