Caroline Yoder
Carrie Yoder spent ~5 years as a digital nomad with her husband Drew managing their points and miles travel blog, "Travel Is Free". Now she uses the content management, digital media, and design skills she learned then with Frequent Miler.
Video recap of our challenge so far, where did the challenge idea come from,...
I'm sure all of you are well-aware by now of our ongoing travel challenge "Flying by the Seat of our Points". These challenges are an all-hands-on-deck effort which we scheme about for months and...
Catching up with the Last Minute Travel Challenge | Frequent Miler on the Air...
This week's podcast is a little bit different because Greg and Nick are busy competing with each other in the Flying by the Seat of our Points Challenge!
If unfamiliar, every year we put together...
Judging Stage 1 of the Flying by the Seat of our Points Challenge…
Update: This post has been updated to incorporate a reader suggestion about how we scored our guessing challenge, ranking it as a single possible point for the correct guess instead of rank scoring for...
How to follow our challenges on Instagram!
Just last night we launched our 2024 annual challenge, "Flying by the Seat of our Points", a travel challenge all about last-minute travel booking! Our readers have come to love following along on these...
Podcast: Our worst travel challenge moments | Coffee Break Ep13 | 6-4-24
You know that sinking feeling when you know things are going wrong? With a brand new travel challenge just launched last night, we've got our past travel challenge snafus in mind.
Watch the full episode...
Podcast: Learning to Love LifeMiles | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep257 | 5-31-24
Nick has loved LifeMiles for a long time but Greg has traditionally been less convinced. Recent changes make Greg curious to hear more about Nick's long-time love of LifeMiles. Can Nick convince Greg to...
Podcast: World of Hyatt’s decline by a thousand cuts | Coffee Break Ep12 |...
You know we're fans of Hyatt...but some of their recent behavior has been downright painful! That's what we'll discuss in today's Coffee Break episode.
Watch the full episode below, or listen on your favorite podcast...
Podcast: Best cards for grocery, dining, gas, travel, Costco, and more | Frequent Miler...
Everybody loves a one-size-fits-all answer, but today we're discussing which cards are best for which kinds of purchases: grocery, dining, gas, travel, Costco... Sure you can just keep one card in your wallet and...
Podcast: When points wag the dog | Coffee Break Ep11 | 5-21-24
Sometimes points and miles wag the points-collector dog... which is to say, sometimes the hobby changes your travel behavior. In episode 11 of Coffee Break, we'll talk about how.
Watch the full episode below, or...
Podcast: Strategizing Hilton cards, credits, and free nights | Frequent Miler on the Air...
Hilton's SLH partnership is stirring up some excitement over Hilton, even for people like Greg who haven't bothered with Hilton cards for awhile, so this week we're discussing Hilton credit cards, credits, and free...
Announcing the 2024 Team Challenge | Ask Us Anything Ep67 | 5-8-24
In addition to our regular weekly podcast, we also host an Ask Us Anything Live on YouTube once a month where the Frequent Miler team answers listener questions about points, miles, rewards cards, and...
Visiting Grand Canyon’s Havasupai Falls
One of my favorite Grand Canyon experiences is actually not even part of the Grand Canyon National Park. Full of lush waterfalls that look like they belong in the rainforest, the Havasu Falls are...
Podcast: 4 Cool things Nick learned at the Toronto Travel Summit | Coffee Break...
Nick just came back from a weekend in Toronto at the Toronto Travel Summit. In today's Coffee Break episode, he'll share 4 cool things he learned there.
Watch the full episode below, or listen on...
Podcast: Tips for booking Positioning Flights | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep253 |...
Sometimes you book an award ticket that requires you to do some positioning in order to catch that flight - for instance if the flight doesn't depart from your home airport. There are a...
