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.
REDbird: What’s safe?
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...
Real or hoax? Your Target Prepaid REDcard Account has Been Closed
As of May 6, 2015, Target no longer accepts credit cards for in-store REDbird reloads. For more information, please see "REDbird Post Memo Answers", and...
Best hotel program for extended business stay
A reader recently asked me the following question: Hi, I am traveling to Miami for business and will be staying about a Month. ...
Hacking Walt Disney World
At a frequent flyer get together late last year, I had the pleasure of dining with a woman who is an expert in all...
Increasing credit card spend: What’s safe?
I write often about techniques for manufacture spend. These are techniques designed to increase credit card spend in ways that result in getting most...
Bet You Didn’t Know: Using Hipmunk to book ITA Matrix flights
By Julian, author of Devil’s Advocate...
I've already written a few times about how much I like using Google Flights when I'm booking a trip. But while...
Bluebird, REDbird, Serve in-store loads working again
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...
Bluebird, REDbird, Serve in-store loads down? Online issues too. Developing…
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...
US Bank business card employee spend does not count towards spend requirements
Consider this a public service announcement… A reader reports that she did not earn the full signup bonus from the US Bank Club Carlson...
Banking transferable points and keeping them alive
Amex Membership Rewards, Chase Ultimate Rewards, and Citi ThankYou Rewards have a lot in common between them, besides their similar sounding names. All three...
How to convert 8900 Arrival Plus points to cash, and my latest retention call...
Update: This post references a card offer and benefits that have since expired. See our Best Offers page for current offer information.
Yesterday I called Barclaycard...
Citi adds Qantas as transfer partner
Citi has added Qantas as a new 1 to 1 transfer partner from their ThankYou Rewards program. Citi now has 12 transfer partners, all...
Cancelling my favorite cards
Every time an annual fee comes due on a credit card, I make a decision as to whether to keep, cancel, or downgrade the...
Today’s portal offers: up to 10X AAdvantage, up to 6X United and Southwest
Increased portal offers have popped up today for a number of merchants. These offers are most likely good only for today (Friday February 20th). ...
