Joined D from a smaller firm and now have a green Corp Amex. How do I maximize the points? (Wanted to open this up to people outside if D)

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Earning: no special offer. You spend, your earn points. Dont delay your expenses in DTE, else you could lose Amex points.
Redemption: airlines miles are best. Gift cards are not a bad option (for those at 1k points = $10)

No real way to maximize. For us we are required to pay our expenses with the Corp AmEx whenever possible. Can’t use it for anything outside of that.

That’s what I was afraid of 🙄

Sign up for the rewards....obviously not as good as other cards, but you’ll still prob get back about $400-700 worth of value in gift cards, possibly slightly more if redeemed for airline miles. This is of course is an estimation if your expenses are 900-1600 a week which I’d say is realistic

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