Greg The Frequent Miler
Greg is the owner, founder, and primary author of the Frequent Miler. He earns millions of points and miles each year, mostly without flying, and dedicates this blog to teaching others how to do the same.
Instant Extreme Stacking
"Extreme Stacking" is a set of techniques for increasing rewards and savings when buying stuff. If you haven't already, check out our Extreme Stacking...
When is your free checked bag free?
In response to yesterday's post about Sapphire Reserve Travel Insurance, one reader noted that they had to pay for flights with their airline credit...
How I messed up my 75K application (BOA 5 card limit?)
Every now and then, in my pursuit of points and miles and/or great deals, I mess up. And, usually there's a lesson or two...
Sapphire Reserve: How to get a 2nd $300 travel credit before cancelling
Separately I published "Keep or cancel Sapphire Reserve?" My plan is to keep the card, but many others (including my wife) may not. If...
Keep or cancel Sapphire Reserve?
It's been a year since Chase unveiled their blockbuster new credit card: Chase Sapphire Reserve. Chase originally launched the card with an eye popping...
Finally targeted for a good IHG Accelerate promo
While most banks, airlines, and hotel programs have been cracking down on "gaming", IHG has taken the opposite approach. They've regularly run promotions that...
[EXPIRED] Last call for Merrill+ $1,000 in airfare
Yesterday I learned from a source that the Merrill+ Visa Signature Card will be discontinued in "mid September". This means that we expect the...
[Expired] The 1800Flowers Amex Offer is Back. Do we care?
1800Flowers often shows up as an Amex Offer: Spend $50, Get $15 Back. This used to be a great start towards huge savings. It...
Increase credit card spend (and get most of it back). What still works August...
This is the latest in our ongoing series of what's new in the world of manufactured spending. We last posted an update in June...
Double-dipping college rewards
My son will be starting college in a few weeks, and I've been busy thinking about how to turn this event into more opportunities...
What happened to BankAmericard’s Sapphire Reserve competitor?
In June I published some inside info that was leaked to me about an upcoming new card from BankAmericard. I had been told that...
35,000 bonus points: Planning my first mattress run in years…
I haven't done a mattress run in years, but I'm planning one now. A mattress run is where you book and check in to...
Results from my latest Citi retention call
Yesterday I called Citibank to check for retention offers on my cards. I do this about once a year and usually come away with...
The Latest Transfer Bonuses and Partners
Yesterday I added a new resource page to The Frequent Miler blog: Citi Transfer Partners. This page lists all of the Citi ThankYou Rewards...
