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.
30,000 miles to nowhere: Mission accomplished.
Background: Until recently, there was a one time opportunity to get top tier American Airlines AAdvantage elite status (Executive Platinum) by enrolling in and...
Am I done with Delta?
Delta 2015 started off nicely. While not everything was perfect, saver level awards were more plentiful than ever before, the ability to book one-way...
Delta sneakily adds new form of close-in award ticketing fee
American Airlines and United charge $75 fees for awards booked less than 21 days before departure. Both airlines waive these fees for high level...
The 1800Flowers deal is dead
Are there any $30 items that qualify for 1750 points per dollar? Do bonus points count towards the Southwest Companion Pass? Answers below… 1800Flowers...
Bet You Didn’t Know: Prevent miles from expiring with 1 point transfers
By Julian, author of Devil’s Advocate...
UPDATE (2/13/2015): I've added two more options for extending expiration dates as suggested by Frequent Miler readers.
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Recently I've been exploring...
Switching between Bluebird, REDbird, and Serve
Note: As of October 13, 2015, the Target REDcard (REDbird) can only be loaded with cash in-store at Target. Gift cards and/or debit cards no...
Target recodes REDbird registers
Note: As of October 13, 2015, the Target REDcard (REDbird) can only be loaded with cash in-store at Target. Gift cards and/or debit cards no...
The opportunity cost of manufacturing status
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 currently available.
Recently...
$2K denomination limit on Amex gift card cash back
An easy way to increase credit card rewards is to go through a cash back portal to buy American Express gift cards. In that...
Amex gift cards 2.25% at TopCashBack, today only
Today Only: The cash back portal, TopCashBack, has increased cash back rates for American Express gift cards to 2.25%. The next best rate is...
How to get a year of free shipping from 1800Flowers… and how not to
Thanks to the recent extraordinary promotion from 1800Flowers for 1750 Southwest points per order, and my post showing how feeding the hungry can lead...
How to feed the hungry and fly for free (take two)
UPDATE 2/9/2015: This deal is dead. Please see details here: The 1800Flowers deal is dead. Note: I had published a very similar post in...
What’s going on with DIRECTV’s $100 credit? Problems, explanations, and a possible solution
On January 14th I published what appeared to be a fantastic deal for DIRECTV customers with Amex business cards: $100 free for DIRECTV customers! ...
How to keep your LifeMiles alive
A bit over two years ago I bought a bunch of miles in the Avianca LifeMiles program for about 1.3 cents each. I was...
