Keeping AMEX PRG after AF

[kchengg1]

How many of you guys kept your AMEX PRG after the annual fee?

[09Lexie]

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@kchengg1 wrote:

How many of you guys kept your AMEX PRG after the annual fee?

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I have had mine for years. 

[takeshi74]

Don't rely on polling.  Determine if the card is beneficial to you.

[ibmrad7]

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@takeshi74 wrote:

Don't rely on polling.  Determine if the card is beneficial to you.

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+1. This....

[longtimelurker]

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@takeshi74 wrote:

Don't rely on polling.  Determine if the card is beneficial to you.

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To be fair, we don't know if the OP was just going to get a total count: to decide   "97 do, 114 don't, OK, I'll drop mine"   Perhaps hoping for useful answers like "I am keeping mine because of the [awesome little known benefit]" or "No, the new EDP gives me more of the benefits for less"

[ibmrad7]

True but his question simply asks "How many" actually kept the card after AF.

[HiLine]

Luckily, American Express charges annual fees on a pro rata basis, so after AF or before AF doesn't really matter. I did not keep my PRG long enough for the AF to hit.

[AvadaKedavra]

I mainly got mine for the sign up bonus. I have other cards with better rewards and any benefits specific to the PRG I don't utilize so I can't imagine keeping it past the 0 AF period. 

[Jlu]

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@AvadaKedavra wrote:

I mainly got mine for the sign up bonus. I have other cards with better rewards and any benefits specific to the PRG I don't utilize so I can't imagine keeping it past the 0 AF period. 

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This. I used mine as a 'foot in the door' so to speak. It allowed me to get the SPG, which was my goal card. I will be closing the PRG before the AF hits next year.

The MR bonus paid for a 2 week rental of a red convertible mustang while I was in Seattle this summer. That was worth it.

[Anonymous]

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@Jlu wrote:

This. I used mine as a 'foot in the door' so to speak. It allowed me to get the SPG, which was my goal card. I will be closing the PRG before the AF hits next year.

The MR bonus paid for a 2 week rental of a red convertible mustang while I was in Seattle this summer. That was worth it.

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Way to go!

You must have gotten the 50,000 MR bonus