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.
Excellent hotel discounts via… Greyhound
Greyhound is now offering discounted hotel bookings to those who either book a bus trip or simply join their Road Rewards program. I joined...
Holiday giving and getting: Prepare now.
The holidays are coming! This means that marketing teams will be working overtime to capture your holiday shopping dollars. And, for us, this means...
The Sapphire Reserve Couple Conundrum
Don't tell my wife, but I'm kinda in love with the Chase Sapphire Reserve. Yes it comes with a hefty $550 annual fee, but...
Bet You Didn’t Know: Sears Shutdown, RadPad Issues, and Southwest Standby
By Julian, author of Devil’s Advocate...
Normally the "Bet You Didn't Know" series is focused on tips and tricks rather than news, but there have been...
Extreme Stacking gifts for over 60% back in rewards
Last week I ran a big giveaway contest to celebrate 5 years of blogging. I gave away free Club Carlson nights, 5 Fitbit Zip...
Should you take the Business Platinum 50K upgrade offer?
Update: This post includes offers that were valid at the time of publication, but have since expired. Please click here to see the best offers...
Manufacturing Spend: What still works September 2016?
UPDATE: Please find an up-to-date version of this post here:
Manufacturing Spend is the process of increasing credit card spend to earn rewards in...
FU Sapphire Reserve: Better combos exist
The title of today's post purposely has a double meaning. Many who's applications have been denied for the "amazing!", "awesome!", "INCREDIBLE!" Sapphire Reserve card...
How to avoid the PayPal freeze
Background:
In order to earn miles & points, many people “manufacture spend”. That is, people find ways to increase credit card spend (to get rewards)...
Approved for Sapphire Reserve against my own advice
In the post "how to get approved for Sapphire Reserve 100K offer" I suggested that people who have signed up for 5 or more...
8 cards due for renewal. Keep, cancel, or product change?
Last August, my wife did a big app-o-rama. All in one day she signed up for 8 cards:
Update: These offers have expired.
Amex Business...
Frequent Miler’s 5 Year Retrospective
It's hard for me to believe, but this blog is now officially 5 years old. My first Frequent Miler post, on September 2nd 2011,...
Frequent Miler’s 5 Year Blogiversary Giveaway! Free nights! Free gifts! Free upgrades!
As of September 2nd 2016, Frequent Miler is now 5 years old! Tomorrow I'll publish a retrospective, but today, to celebrate this blog's 5...
United portal 21 miles per dollar at Nike for cardholders + more deals
Through September 5th the United MileagePlus Shopping Portal is offering enhanced rates at a number of merchants:
Nike 21X: 21 miles per dollar for...
