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.
Fighting Delta’s devaluation
Oh boy. Yesterday, Delta added another straw to break the backs of their loyal elites. DeltaPoints has the story here. The basics are this:...
Double Plink! UPDATE: targeted offer
UPDATE: The offer cited below is targeted to specific Plink users. If you didn't receive this offer via email, then you won't qualify for...
OfficeMax offering $50 iTunes gift cards for $40
It's not unusual to find discounts for iTunes gift cards, but it's nice to see this offered at OfficeMax where you can earn 5...
The Ritz 140K offer. Should you take it?
The usual offer for the Ritz Carlton Rewards credit card is 70,000 bonus points after spending $2,000 in three months. The annual $395 fee...
Kohl’s gift card systems experiencing technical difficulties
This is less a deal than an anti-deal, but here goes... I've received reports from many readers lately of two issues with Kohl's gift...
Reader reload research
Below is the latest gift card and reload news, with thanks to many readers... Fee free gift cards... Nope On Friday, I published a...
Staples free after mail-in rebate software UPDATE: not worth the hassle
Valid through 8/17UPDATE: Readers have pointed out some serious "gotchas" with this one. Please read the rebate T&C carefully if you plan to proceed.Via...
Sears double Plink sounds great, but…
Plink announced a promotion today in which they are offering double Plink points for purchases at Sears through August 18th: Those who have...
Reload updates
Quick weekend news about Walmart, the three letter drug store, and the numerically named convenience store... The numerically named convenience store While I...
Fee free $200 Visa gift card at office supply store (unconfirmed)
A few months ago there was a brief glitch at OfficeMax in which people could buy $200 Visa gift cards with no fee even...
Gift card alchemy
What follows is a hypothetical perpetual money machine. While I've successfully tried each individual step, I've never put them all together as shown...
30% off everything at Kohl’s for charge card holders Aug 9 to 18
August 9-18:If you have a Kohl's charge card, use code NOTEBOOK30 to get 30% off everything at Kohl's. Plus, get $10 Kohl's cash for...
Buying miles and points from the IRS with Visa/MasterCard gift cards
UPDATE: This post is out of date. .
This is the fifth post in a series dedicated to analyzing options for earning points and other...
Is it time to jump?
NOTE: 30K offer has expired In June, I said "don't jump." In the post, "Pondering limited time credit card signup offers," I advised against...
