In today’s episode, we discover that not all heroes have capes, some redeem rewards! We learn a trick for extending Southwest flight credits, and we tell all: how we increase our credit card spend.
(01:06) – See our podcast episode 197, “13 ways to increase credit card spend” here
How we increase spend to earn big card bonuses
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Giant Mailbag
(01:37) – Mike: We can be heroes…just for one day
Listen to our episode about sharing miles and points here
(03:58) – Brent: Charitable giving
Listen to our podcast about rewards from giving here
Card News
(09:15) – Bilt quietly removed eBay & Facebook Marketplace as exclusions
Read more about this here
Mattress Running the Numbers
(10:39) – Bilt Rent Day transfer bonus to Accor
Awards, Points, and More
(19:21) – Southwest credits are valid for 60 months in some situations
(23:22) – JetBlue 25for25 stats
(29:16) – Capital One Shopping Home Page Bonus Offers
Read more about Capital One Shopping home page bonus offers here
Main Event: How we increase spend to earn big card bonuses
(32:55) – See our podcast episode 197, “13 ways to increase credit card spend” here: https://frequentmiler.com/13-ways-to-increase-credit-card-spend-and-get-most-of-it-back/
(33:57) – Today, we’ll describe the ways we (Nick and I) increase spend in real life
(34:15) – About paying fees
(37:43) – Pay taxes
Read about paying taxes via credit card here: https://frequentmiler.com/pay-taxes-via-credit-card/
(45:23) – Use a service to pay bills that don’t ordinarily accept a credit card, like Plastiq
Learn more about Plastiq here: https://frequentmiler.com/plastiq-bill-payments-by-credit-card-guide/
(52:07) – Melio
Learn more about Melio here: https://frequentmiler.com/melio-pay-business-bills-by-credit-card/
(53:49) – Fund college savings or pay student loans
Learn about miles for college here: https://frequentmiler.com/miles-for-college/
(1:01:12) – Make loans through Kiva
Learn about Kiva here: frequentmiler.com/kiva
(1:03:40) – Pay bills for friends or family
(1:07:10) – Fund new bank accounts
(1:11:52) – Buy and sell merchandise
Learn about buying groups here: https://frequentmiler.com/using-buying-groups-to-increase-credit-card-spend/
(1:13:13) – Buy and sell gift cards
(1:16:09) – Donate to charity
Learn about earning rewards for charitable giving here: https://frequentmiler.com/rewards-for-charitable-giving/
Or listen to our podcast about rewards from giving here: https://frequentmiler.com/rewarding-giving-frequent-miler-on-the-air-ep332-11-14-25/
(1:18:14) – Cruise ship spend
(1:23:03) – SUMMARY
Question of the Week
(1:24:02) – How do you decide when to downgrade vs when to cancel, and how do you keep the banks happy?
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Music Credit – “Ocean Deep” by Annie Yoder
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