Amex offering me 100k points new account bonus to open gold card. Is this a solid bonus worth taking advantage of?

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Yes. That’s up there with the highest ever offer which was 100k + $100 cashback from restaurant purchases. Wouldn’t hesitate

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Absolutely

For anyone curious: https://monkeymiles.boardingarea.com/best-credit-card-offers-spreadsheet/

does a great job logging best available and best all time offers across the space. I don’t benefit from the links outside finding best subs out there.

What's the minimum spend? 6k?

Yes, in 6 months

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