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.
Pay Federal or State Taxes by MasterCard for 1.75%
The bill payment service, Plastiq, has just announced a promotion in which you can pay your federal or state taxes with a MasterCard credit...
Top 5 reasons to pay federal taxes with a credit card or gift card
UPDATE: This post is out of date. .
It’s tax season (“Wabbit season!”) which means that it’s time to answer the age old question: “Should...
How to find Hyatt Points plus Cash availability
Will Run for Miles reports that its possible to use a special corporate rate code to more effectively search for available Points plus Cash...
The best award price finder. Case study part 2. Other key info
I started off this series with a simple goal: I want to book business class award flights to South Africa for my family of...
My revised approach to earning miles through credit card bonuses
No more App-O-Ramas for me.
The term “App-O-Rama” (also known as AOR) is a name many people use for the process of applying for a...
The best award price finder. Case study part 1B (added Milez.biz).
This morning I published my first comparison of tools designed to help people find the programs that let you book awards for the least...
The best award price finder. Case study part 1.
I’d like to book a business class award flight to South Africa. I have miles saved up in a number of programs including AA,...
Chasing 395,000 points
In January, I recommended applying for Chase Ink cards before March (see: Credit card junkies: it’s time to apply for Chase Ink). And, in...
Barclaycard JetBlue offers are live and worth a look
JetBlue credit cards from Barclaycard are now available to new applicants. The new Barclaycard JetBlue cards come in three flavors:
JetBlue Plus Card: 30,000...
Extreme Stacking progress
This will be a short post. I spent most of yesterday working on a post that I ended up losing interest in (it happens...
Chase point transfer rules made simple [Infographic]
My favorite points programs are transferable points programs. These are programs that let the account holder transfer points to their choice of a number...
Sears and Kmart offering 100% back in points on many items
This week, Sears and Kmart are offering 100% back in Shop Your Way Rewards points for many items. Points do not roll (that means...
My current go-to options for buying Visa gift cards
Following Amex’s second wave attack on Bluebird and Serve cardholders, it may seem strange for me to write about options for buying Visa gift...
Amex lowers the boom on Bluebird and Serve again
Exactly 9 weeks ago, Amex lowered the boom on many Bluebird and Serve cardholders. While they didn’t outright shut down accounts, they did bar...
