Frequent Miler on the Air

The Robinhood Platinum card now live for invited members, so in today's episode, we'll see how it compares with another Platinum card, the American Express Platinum Card®.
(00:17) - Robinhood Platinum card is now live for invited members...
(00:50) - Here are some of the basic details of the card
(01:22) - How is this card different from the American Express Platinum Card®?
(03:27) - 5X categories
(04:28) - Airport lounge access
(04:49) - Elite status
(16:56) - How is the Robinhood Platinum Card better?
(19:11) - How is the American Express Platinum Card® better?
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Music Credit – “Ocean Deep” by Annie Yoder

How do you decide whether to buy flights with cash or miles? Follower Owen asked this question recently, saying:
"On the podcast you guys often say that you rarely book flights with cash. I find that, especially when booking domestic flights, I often can’t get amazing value from my points (let’s say <1.5cpp). As a result, I tend to hoard my points for those big outsized value redemptions (international business class, Park Hyatt stays, etc.) so I end up booking the flight with cash. How do you think about these situations, especially when you have less flexibility around dates? (Let’s say you’re traveling for an event, or just traveling during peak season). How much do you value the extra flexibility that comes with booking with points? At what point do you decide you have plenty of points so redeeming for lower value isn’t the end of the world?"
We’ve been answering a reader or listener question at the end of each Frequent Miler on the Air podcast episode. Now, we’ve turned the question of the week into its own weekly episode. Tune in every Sunday at 5pm for our Question of the Week podcast. And if you have your own question you’d like to submit, you can send it to mailbag@frequentmiler.com.

In today's podcast episode we'll talk about Seats.aero enhancements, The Amex Green mystery, and credit cards that are rarely talked about but worth a look.
Giant Mailbag
(00:46) - Mea Culpa re Marriott/Japan Airlines
Card News
(05:11) - Amex Green card intrigue
Crazy Thing
(10:44) - Nick's Bilt hotel experience
Awards, Points, and More
(15:29) - Chase offers: new terms about "abuse", which you can read about here
(17:56) - Transfer up to 60K points between Wyndham & Caesars through 9/11/26, which you can read about here
(21:24) - Citi may be adding JAL as a transfer partner, which you can read about here
(24:57) - Singapore Airlines now requires minimum of 1K miles to search for award flights which you can read about here
(27:49) - Qatar walks back restrictions for some elites, which you can read about here
(29:30) - Delta status match terms/condition I didn't know about
(31:50) - Seats.aero enhancements, which you can read more about here
(36:59) - Gondola updates
Main Event: Hidden Gem Credit Cards
(40:27) - Reader Elliot gave us a request: "I've got a number of favorite credit cards that I virtually never hear talked about"
(41:12) - The favorites rarely discussed and what we think
(51:08) - Rakuten American Express® Card and what we think
(59:00) - The Wells Fargo Choice Privileges Mastercard Select and what we think
(1:02:07) - Casino cards like the MGM Rewards World Elite Mastercard®, Unity™ by Hard Rock Mastercard® Credit Card and Caesars Rewards® Visa Signature® Card (and what we think)
(1:09:02) - Which hidden gem cards did Elliot miss?
(1:10:36) - Can we name any other card that gives you 2 free checked bags? Read more about free checked bags via credit cards here
(1:15:52) - Others?
(01:32:57) - Check out our Best Offers Page for a database of credit card offers here
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Music Credit – “Ocean Deep” by Annie Yoder

Greg's been thinking through how to handle the recent shutdown of his Wells Fargo checking account. Worried the shutdown would eventually impact his credit cards, he had to make a decision about where to transfer his points...
(01:30) - Greg's Wells Fargo shutdown
(08:54) - Reader tip
(13:03) - Nick's advice
(16:20) - Greg's decision
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Music Credit – “Ocean Deep” by Annie Yoder

Does being an authorized user affect your eligibility for a new credit card offer? Reader Mike emailed us with this question:

My wife has the Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card and I am an authorized user. Now, I want to apply for the Chase Sapphire Preferred card for myself. Is being an authorized user on the card you want to apply for have any consequences?
We’ve been answering a reader or listener question at the end of each Frequent Miler on the Air podcast episode. Now, we’ve turned the question of the week into its own weekly episode. Tune in every Sunday at 5pm for our Question of the Week podcast. And if you have your own question you’d like to submit, you can send it to mailbag@frequentmiler.com.