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.
Amassing Membership Rewards
Update: This post references an American Express Business Platinum feature that has changed. As of June 1, 2017, the pay-with-points rebate has changed to 35%...
Last call to pay 2016 taxes via credit card
Today is the last day to pay your 2016 taxes and first quarter 2017 estimated taxes. Did you know that you can pay those...
Dodging 5/24. What works, what doesn’t, April 2017.
Most Chase credit cards fall under their dreaded "5/24 Rule". That is, Chase will deny your application if you have opened 5 or more...
Going for the latest 100K Ultimate Rewards business card offer despite 5/24
The Chase Ink Business Preferred card rolled out in the fall of last year with a mighty 80,000 point signup bonus. I've been eager...
PSA: Ask Delta for compensation if you were impacted by delays or cancellations
This is just a quick reminder that if your flights were significantly delayed or cancelled in the great Delta meltdown last week, then ask...
Membership Rewards Transfers: Best, Rest, and Indirect
Yesterday I added a new resource page to this site: Amex Transfer Partners. This new page has several (hopefully) useful sections:
Tips
This section has suggestions...
US Bank’s Sapphire Reserve Killer
US Bank will apparently launch a legitimate Sapphire Reserve competitor May 1st. We expected this from Amex or maybe Citibank, but US Bank? Really? ...
Amassing Ultimate Rewards
As you can see in the images above, my wife and I have a nice stockpile of Ultimate Rewards points. We often transfer points...
Surviving the Delta Debacle with miles and luck
Last week's storms in the US southeast, potentially mixed with IT issues, led to massive flight cancellations and delays. And, it wasn't just the...
The real deals: A quick guide to Daily Getaways 2017 weeks 1 and 2
The Daily Getaways are a set of travel deals available in limited quantities. Each day, for the next several weeks, a new deal becomes...
Delta companion tickets and awards now upgradeable
Beginning today, April 6, Delta companion travel has become more attractive for Delta elite members and their companions. Companion certificates previously were not upgradeable...
The other Morgan Stanley Amex is worth a look
The other day, as I was researching details for my post comparing the many flavors of Amex Platinum cards, I made a big mistake...
HUGE stackable point earnings through Club Carlson
Club Carlson is offering several overlapping promotions that can lead to huge stackable point earnings if you happen to want or need a stay...
Extreme Stacking Amazon.com [New]
By extreme stacking Amazon.com it's possible to earn up to 9X rewards plus fuel rewards with a 15% discount, or up to 4X rewards...
