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.
Amtrak to tie award prices to ticket prices. Sigh.
In the points & miles world, Amtrak (yes, Amtrak) offers some of the best bang for your buck when it comes to redeeming points. ...
$37.50 for peace of mind and 10,000 points
My wife just received a 10K bonus point offer from Barclaycard for her Wyndham card. All she has to do is spend $500 per...
Delta award sale to Europe! Round trip business for 87K; economy for 42K
UPDATE: According to this post, awards must be booked by Friday August 21 in order to lock in these reduced award rates.
As reported by...
How to sign up for the Amex gift card Premium Shipping 3-Month Free Trial
Important Update 5/18/2016: Amex no longer pays out for purchases made through portals unless the Amex gift card denominations are $200 or less. As...
Kmart offering 100% back in SYWR points for multiple items. Many items available for...
Kmart is again offering multiple items for sale for 100% back in points. Some of the items are available for shipment (previous similar offers...
The truth about Delta
Delta has long been the punching bag of airline programs for those in the miles & points hobby… for good reason. For years, their...
Amex Business gift cards 2.25% cash back via BeFrugal today only
As predicted, the BeFrugal shopping portal is offering 2.25% cashback on the purchase of Business Amex gift cards. They don't specifically mention an expiration...
Amex serves up new version of Serve [developing story…]
Note: On January 8, 2016 American Express sent out a notice to a large number of Bluebird & Serve cardholders informing them that loading...
Bet You Didn’t Know: Avoid Getting Suckered by International ATM’s
By Julian, author of Devil’s Advocate...
I'm generally a pretty upbeat and happy guy. I like traveling and meeting new people. I like gin. And, yes,...
How to increase credit card spend from your couch, (almost) fee-free
UPDATE 8/21/2015: Amex has changed their terms for portal cash back. They now only allow cash back for gift card denominations of $200 and...
An easier (and now cheaper) way to increase credit card spend: Plastiq
There are many reasons why you might be interested in increasing credit card spend, such as:
Meet minimum spend requirements to secure big credit card...
Discover Deals portal is back.
Sorry for the false alarm issued earlier (Discover appears to have dropped their cash back portal. Will it return?). The portal is back, along...
Discover appears to have dropped their cash back portal. UPDATE: It’s back
Update 2:55 pm EST: The portal is already back
Not only has Discover recently announced a disappointing selection of 5% categories for the 4th quarter...
Pay mortgage, rent, and more by credit card. Plastiq offers 1.99% Amex and MasterCard...
Plastiq is a card-based payment service that allows consumers to use credit cards to pay bills where credit cards are not normally accepted. Common...
