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.
Year-end mileage running, from home
With only two months and a week left in the calendar year, many of us are examining our progress towards airline elite status. Are...
Delta Mileage Run $150 LA to Milwaukee round trip
Round trip and one-wayLos Angeles to Milwaukee either wayOne way's ~$73Round trip ~$150read details here
Chase coding Amex gift card purchases as cash advances
This is one of my rare anti-deals...Many readers have been reporting that when they've recently bought Amex gift cards online from American Express, Chase...
Laboratory Updates Oct 2013
In the hunt for miles and points, it's not always easy to know what works and what doesn't. For example, if you go through...
Sears 9X and Lands’ End 6X via the Southwest Rapid Rewards Shopping portal
Valid through October 23:The Southwest Rapid Rewards Shopping portal is offering 9 points per dollar at Sears and 6 points per dollar at Lands'...
Easy debit card rewards, from home
Debit cards are increasingly becoming the easiest way to earn rewards. The hard part is obtaining a debit card that offers miles or cash...
Citi ThankYou Premier now offering 50K signup bonus (over two years)
The Citi ThankYou Premier card has devalued its program a bit by getting rid of flight points, removing annual point bonuses, and lowering the...
Earn more miles (many more) for any flight, any hotel, any cruise
OK, this doesn't really work for "any" flight, hotel, or cruise, but it should work for most... Read on... A few days ago,...
Lands’ End 10X via the AAdvantage eShopping Portal
Through 10/20/2013:Via the AAdvantage eShopping portal, Lands' end is offering 10 miles per dollar for a limited time. Lands' End is unusual in that...
Amex to jettison OfficeMax from OPEN Savings; and other changes good & bad
Amex OPEN improves Hertz benefit, but otherwise mostly bad news... One of the best and most reliable ways to buy gift cards at...
Amex gift cards now 2.25% cash back via BigCrumbs
Just a few days ago I reported that BigCrumbs was offering 2% cash back for Amex gift cards. Now they've increased the payout to...
How to spend down Amex gift cards
Many have asked me how to liquidate Amex gift cards. I don't know what the "best" answer is, but below are a number of...
Waiting and watching for points to post
Last week, Sears offered 12 to 16 miles per dollar through the United MileagePlus Shopping portal and then 12 miles per dollar through the...
Amex gift cards 2% cash back via BigCrumbs!
American Express gift cards briefly disappeared from all cash back portals, but today they are once again available via BigCrumbs! BigCrumbs is currently offering...
