American Express Blue Cash Everyday
A great no annual fee cash back card for groceries (3% cash back) and gas (2%), with a $150 welcome bonus.
Your total savings: $1,766 over the next 5 years
View reward detailsRewards & Perks
Reward Highlights
- 20% cash back (up to $150 back) on Amazon.com purchases in the first 6 months.
- $150 welcome bonus (after spending $2,000 in the first 6 months).
- 3% cash back on groceries (for up to $6K spent on groceries per year), 2% on gas and some department stores, 1% everywhere else.
Other Rewards & Perks
- Global Assist Hotline: When you travel more than 100 miles from home, you have 24/7 access to medical, legal, financial, or other select emergency coordination and assistance services, including medical and legal referrals, assistance with cash wires, passport replacement, missing luggage and more.
- American Express Experiences: Get access to concert, theater, and special event tickets before they go on sale to the public.
- Pay It or Plan It: Two different options to pay down your balance. Take advantage of the "Pay It" option to pay small purchase amounts (under $100), or you can "Plan It" to split up large purchases ($100 or more) with a fixed fee.
- Other perks include: Fraud protection and car rental loss and damage insurance.
Special Signup (Promo) Rewards & Perks
- 20% cash back (up to $150 back) on Amazon.com purchases in the first 6 months.
- $150 welcome bonus (after spending $2,000 in the first 6 months).
- 0% APR on purchases and BTs for the first 15 months.

Rates & Fees
Summary of Rates & Fees
- No annual fee.
- APR on purchases: 13.99-23.99% (but 0% for the first 15 months).
- Foreign transaction fee: 2.7%
Annual Fee: $0
Interest Rate (“Purchase APR”): 13.99-23.99% (0% for the first 15 months)
Other Info
Date Introduced: 2011-04-27
Date Last Updated: 2021-07-20
Notes & Fine Print
Plan Fee (Fixed Finance Charge): 0% introductory plan fee on each purchase moved into a plan during the first 15 months. After that, your plan fee will be up to 1.33% of each purchase moved into a plan based on the plan duration, the APR that would otherwise apply to the purchase and other factors.
Summary of Penalty Conditions
This APR will vary with the market based on the Prime Rate. This APR may be applied to new transactions on your account if: 1) you make one or more late payments; or 2) your payment is returned by your bank How Long Will the Penalty APR Apply? If the Penalty APR is applied, it will apply for at least 6 months. We review your Account every 6 months after the Penalty APR is applied. The Penalty APR will continue to apply until after you have made timely payments, with no returned payments during the 6 months being reviewed.