Credit card review

Blue Cash Everyday® Card from American Express review

Useful for readers who want grocery, gas, and online shopping rewards without an annual fee.

Snapshot

What to know first

Issuer
American Express
Network
American Express
Annual fee
$0
Credit profile
Good to excellent
Best fit
Online shopping and everyday categories
Categories
Cash back, Groceries & dining, No annual fee

BillSaver take

Use this card only if the fit is clear

Useful for readers who want grocery, gas, and online shopping rewards without an annual fee.

Watch out: Category caps matter, and American Express acceptance can be thinner than Visa or Mastercard in some places.

Pros

  • Useful for readers who want grocery, gas, and online shopping rewards without an annual fee.
  • 3% cash back at U.S. supermarkets, U.S. online retail purchases, and U.S. gas stations, on up to $6,000 per year in each category, then 1%. Annual fee: $0.
  • Intro APR value: Intro APR offer on purchases and balance transfers.

Cons

  • Category caps matter, and American Express acceptance can be thinner than Visa or Mastercard in some places.
  • Not ideal for international purchases because the foreign transaction fee is 2.7%.
  • Balance transfers are not free: Balance transfer fee applies.

Best for

  • Readers who want online shopping and everyday categories and match a good to excellent profile.
  • Households comparing Cash back, Groceries & dining, No annual fee options and willing to verify current issuer terms before applying.
  • People who want a card that is cheaper to keep open long term.

Skip if

  • You will carry a balance after any intro period; interest can erase rewards quickly.
  • The main trade-off is a deal-breaker for you: Category caps matter, and American Express acceptance can be thinner than Visa or Mastercard in some places.
  • You regularly buy abroad or travel internationally and need no foreign transaction fee.

Terms snapshot

Rewards
3% cash back at U.S. supermarkets, U.S. online retail purchases, and U.S. gas stations, on up to $6,000 per year in each category, then 1%.
Welcome offer
Offer varies by applicant.
Intro APR
Intro APR offer on purchases and balance transfers.
Regular APR
19.49% to 28.49% variable APR.
Balance transfer fee
Balance transfer fee applies.
Foreign transaction fee
2.7%

Issuer terms and source check

BillSaver summarizes publicly available terms for comparison. Before applying, read the issuer terms page directly and confirm rewards, APRs, fees, welcome offer requirements, transfer rules, credits, and eligibility restrictions.

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How BillSaver evaluates this card

We compare the card against the job a reader is likely hiring it to do: rewards, debt breathing room, travel value, student use, business spending, or credit building. The review weighs annual fee, reward simplicity, APR exposure, intro period, transfer cost, foreign transaction fee, credit profile, issuer terms access, and the practical trade-off called out above.

Credit card terms, welcome offers, APRs, credits, and eligibility rules can change without notice. BillSaver summarizes publicly available card terms for comparison only; verify rates, fees, rewards, and offer language with the issuer before applying. BillSaver may earn compensation from some product links when approved relationships exist; compensation does not replace issuer terms or editorial fit. Source: issuer terms page linked above. Last checked May 18, 2026. Read the BillSaver credit card methodology and advertising disclosure.