With the American Express Membership Rewards Program you earn one point for every dollar you spend. There is no limit to the number of points you can earn and you won’t lose them because they will not expire. SO if you’re saving points to fly, you don’t have to buy magazine subscriptions like I usually do with my airlines flyer miles I get just for flying. Once you’ve racked up the points then you can redeem them quite easily, that is you can make up your mind. I have quite a bit of trouble picking out certain things. I mean you can use them for retail purchases and access to dining and entertainment events. You can use them to book travel or transfer points to frequent flyer and guest programs. And you can use points toward Gift Cards and Certificates. I liked how I broke up the 25,000 American Express Membership Rewards Program Points into categories so I’m going to give you ideas from different categories again. And starting with my favorite category, let’s take a peak at the 50,000 points range.

From The Tech Category:

Canon PowerShot 12.1 Megapixel Digital Camera with 12x Optical Zoom and 2 GB SD

Apple iPod Classic 160 GB with $25 iTunes GC

Nook 3G + WiFi by Barnes & Noble

Amazon Kindle WiFi And Leather Case Latest Generation

Logitech Harmony One Advanced Universal Remote

From the Home Category:

Cuisinart FP-14 Series 14-Cup Food Processor

Krups XP5240 Precise Temp Espresso Machine

KitchenAid Classic 4 1/2 Quart Stand Mixer

Dyson DC31 Animal Handheld Vacuum Satin Purple

DeWalt XRP 1/2 12V Cordless Drill/Driver Kit

From the Fashion and Accessories Category:

Tissot T-Wave Ladies’ Diamond Watch with Mother-of-Pearl Dial

The Jewelers Collection Amethyst and Diamond Dangle Earrings

Michael Kors Hamilton Large North/South Tote – Navy

The Jewelers Collection Parikh 10K White Gold Diamond Stud Earrings

Parikh Diamond Solitaire Pendant 14K White Gold

Check out what’s going on with American Express on their Facebook page too to keep up with all of the new announcements regarding anything American Express.

Disclosure: I am being compensated for my participation in American Express’ Membership Rewards Program through complimentary Membership Rewards Points. Thanks to American Express for providing the $100 American Express Gift Card giveaway prize. Information about the Membership Rewards Program has been provided by American Express. The views and opinions expressed here are my own.

Just to remind you, the American Express Membership Rewards Program is celebrating it’s 20th Anniversary. In celebration of their 20th Anniversary, American Express launched a new advertising campaign that showcases the endless possibilities that exist within the Membership Rewards program.

In Celebration of their 20th Anniversary, I thought we should celebrate with cake. Ok, so you got me, that cake is actually the cake that we used for my son’s 3rd birthday, but it’s the kind of festive I’m going for with this 20th Anniversary Rewards Program. This week, I was tasked with finding out what I would choose at the 25,000 American Express Membership Rewards Program points level. I found A LOT! A Whole Lot. My favorite feature is how easy the Membership Rewards Program was to explore. Searching is quite easy because you can pick how many points you want to narrow it down to and then you can choose a category. From there, I decided if I wanted to look at the points from high to low within the points.

So of course I was curious to find out how I could maximize the 25,000 points for redemption so after choosing 20,001 – 30,000 I chose from high to low. Then I let the search begin. WOW, there are so many different points options. Using the points is limitless, I had such a hard time narrowing it down to just five so I picked five in a few categories, Technology, Home and Fashion. These are things I would use the points to redeem.

In the Tech Category:

Canon 10.0 Megapixel Digital Camera with 2 GB SD Memory Card & Case

Nook WiFi Barnes & Noble

Flip Ultra HD Video Camera

Tom Tom GPS

Logitech Gaming Keyboard G510

In the Home Category:

Waring Belgian Waffle Maker

KitchenAid Stand Mixer Attachment Pack

Craftsman 154 pc. Mechanics Tool Set

Hoover T-Series WindTunnel Rewind Bagless Upright

DeLonghi Expresso & Drip Coffee Maker Combo Machine

In The Fashion and Accessories Category:

Michael Kors Ladies Crocodile-Embossed Strap Watch

Swarovski Nostalgia Heart Pendant

Oakley Jury Aluminum Sunglass – Distressed Grey

Dooney & Bourke Calf Leather Medium Pouchette

The Jewelers Collection Blue Topaz Pendant in 14k Yellow gold

Of course, even if you didn’t decide to purchase an item of some kind, there are so many different gift card options, hotel stays, vacation locations to visit. I’ve spent hours looking at all of the options. I even picked out a few of the travel options that I would love to use at the 25,000 points level. A stay at the Marriott, Hyatt or even a stay at Legoland. Check out what’s going on with American Express on their Facebook page too to keep up with all of the new announcements regarding anything American Express.

Disclosure: I am being compensated for my participation in American Express’ Membership Rewards Program through complimentary Membership Rewards Points. Thanks to American Express for providing the $100 American Express Gift Card giveaway prize. Information about the Membership Rewards Program has been provided by American Express. The views and opinions expressed here are my own.