The cash back isn't the only benefit. By using credit cards, you put off your payment by 30 days at the least. That allows you to earn interest on the money while it's placed in your savings account. The more time you can put off making payments without getting penalized, you have a better financial position.

This is comparable to how big businesses work. A big vendor for a small company has the ability to ask for payment for goods at once; a small vendor for a large company has to provide goods on the large company's terms. This usually means that the large vendor can wait before paying; it's better to delay payments than to let investments earn more interest of appreciation. American Express will begin to allow card holders to pay their mortgage using their credit cards, earning points along the way.

While this may work for some people, it can be lethal for anyone who cannot afford their mortgage. If the full credit card bill can't be paid each month, borrowers will be faced with credit interest charges on top of their mortgage interest.

Before you choose to go obtain an American Express card, remember that in order to qualify for making mortgage payments through the card, the borrower would be required to pay an enrollment fee of $395 to the lender. This fee means it will take a longer time to make rewards earned by using the cards worthwhile. It can take over a year to reap the benefits if the borrower uses American Express Blue Cash.

Mallory Megan works for a debt collection agency. She also writes stories on consumer spending, business, finance, and debt collection