Compare the Features and Benefits of Capital One Savor Cash Rewards Credit Card and
American Express® Gold Card

While it’s possible to do better in all of these categories, the combination of 4% on dining, entertainment, and streaming plus 3% at grocery stores, it’s quite a compelling combination of categories!

Certainly 4% on dining, entertainment, and 3% on groceries handles a big chunk of your daily spend, and a Capital One Venture Rewards Credit Card would complete the Capital One “Bifecta” since you could then transfer from the SavorOne to the Venture 1:1 and from there to all of the Capital One Miles transfer partners.

Of course, you can also carry a Capital One Spark Miles Business credit card instead of a Venture as they are essentially the same.

And if you don’t mind earning 3% on dining entertainment and streaming instead of 4%, you can even save the annual fee with a no-annual fee SavorOne credit card instead.

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The American Express Gold Card (and the Rose Gold version of the Amex Gold Card) is one of my favorite credit cards on the market.

While many cards have more bonus categories or more features, the simplicity of a card that earns 4X American Express Membership Rewards points on both dining (up to $50,000 annually; 1X thereafter) and at U.S. supermarkets (up to $25,000 annually; 1X thereafter), given how much of my monthly spend is in one of these two categories, makes it an easy top-of-wallet choice. 3X on airfare is also nice.

It helps that I have no problem at all using the included credits, living in a major metropolitan area. In fact, I’ve generally used both of the included credits at GrubHub and Uber Eats by the fifth of each month! The Resy credits are also easy to use if you live in a major metro area (although admittedly not as easy if you don’t!). And the $7 Dunkin’ credits come in handy if you live in a Dunkin’ heavy area (which we do).

While I wouldn’t make it my only credit card, it definitely complements other cards nicely. If you already have the American Express Platinum Card, for example, you’d be better off using the Platinum card for its many benefits and 5X on airfare, but using your Amex Gold Card for your groceries and restaurant expenses.

Keep in mind that all of your American Express Membership Rewards points accrue to one master account. As long as you have at least one card open that earns Membership Rewards points, your points will never expire.

This includes no-annual fee cards like the Blue Business Plus.

Rates and Fees for the American Express® Gold Card