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
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
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 Fees | Amount |
| 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.