At TPG, most of us have a wallet filled with credit cards. Some go all out (paging senior editorial director Nick Ewen with his 23 and counting credit cards), while some keep a smaller stockpile (insert a gif of me waving my six cards). But we all undoubtedly have a favorite card.
Brian Kelly has talked about his love of the Capital One Venture Rewards Credit Card, but many credit card pros have a different opinion when it comes to choosing the one card we can't live without.
In a Clubhouse panel with reporters and editors from The Points Guy and NextAdvisor, there was a clear winner when the group was asked about their absolute favorite card: American Express® Gold Card.
But why has this card remained a favorite when there are so many excellent options? Here are four reasons it's the one card we can't live without.
List a better card for food lovers — I'll wait.
The Amex Gold is a powerhouse for dining and U.S. supermarkets. You'll earn 4 Membership Rewards points per dollar on U.S. supermarkets (on up to $25,000 in spending per calendar year, then 1 point per dollar) and dining. Plus, the card comes with up to $240 in dining-focused annual statement credits. Enrollment is required.
Each month, you can get a $10 statement credit when you get food from one of several participating restaurants or meal services, including Grubhub, The Cheesecake Factory, Goldbelly, Wine.com, Milk Bar, and select Shake Shack locations. Each month, you'll also get $10 in Uber Cash (which you can use on Uber Eats). Enrollment required for select benefits.
"The Amex Gold is definitely my go-to card. I spend a lot of my budget at restaurants and on groceries, and I love knowing that I get 4 points per dollar on all of those purchases. I always offer to pay the bill to get the points, too," said Samantha Rosen, an editor for NextAdvisor and one of the panelists from the joint Clubhouse. "And while I do try to support restaurants directly when I can, I use the $10 monthly dining credit on platforms as well as the new $10 Uber credit on Eats orders."
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I've talked before about how I don't personally have an ultra-premium card (at least not yet). This is partially because I haven't needed one, but it's also because I'm generally pretty budget-conscious.
The Amex Gold — with its $250 annual fee (see rates and fees) — offers a handful of premium benefits that I can take advantage of without costing me more than I am willing to pay each year in annual fees.
Once you factor in the two monthly credits you get with the card, the net effective cost of the card is already lowered to $10. I can easily recoup that with Amex Offers, meaning all the points I earn are
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