Got an invite from Amex to upgrade my gold to a platinum card. The benefits seem solid but I already have CSR. Thoughts?

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CSR alone is good enough. Also, they send invites to everyone

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I’m an AMEX fan. I chose Gold Premier Rewards originally, and “upgraded” to Platinum when my travel increased.
To me, it doesn’t make sense to have both AMEX Platinum and CSR as they are basically the same. I would argue that it isn’t worth having Gold and CSR as well. Too much duplicity and overlap for the cost.
I use my AMEX Plat to consolidate all spend less rent, and have a basic bank Visa that I link to checking as a backup line of credit. Keeping it simple.
Some folks enjoy the points game, but it’s more work that it’s worth for me.

My suggestion is to choose Plat or CSR.

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Never upgrade. Always get the new card with the signup bonus or else you’re leaving free money at the door.

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I have both (CSR for personal and Amex Plat for corp card) and agree that both is overkill. I prefer CSR - earning bonuses are better, and you get 1.5c/pt when using points to book travel (Amex is 1c/pt).

worth it if you get targeted for 100k signup bonus

I have both and get good value from both. Depends on your situation. There is quite a lot of overlap between the cards. If I only had to pick one, it would be the CSR. If the following is of value to you, the platinum AmEx may be useful:
- Centurion lounge access
- Delta lounge access (when flying delta)
- Fine hotels & resorts program (free breakfast for two, free wifi, misc. perks)
- Hilton gold and SPG gold status
- Boingo wifi
- $200/yr Uber credits
Most of the other benefits are offered by the CSR, so only consider the AmEx if the ones above are useful to you.

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