Sign up for our daily newsletterEmail addressSign upI would like to subscribe to The Points Guy newsletters and special email promotions. The Points Guy will not share or sell your email. See privacy policy.Since back to school season is a prime time for credit card spending, I thought I’d put together a guide of the key ways to maximize your points and miles earning. This was my first guest post for another blog and also the first guest blogger for the new points.com blog, so check it out at http://blog.points.com (direct link here).Happy shopping![card card-name=‘Premier Rewards Gold Card from American Express’ card-id=‘22035076’ type=‘javascript’ bullet-id=‘1’]