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The WTF Check · Free · 60 seconds

Is Your Card Worth the Fee?

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YOUR VERDICT

Your estimate: +$557. Move a slider to make it yours.

+$557Estimated Net Value · $1,452 used vs. $895 feeCounts all 12 credits, including 8 not shown here at the same estimate.

$1,452 of this card’s credits still unused.

Estimate from "I use about half."

WHAT YOU ACTUALLY USE
Annual fee $895
$300 of $600
Resets twice a year
$200 of $400
Enroll firstResets every quarter
$150 of $300
Enroll firstResets every month
$150 of $300
Enroll firstAuto-renewsResets once a year
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The bank’s math for the Amex Platinum

Annual Fee−$895
Arrives on its ownNo credit on this card posts by itself.$0
Yours if you claim itevery credit, capturedup to +$2,904
Net Valueif you capture every credit+$2,009

To cover the annual fee, you have to capture 31% of this card’s credits. The bank’s number assumes you capture all of them.

Banks price premium cards for someone who uses every credit, every month. Nobody does. Move the sliders to what you really use. We’ll tell you the truth: Worth It, Watch It, or Cancel.

No bank login. No card number.

Every value starts from the issuer’s published terms. Each credit shows whether it’s verified, and when.

Honest enough to say Cancel.

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One Card. One Honest Answer.

Every WTF Check ends with one of three verdicts. No hedging. No affiliate-friendly spin.

WORTH IT

Net Value is above +10% of the annual fee. This card has earned its place.

WATCH IT

Net Value is within 10% of the annual fee, either way. Capture these credits before renewal — or consider downgrading.

CANCEL

Net Value is below −10% of the annual fee. Stop paying for potential.

The strings

The fee comes once a year. Credits vanish every month.

The bank counts every credit when it tells you what your card is worth — even the ones you’ll never use. Enroll here. Spend there. Use it by the 31st.

Every dollar you miss stays with the bank. That’s not a mistake. That’s the model.

We watch the clock for you. An email before each credit resets, and before your fee comes back.

Keep More of What You’re Paying For

  • Find forgotten value. Credits you skipped, overlooked, or never enrolled in.
  • Beat the expiration dates. A heads-up before monthly, quarterly and annual credits disappear.
  • Decide before renewal. Know your value before the next annual fee arrives.
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What a reminder looks like

A monthly credit — this month's resets on the 1stUse it or lose it. We tell you before it goes.
A dining credit — enroll firstNot active until you enroll. We say so before you count it.
Your annual fee renews next monthToday's verdict, and the date to decide by.
  1. 1Pick your cardAmex, Chase, Capital One, Citi and more. No bank login required.
  2. 2Tell us what you actually useMove each credit to your real usage. Enrollment rules, deadlines and spending requirements show before you count a dollar.
  3. 3Get your verdictWorth It, Watch It, or Cancel — from your usage, not the bank's advertised value.
  4. 4We watch the clockSave your verdict and we remind you before credits reset, and before your annual fee returns.

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The Math Isn’t for Sale.

Issuer-Sourced Values.Every value starts from the issuer's published terms. Each credit shows the page it came from, whether it's verified, and when we last checked it.
Every string, shown up front.Enrollment, deadlines and spending rules — before you count a dollar.
No bank login. No card number.We never connect to your bank. We save only what we need to calculate your value, save your verdict and send the reminders you ask for.
Independent verdicts.No card issuer pays us. Some merchant links may earn a commission. Your verdict never depends on it. If the math says Cancel, we say Cancel.

Built by a cardholder

“I was paying $895 a year for the Amex Platinum and still couldn’t answer one simple question: was I actually getting my money’s worth? So I built the tool I wanted — one honest enough to tell me to cancel my own card.”
Michael EisnerFounder, WorthTheFee

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For the ones who ask

Your Card Has to Earn Its Place.

You’re not cheap. You’re paying attention.

You read the fine print. You notice when a credit disappears at midnight. You question the math everyone else keeps repeating.

The bank has a number for what your card is worth. So do the points sites. Neither number is yours.

We count what you use. We expose the strings. And we give you the answer — even when the answer is Cancel.

Keep the cards that earn their place. Watch the ones that are close. Walk away from the ones that don’t.

Because premium should mean something.

The fee is what you pay.
We make sure you get the value.

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